There was to be more disappointment in Europe, however, as United were once again defeated by Guardiola's Barcelona in the Champions League final at Wembley. Time was ticking on Manchester City’s title dream with QPR offering brave resistance at the Etihad Stadium. In the absence of Keane, Peter Schmeichel captained the side in Barcelona, as they took on Bayern Munich in a hotly anticipated Champions League final.

They had finished runners up in the 1991-92 league title chase, and responded to losing out to Leeds by signing their standout player Eric Cantona in the winter of 1992. LEWIS STEELE: Jurgen Klopp's shock departure has sparked an Anfield exodus that threatens to leave the club vulnerable.Manchester United's iconic Class of 1992-93 celebrated a very special anniversary as the players reunited to share memories of winning the very first Premier League title. The beginning of the following season saw shocking losses to Tottenham, Brighton, and West Ham, and a 3-1 loss away to Liverpool in December left United in a distant sixth in the table - and saw Mourinho sacked. Arsene Wenger's imperious Arsenal side went an entire season undefeated in 2003-04 to seal the title, while the enigmatic Jose Mourinho took over in charge of Chelsea and led them to two utterly dominant titles in 04-05 and 05-06.

The league was made up of the 22 clubs that broke away from The Football League at the end of the 1991–92 season. The backbone of the first great Alex Ferguson Manchester United team had been built in that first season of English football's new era. The club has won a total of 67 major trophies: the League Championship a record twenty times (seven times in the Football League era and a record thirteen times in the Premier League era), the FA Cup twelve times, the League Cup six times, the Community Shield a record 21 times (including four shared titles), the European Cup three times, the UEFA Europa League once, the European Cup Winners' Cup once, the European Super Cup once, the Intercontinental Cup once and the FIFA Club World Cup once. With just seconds remaining at Selhurst Park, Beckham spotted Wimbledon goalkeeper Neil Sullivan off his line and sent the ball sailing over him with the cleanest of strikes. Defeat in this game ended United's chances of becoming the first club to win the league and cup double four times.One of the comments he heard riled him up so much that he leapt into the stands and launched a "kung-fu" kick at a fan in the front row of the stands. Solskjaer oversaw an initial upturn in form, the highlight of which was a stunning comeback win against PSG in the Champions League last 16. Furthermore, for the completists, there is a look at all the kits United have sported over those years, and a full stats overview of all those seasons. By the time the Premier League era of English football began, however, Manchester United had been waiting 26 years for a league title. On 19 December 2010, Sir Alex Ferguson became the longest-serving manager in Manchester United's history, overtaking Sir Matt Busby's record of 24 years, 1 month and 13 days in charge of the club.

An evening to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary Year of Manchester United winning the 1st ever Premier League in 1992-1993. Though with teams like Brighton and West Ham and Aston Villa qualifying for the knockout rounds of the Europa League and Europa Conference League, McCoist is adamant that West Ham’s success in the Europa Conference League last season – their first major trophy since 1980 – shows just how important the other competitions are.That was really concerning and then at Old Trafford, they were miles better for the Chelsea game but you look at the weekend against Bournemouth and it’s impossible to put your finger on it,’ said McCoist. Not only that, but many of those who had made up the core of the great team of the late 1990s and early 2000s were either ageing or departed entirely. In 1956–57, Manchester United became the first English club to enter European competition, entering the European Cup, following the Football Association's refusal to allow Chelsea to enter the previous year. However, their stranglehold on the tournament was broken by West Ham United, who sent an understrength Reds side crashing to a 4–0 defeat at Upton Park in the fifth round on 30 November 2010. They clinched the title on the final day of the season against Wigan, by which stage they had vanquished Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals to reach a European Cup final against English rivals Chelsea, now under the management of Avram Grant.