Advertisement
Australia markets close in 1 hour 8 minutes

  • ALL ORDS

    7,799.80
    -99.10 (-1.25%)
     

  • ASX 200

    7,548.80
    -93.30 (-1.22%)
     

  • AUD/USD

    0.6403
    -0.0022 (-0.35%)
     

  • OIL

    84.25
    +1.52 (+1.84%)
     

  • GOLD

    2,397.20
    -0.80 (-0.03%)
     

  • Bitcoin AUD

    97,619.55
    +1,244.45 (+1.29%)
     

  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,289.38
    +403.84 (+44.50%)
     

  • AUD/EUR

    0.6016
    -0.0015 (-0.25%)
     

  • AUD/NZD

    1.0880
    +0.0005 (+0.05%)
     

  • NZX 50

    11,753.83
    -82.21 (-0.69%)
     

  • NASDAQ

    17,394.31
    -99.31 (-0.57%)
     

  • FTSE

    7,877.05
    +29.06 (+0.37%)
     

  • Dow Jones

    37,775.38
    +22.07 (+0.06%)
     

  • DAX

    17,837.40
    +67.38 (+0.38%)
     

  • Hang Seng

    16,184.02
    -201.85 (-1.23%)
     

  • NIKKEI 225

    37,145.10
    -934.60 (-2.45%)
     

Manchester United vs Liverpool: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopeing history repeats itself after 1999 FA Cup heroics

Tom Doyle
·2-min read
<p>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ronny Johnson celebrate FA Cup glory in 1999</p> (Manchester United via Getty Imag)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ronny Johnson celebrate FA Cup glory in 1999

(Manchester United via Getty Imag)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping his Manchester United squad can take heart from his own FA Cup heroics against Liverpool back in 1999 as the two sides meet at Old Trafford on Sunday.

United meet Liverpool for the second time in seven days after securing a goalless Premier League draw at Anfield last weekend. The Red Devils went on to win 2-1 at Fulham in midweek to retake top spot in the table, while Liverpool are six points off the pace following Thursday night's shock 1-0 home loss to Burnley.

Solskjaer has plenty of experience of success at United: he won six League titles as a player along with two FA Cups and the Champions League, though he has lost four semi-finals so far as manager.

ADVERTISEMENT

The Norwegian scored a memorable late winner in an FA Cup fourth-round tie against Liverpool on January 24, 1999 - a result which helped United build momentum en route to a remarkable Treble triumph.

Solskjaer is hoping that his experience that day will serve him well in the same fixture 22 years to the day on Sunday - though knows such games are based on "very fine margins".

"Of course we can transform a few things from that season," he said. "We know that there's tight moments, very fine margins.

"We know in that season we were close to going out against Liverpool. Peter Schmeichel saved a penalty from Dennis Bergkamp in the semi-final in injury time.

"Those moments, I think they gave us the mental advantage, especially in the semi-final.

"But against Liverpool as well in that fourth round, when you get that boost of turning 1-0 down to a 2-1 win against a big team, it's massive.

"The FA Cup is a run we've got to enjoy as long as it lasts. We got to the semis last year and as I said, we're going to make a few changes but we'll put a team out there that I hope can go through."

Additional reporting by PA.

Read More

Man United vs Liverpool: FA Cup prediction, team news, how to watch

Man United XI vs Liverpool: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup

Liverpool XI vs Man United: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup