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MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has returned to the locker room while the Manchester United coach has left the scorers' bench to score for Alex Ferguson's team against Bayern Munich during of the match "Treble Reunion" – 20 years after the victory of United the final of the 1999 Champions League.
Fans, young and old, gathered at Old Trafford on Sunday to see some of the club's biggest players, including David Beckham, while Manchester United Legends beat Bayern Munich Legends 5-0.
Solskjaer started again on the sidelines but had a much faster impact than last night at Camp Nou in Barcelona, where his late goal sealed a 2-1 win over Bayern and a hat-trick for United May 26, 1999. won the FA Cup and Premier League this season.
This time, Solskjaer replaced Andy Cole shortly after the kickoff and managed a smart finish in the space of four minutes to give United Legends the lead on the victory.
Dwight Yorke gave the hosts a two-goal cushion at the break, before Nicky Butt, substitute player of the game, Louis Saha, and season favorite Beckham, complete the pbad in front of 61,175 spectators at Old Trafford, ambading 1.5 million pounds. million) for the Manchester United Foundation.
With the teams led by Ferguson, the fans had the chance to see Beckham shoot inter-court balls, Jaap Stam showing no mercy in the back and Paul Scholes leading the midfielder.
After a tough season – United finishing sixth in the Premier League – Sunday's game brought a sense of well-being to Old Trafford.
"I have to thank the fans again for their support and the money will be well spent," Solskjaer told MUTV. "I think everyone knows how important it is to play for Manchester United, and this game, for everyone, means a lot more than just showing up because it was such an important part of our lives.
"We have a lot of work to come back to these times, we want to have moments to celebrate and that's what we try to do."
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