Ahead of Manchester United’s massive match against Arsenal tomorrow, Gary Neville has claimed the best game he ever played in was our 2-1 victory over the Gunners in the FA Cup semi-final replay in 1999.
“The 1999 FA Cup semi final against Arsenal was probably the best game I have ever played in,” he said. “It had everything: pitch invasions, sendings-off, a last-minute penalty and one of the greatest goals ever seen. To top it all, it was the last-ever FA Cup semi-final replay and it was almost as if a tradition was dying. And it was held at Villa Park, which had been such a special ground for us in the FA Cup over the years. We played lots of semi-finals there, our fans were great and we were always difficult to beat. Unfortunately, we now have to go to Wembley to play semi-finals.”
Neville reckons the goal was one of the defining moments in Giggsy’s career but reckons he should have thought twice about the celebration.
“It was an incredible goal, anyway, but even more so in that he did it when we were down to 10 men and had our backs against the wall, just holding firm against wave after wave of attacks,” he continued. “It will be one of the defining moments in his career, although the one disappointment was the lasting image of his celebration – removing his shirt to reveal his hairy chest!”
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Gary Neville is a red!!!!
Totally agree… that game had everything… dont think my heart can take another game like that though!!!
Big performance tomorrow… C’mon the reds!!
GGMU
game was amazing in those days the rivalry was as good as it gets,no real edge to the games anymore guess thats because gunners lost all their hard men and shit disturbers,really have proved themsevles to be a team of pussies.
Legend!
viera vs. keano
that’s what football was about.
Nothing wrong with a hairy chest. Better a hairy chest than waxing it liking tiny tears. G Nev is just jealous because he hasn’t got one.
What a game that was. ‘It’s a wonderful run from Giggs!’
His chest hair looks like Austin Powers.
Rooney wax his chest
Ah, the memories. Was in Tenerife, with some mates. Obviously went to watch the game, the sports bar, I think you called it. 80% United fans and the rest gooners. Great atmosphere and good banter. Ended up with some English bird. They love the accent, among other things.
I forgot, Giggs is a legend.
Neville a legend! That game against Arsenal at Villa Park remains an epic! OFF TOPIC, Heard that United have hijacked City’s Sanchez deal, United officials met His reps on Saturday morning under instruction from Sir Alex. Hope it turns out to be true!
I was watching it in the pub and a couple of weeks before i’d tore ligaments in my ankle. though ecstatic i held my composure when Teddy scored and Schmeichel saved the penalty but when giggs went on that run i started jumpin up screaming “LAY IT TO SCHOLES!!!!” but he didn’t and scored and i was in fucking agony!!!!! well worth it though
FOM never die.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8485925/Manchester-United-manager-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-hijacks-26m-Man-City-deal-for-Udinese-winger-Alexis-Sanchez.html
Cheeky Fergie lol. Hope this is true, for only to see City’s bottom lip drop ha ha.
Did I say Teddy sorry I meant Becks Teddy laid it on!!!
I watch the highlights of that game every few months or so, and the best part, always, isn’t Giggy’s wonder goal, Beckham’s superb opener, or even big Pete’s last gasp penalty save. It’s Anelka’s “goal”, rightly ruled out for off side, and seeing the celebration of the Arsenal players and fans, going on for around a full minute, Parlour in the crowd, this coming about a minute after Keane was sent off.
Oh they thought it was won, the look on their little faces when they see us restarting play with the free kick; priceless.
crap willie you’ve just posted a magnet for all the nimrods to appear,please sir alex sign sanchez i’ll never forgive you if the bitters sign him,please sir alex sign sanchez i’ll never forgive you if the rentboys sign him.get sanchez and man utd will be the best team in the whole wide world,i love sanchez please.please sir alex sign sanchez
Giggs is our hairy LEGEND! and that makes him the most manly LEGEND! in football history.
would like to see a repeat of tat chest baring antics of Giggs if we win on sunday
Let us show them who the real men are!!
Still my best United game, went through all sorts of emotions that night. Giggsy’s goal was just magical, even my brother applauded it and he hates united.
Yeah one of my favourite all time games as well. It had it all. I love watching the Bergkamp penalty save and all the United fans behind the goal. Just before he takes it a load of fans near the front fear the worse and start leaving to exit. Then when Pete saves it they all start running back and giving the v sign at bergkamp and going absolutely fucking mental. Must have been a right games to have been at.
Dazjoe. Ha. Yeah mate that was rather amusing. Daft cunts.
Willie. Ooooh. Malcum will be very pleased with the Sanchez story. Remember the poster who was desperate for this and said as much about sixty times yesterday.
Kings. Sunday supp shouldn’t let us down tomorrow. Rentboy beasley and fat cunt primate samuel both on.
Fuck off terry. Just heard his post match interview. Bigging up fucking arsenal and saying if any team can beat us they can. Says they got a “pumping“ at the emirates so we can. Piss off CLLC. United are considerably better than your shower of shit John as highlighted in recent European games. It must wrankle. Everytime he feels the rentboys have a chance in Europe they are thwarted by United. Ha. Arsenal can’t buy a win and are shit at home yet everyone is talking like we are going to get beat. Fucking horrible dodgy cunt.
