Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel has revealed he’s ‘happy’ the Red Devils didn’t play well during their 1999 Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich.
United were chasing an unprecedented treble having already won the FA Cup and the Premier League, but trailed Bayern for much of the game after conceding an early goal.
However, after labouring for much of the match they stunned the German side with two goals in injury time to seal a dramatic victory and complete a famous treble.
Schmeichel, who started between the sticks in the Nou Camp that night, insists the victory was all the sweeter because it was a struggle rather than a stroll. “The game in Barcelona is of course the last game, and we didn’t play well there were
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