<P> In the 1998--99 season, Manchester United became the first team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League--"The Treble"--in the same season . Losing 1--0 going into injury time in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored late goals to claim a dramatic victory over Bayern Munich, in what is considered one of the greatest comebacks of all time . The club also won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Palmeiras 1--0 in Tokyo . Ferguson was subsequently knighted for his services to football . </P> <P> Manchester United won the league again in the 1999--2000 and 2000--01 seasons . The team finished third in 2001--02, before regaining the title in 2002--03 . They won the 2003--04 FA Cup, beating Millwall 3--0 in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to lift the trophy for a record 11th time . In the 2005--06 season, Manchester United failed to qualify for the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over a decade, but recovered to secure a second - place league finish and victory over Wigan Athletic in the 2006 Football League Cup Final . The club regained the Premier League in the 2006--07 and 2007--08 seasons, and completed the European double by beating Chelsea 6--5 on penalties in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium . Ryan Giggs made a record 759th appearance for the club in this game, overtaking previous record holder Bobby Charlton . In December 2008, the club won the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup and followed this with the 2008--09 Football League Cup, and its third successive Premier League title . That summer, Cristiano Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid for a world record £ 80 million . In 2010, Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 2--1 at Wembley to retain the League Cup, its first successful defence of a knockout cup competition . </P> <P> After finishing as runner - up to Chelsea in the 2009--10 season, United achieved a record 19th league title in 2010--11, securing the championship with a 1--1 away draw against Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011 . This was extended to 20 league titles in 2012--13, securing the championship with a 3--0 home win against Aston Villa on 22 April 2013 . </P> <P> On 8 May 2013, Ferguson announced that he was to retire as manager at the end of the football season, but would remain at the club as a director and club ambassador . The club announced the next day that Everton manager David Moyes would replace him from 1 July, having signed a six - year contract . Ryan Giggs took over as interim player - manager 10 months later, on 22 April 2014, when Moyes was sacked after a poor season in which the club failed to defend their Premier League title and failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1995--96 . They also failed to qualify for the Europa League, meaning that it was the first time Manchester United hadn't qualified for a European competition since 1990 . On 19 May 2014, it was confirmed that Louis van Gaal would replace Moyes as Manchester United manager on a three - year deal, with Giggs as his assistant . Malcolm Glazer, the patriarch of the Glazer family that owns the club, died on 28 May 2014 . </P>

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