Queen Elizabeth II's Words About Manchester United Treble Winners Have Been Proven To This Day

Manchester United is momenting for the late Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo: Instagram.com/@manchesterunited)

JAKARTA - The departure of Queen Elizabeth II brings back memories and warm old memories, including for English club Manchester United.

The reason is, Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96, had welcomed Manchester United's success in achieving the treble winners in 1999.

At the moment at that time, Queen Elizabeth II had delivered legendary words. He said the trending winners that MU had won at that time might not be able to repeat other English clubs.

Quoted from Metro, Man United, who was under the tutelage of Sir Alex Ferguson, won the treble winner title in 1999. This achievement was obtained after Manchester United won the European Champions League and won the Premier League and FA Cup.

United became the first English club to record three titles in a season and was named one of the best teams the city of London has ever had.

The trend of Man United's winners at that time also felt sweet because when they appeared in the Champions League final they managed to beat Germany's Bayern Munich representative, dramatically.

Not only is it a sweet record for the club, the treble winners also made Sir Alex Ferguson receive a chivalrous title at Buckingham Palace in the same year. Because of his title, Sir Alex was privileged to meet Queen Elizabeth.

It was at that meeting that Queen Elizabeth said the treble winners achieved by Manchester United might not be repeated by other English clubs.

"The queen told me she didn't think it (treble winners) would ever be achieved again and she was right," Sir Alex Ferguson said at the time.

"The peak of the three trophies is the culmination of my career and has been valued with a chivalrous title."

"This is a proud moment for me, my family, and for the club because this is the team's effort," explained Ferguson.

The Scottish manager was then considered the greatest in the 90s-era Premier League. But not only that, when he retired in 2013, Ferguson was also recorded as having presented 13 Premier League trophies out of a total of 20 trophies collected by MU.

In addition, Ferguson also awarded Manchester United two Champions League titles and five FA Cups. The 1998/99 season is often touted as his best achievement when leading United.

Regarding the legendary words of Queen Elizabeth II about the treble winners that could not be repeated by other teams other than MU, it might be proven appropriate. Because at least until the end of the age of the queen, no other club has been able to repeat the moment that belongs to MU.