Favourite non trophy winning game?

Some good shouts already, especially the Barca 3-0 and the Roma 7-1.

Semi replay v verm in 85, semi replay v arse in 99, semi v Barca in 08.


Two stand out for different reasons though:
Ronaldo's debut v Bolton - can only imagine what it was like for the older generation seeing George for the first time.

6-1 v Arsenal - to so comprehensively destroy our closest rivals in the league in a lunchtime kick off was unreal.

Loads of games at Villa Park tbf.

3-2 cup ( Ruud)
2-1 ( Sharpe double)
Arsenal semi final

St James Park 03 (6-2)

Any wins against the scousers

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

Well all my favourite games are the ones we lost you wazzok.

Originally Posted by Whip Hubley

I guess league games that sealed a championship as well

This was my point. So it's basically any game we've played apart from cup finals

United arsenal semi 99

Originally Posted by believe

This was my point. So it's basically any game we've played apart from cup finals

United arsenal semi 99

Well if that is indeed the criteria, the above is pretty hard to beat tbh.

Probably the greatest "domestic" match that I have ever seen

Pallisters double at Anfield and David James messing up Nevilles cross for Cole was great. 3-2 at city with Van Persies winner. Highbury 4-2 would Make any United supporters top 10 surely.

The ones that immediately came to mind, from 1987 onwards - Liverpool 3-3 with strachan smoking the cigar and the 3-1 with Fergie's fledglings. Then the 2 games from 99 - Arsenal fa cup semi replay and juventus away semi.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

3-3 at the Nou Camp, just absurd end to end football with 2 teams committed to attack. Cole and Yorke were orgasmic, Rivaldo mercurial and Figo molested Irwin()

The champions league format was behind that. Which is the best example of why the format today is shit.

Best moment rather than best match was the 2 goals in injury time against Sheffield Wednesday. Also the key game that year against Norwich. 3-0 up after 30 mins.

Worst moments were 92 title run in. Nottingham forest and West Ham. Plus Liverpool to rub it in. Though the reactions of rival fans in two of those games proved important for shaping that team's future.

2-1 FA cup 4th round against Liverpool in 1999
4-1 Charlton in 2003
5-0 Notts Forest in 1996
3-3 Boro 1997 (Bank Holiday Monday, 12:30 kick off, Weird)

Would love to say Villa Park from 1993 but, can't even remember watching it. Saw the full match a few years ago online and it was £#%&!ing brilliant. Both teams just going for it. £#%&! defending

Also just remembered the 3-2 game against city when we were losing 2-0. 94 I think, just after the champions league shit in turkey.

Remember the first game back at Maine Road?
They £#%&!ing built that up to the max! The fans truly believed they were gonna do us.

Beckham scores within 90 seconds and we spend the rest of the game toying with them

3-2 at home to Juventus in 97. Unbelievable game of football.

Also 3-0 away against Juventus in 03, we wiped the floor with them

Originally Posted by sa7

Also 3-0 away against Juventus in 03, we wiped the floor with them

One of Giggsy's best ever games

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

One of Giggsy's best ever games

Didn't he come on early, score 2 then get subbed at HT to protect his hamstrings? Any number of European games you could mention for Giggs, that was his platform.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Didn't he come on early, score 2 then get subbed at HT to protect his hamstrings? Any number of European games you could mention for Giggs, that was his platform.

Well, that he did it all in only 45 minutes makes it just the more tbh.

5-2 Home to Spurs, (2007?) 2-0 down at half time. Rooney, Ronaldo and Webb were unplayable second half.

Originally Posted by guerreiro

So was Alan Smith, which oddly enough somewhat taints it for me

TBF that goal was not too shabby.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

One of Giggsy's best ever games

Yeah, up there with the 4-0 against Porto.

I still remember their keeper booting it out and Giggsy trapping it between his knee and his chin

the everton defeat that got David £#%&!ing Moyes binned

Originally Posted by MOE1948

TBF that goal was not too shabby.

Pretty remarkably, I think it was the only one he scored for us after his return from that leg break.

New Year's Day 1989 3-1 v Scouse was a top game watced from the stretty


Barca 84 has to be top tho

Originally Posted by Stickman

This, tensest ive ever felt watching a match. It just had an aura about it, even the home crowds (which was louder than usual) tension was coming across on the tele.

The shrieking woman in the north bank, who always sounded like she'd just seen a mouse whenever the opposition attacked, was on top form

"Eeeeek.... van nistelrooy bears down on goal....eeeek....FINDS the goal!"

What a £#%&!ing brilliant goal that was from RVN, the relentless goalscoring bastard.