Nim Rod say’s Go Sanchez hahahahahahahahaha……….
I do like him.
Giggs is awesome and just after his and Rooneys goals there was a free kick with a close up of Giggs and the salt in his hair and beard the profile was great.
KingEric I read some of his shit to, a win for Man Utd against the Gooners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
King Eric – Hello mate. Terry is such a mouthy cunt when his team wins. Always giving it large about how they are back and how we will crumble under the pressure. Go fuck yourself you homo haircut cunt.
Yeah saw the line up for the Sunday Supplement. So we can safely say there will be a mixture of eulogy over Chelsea and the spitting of venom at United and ‘Fergie’ as they love to call him. Fucking wankers. Keep an eye out for Samuel’s bindle near his chair, the dirty looking vagrant cunt!
Off topic but a good read
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8483815/Javier-Hernandez-embodies-Manchester-Uniteds-relentless-pursuit-of-perfection-under-Sir-Alex-Ferguson.html
Completely agree. My mate is still kicking himself to this day for dropping out at the last minute, leaving me to take my then GF (now Mrs H) who has been to probably less than 5 United games in her life.
Still, my mate was smug a few weeks later when he scored a ticket for Camp Nou, when I missed out on.
The SF replay had an amazing atmosphere throughout. I couldn’t watch the Bergkamp pen but I tell you what, we had a cracking view for the Giggs winner and the ensuing celebrations!
Giggs will Tear you Apart Again and Again, and again, and again….
i went just as mental as he did after the goal, brilliant moment….
Rob Beasley: ‘It would have been a crime against Football if Chelsea had lost the game yesterday’. CUNT. He is vehemently defending that fucking football club.
what a twat that rob beasley is………….a complete nob
Martine Samuel: ‘It’s a lot different to playing on the park than in the league, you don’t someone playing on the park going up to a camera and swearing into it as there isn’t one’. Yeah good one you Jim Royal look-a-like cunt.
Being considerably older than most on here I have to say this game was my all-time No 2……the best game was when we played Derby County, I think it may have been a cup game and Gordon Hill and Steve Coppell were magnificent ….Giles Oakely will probably put this right but I thought we were 2 down and Derby were coasting…. and either Hill or Coppell scored a screamer and we went on to win 2-3 …. reason it sticks in my mind was at the time Bruce Rioch was a dirty bastard and was kicking fuck out of anyone in Red as he got more and more frustrated.
At the final whistle a young UTD fan got on the pitch swung a punch at Rioch, he ducked and sprinted full length of the pitch running for his life to the tunnel closely chased by our fan, who had he caught him, would definitely gave the cowardly fucker a spanking….
that cup semi is one of the greatest no question fantastic game in our greatest season
so many top games that year
juve away
scouse in the cup
and the forest game i always remember with ole bagging 4 from the bench
brilliant times up the shirts today 3pts and that twat Terry’s chest thumping wont count 4 fuck all
It is one of those moments that had everything going for it. Unfortunately, I was too young to be supporting United at the time but I do regard it as one of the greatest ever goals. As Andy Gray said during the match, if this is last goal to be scored in an F.A. Cup replay, then what a goal.
I saw this amazing video on Youtube with the goal in slow-mo accompanied by the Hitman 2 theme music and it is an amazingly compiled video sure to give you goosebumps. Will post a link if I find it again.
Best game I’ve ever seen, that’s for sure.
http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,15205_6904072,00.html
Anybody else surprised like I was that Paul Merson picked us to thrash Arsenal in this game and gave glowing opinions about why we are so good on Sky Sports.
I am always worried when the pundits pick us to win these 6-pointers. It feels to me that they jinx it with their predictions. Not that I expect it to happen today but still I love it when they all predict us to lose. That way, it makes the feeling better when we we eventually win and rub it in their faces.
Fuck off Beasley you egghead rentboy cunt. You have him who is a rentboy lover and Patrick Barclay who is a Wenger loving cunt – I’m sure those cunts were separated at birth.
fucking cunt beasley had to say: correct me if i am wrong but rooneys goal drought was longer then the torres goal drought.
just fuck of beasley……………how many more digs at united can he get in?
Kings and lawman. Gonna watch it tonight lads. What a fucking cunt that beasley is. Fucking rentboy. That ladyboy bastard aint fit to lace rooneys boots. At least when wayne wasn’t scoring he was doing other things. He didn’t cost fifty million either.
“Jim royal lookalike cunt“. Quality.
Balaji. Hello mate. Yeah I am a bit concerned that Merson tipped United. Usually whatever the alky coke head bastard the opposite is true.
the funny thing i remember is that i’d been screaming to get giggs off cos he had been poor up until viera gave him the ball..suppose he was saving it all for that moment…i went nuts when he smashed the ball in (also feeling a little stupd! lol) the roof of the net!!!!! GIGGS is an absolute legend
I have nothing but admiration towards the man. And of course a certain chested man he mentioned too lol