David Beckham got the biggest reception of the former Manchester United playersSir Alex Ferguson returned to the dugout and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was back on the scoresheet as Manchester United beat Bayern Munich 5-0 in their 1999 Treble reunion game at Old Trafford. It was the first time Ferguson, 77, had managed a United team since his retirement in 2013. The reunion match, in aid of the Manchester United Foundation, was the first time Ferguson had been on the pitch since undergoing major surgery after suffering a brain haemorrhage last May. Paul Scholes was among the Manchester United former players taking partThe game was played at a gentle pace but it would be untrue to say there was no physical contact. At one point Jaap Stam knocked three Bayern players over in a 10-second cameo of hard-nosed defending.

Source: BBC May 26, 2019 16:41 UTC