Manchester United got a record 19th league title after a 1-1 draw on Saturday against Blackburn, a review of Liverpool as
Notably, 12 of those titles have come since the dawn of the era of the Premier League in 1992, with the men of Sir Alex Ferguson has firmly established itself as the dominant force in English football over the past two decades.
On the occasion of his last victory here skysports.com looks back at ten of those triumphant campaigns.
1992-1993
Looking ahead to the season United had not won a league title since 1967, but the shoots of recovery were evident after lifting the FA Cup, League Cup and Cup Winners' Cup in the space of two years, objects silver proved to be the leaders of the club were right to stick with Ferguson after a difficult start to his reign in 1986. The Red Devils had to chase Aston Villa in the majority of the season, but ended up comfortable winners by ten points, with the likes of Paul Ince, Mark Hughes and Eric Cantona, signed mid-season, at the forefront of success.
1993-1994
States not only managed to retain his title the following year, he also won the FA Cup to claim the first double in its history.
1995-1996
After being knocked off its perch by
1996-1997
Newcastle again mounted a strong fight for the title, inflicting a crushing 5-0 defeat on United on the road, while Arsenal and
1998-1999
A campaign that made history as United became the first English club to win the UEFA Champions League and a league and cup at home. After watching Arsenal on foot with the two major domestic trophies in 1997/98, the need to reassert their superiority and could not have been a better way. The race for the Premier League title was until last weekend and the Red Devils needed to come from behind for a 2-1 victory over Tottenham which left them one point ahead of the Gunners. Other highlights include an extraordinary 8-1 win away to
1999-1900
Encouraged by the achievements of the previous season, United were a class apart in the Premier League in 1999/2000. Once again, they saved their best for the month of January, assault away from the peloton to finish a mammoth 18 points ahead of nearest rivals Arsenal. The Red Devils lost only three league games all season and scored an incredible 97 goals, with strike duo Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole at the peak of their powers in a lethal partnership up front.
2002/03
Ferguson became the first manager to win three English league titles when he led United to another crown in 2001, before dropping out of the two the following year, Arsenal beat Liverpool to the crown. But the Red Devils recovered in 2002/03, to embark on a glorious career after the turn of the year to finish five points clear of Arsenal. Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was top scorer in the division and had impressive contribution from the likes of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Beckham, who left Real Madrid at the end of the season.
2006/07
United had to take a back seat for three years as Arsenal "Invincibles" took center stage in 2004, before Jose Mourinho guided Chelsea to the title back to back.However, Ferguson has always been able to build new equipment and manage the threat of new emerging challenges, and in 2006/07 the Red Devils regained their place at the summit. Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney has always been regarded as special talents and the age of majority to win his first title at Old Trafford.With Giggs and Scholes experience, complementing their young teammates on offense and reliable defense that includes Edwin van der Sar, Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra, who was a formidable cocktail that proved too strong for all others.
2007/08
United carried on where they left off last season and kept his cool to finish two points ahead of Chelsea, who had split with Mourinho at the beginning of the season and Avram Grant appointed in his place. The Red Devils were even closer in the rear, keeping 21 clean sheets in the league and getting only 22 goals while Ronaldo scored a staggering 31 times despite playing mostly as a winger. While the final victory of the Champions League over
2008/09
Old rivals
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