The club won their 6th Premiership final title.
They were soon looking like unlikely contenders for the Premiership title.
Blackburn did not retain the Premiership title they had won in 1995, and finished seventh.
It was also United's 9th Premiership title, and their 16th overall.
He won four Italian Premiership titles, in 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99 and 2000/01.
And, more importantly, how can we get back to even winning a single Premiership title?
April 29 - Chelsea win second Premiership title in a row.
Their joy was soured by the fact that they narrowly missed out on retaining the Premiership title.
Manchester United win the inaugural Premiership title to end their 26-year wait for the league championship.
Bath were an unstoppable force in 1988/89 and ran away with the Premiership title, winning the first ten of their eleven league matches.