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| 1. |
Manchester United lost just three matches all season - (Middlesbrough (h), Arsenal (a), Sheffield Wednesday (a) |
| 2. |
In all three games Manchester United conceded three goals |
| 3. |
After losing to Middlesbrough on the 19 of December 1998 Manchester United finished the season undefeated in all competitions - a stretch of 33 games! |
| 4. |
Manchester United scored 80 league goals, 31 European goals and a total of 128 goals in the 1998/1999 season |
| 5. |
Manchester United conceded a total of 60 goals in all competitions in the 1998/1999 season |
| 6. |
United scored an average of 2.10 goals per game in the Premiership for the season 1998/1999. They conced an average of 0.97 goals per game in the Premiership for the same season |
| 7. |
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is believed to have set a record when he came of the bench against Nottingham Forest. It is said that this was the only time a sub has come on in a match to score 4 goals. |
| 8. |
When Manchester United bought Dwight Yorke for £12.6 million they smashed their transfer record for a player. The previous record was set at £10.75 million for Jaap Stam just a month earlier. |
| 9. |
The £10.75 million paid for Jaap Stam is the world record transfer fee paid for a defender. |
| 10. |
On the night of 26 of May 1999, when Manchester United played Bayern Munich in the European Cup Final, Matt Busby would have celebrated his 90 birthday if he was alive. |
