British readers shoot United-Munich to top spot

London, nov 16: Readers of British soccer magazine Shoot have voted Manchester United's Champions League defeat of Bayern Munich last May...

London, nov 16: Readers of British soccer magazine Shoot have voted Manchester United’s Champions League defeat of Bayern Munich last May as the match of the millennium.

England’s World Cup triumph in 1966 was forced into second place by United’s last-gasp success, when Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored in stoppage time to clinch a 2-1 win.

The poll was dominated by the Old Trafford club, reflecting their enormous fan base.

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In third place was United’s FA Cup semi-final defeat of Arsenal last April — when Ryan Giggs scored a wonderful solo winner — and fifth spot was occupied by their comeback victory over Juventus in the Champions League in same month.

They are separated by England’s epic World Cup second-round tie with Argentina at France ’98, when Glenn Hoddle’s men lost on penalties after holding on for a draw despite playing well over an hour with 10 men following David Beckham’s sending off.

The most surprising inclusion comes in 18th — Tranmere’s 5-1 League Cup demolition of Coventry just two months ago, one place below France’s 3-0 win over Brazil in last year’s World Cup final.

The highest ranked match involving non-British sides was Real Madrid’s 7-3 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1960 European Cup final at number six.

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Shoot editor Andy Winter admitted: “The top 20 really shows the two teams that most people are interested in are Manchester United and England.”

Shoot’s top 20 matches of the millennium are

1 Manchester United 2 Bayern Munich 1 (1999 Champions League final)

2. England 4 West Germany 2 (1966 World Cup final)

3. Manchester United 2 Arsenal 1 (1999 FA Cup semi-final replay)

4. England 2 Argentina 2 (1998 World Cup second round)

5. Juventus 2 Manchester United 3 (1999 Champions League semi-final second-leg)

6. Real Madrid 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 (1960 European Cup final)

7. England 4 Holland 1 (1996 European Championship)

8. Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2 (1989 Division One title decider)

9. England 2 Scotland 0 (1996 European Championship)

10. Brazil 4 Italy 1 (1970 World Cup final)

11. Chelsea 5 Mancheter United 0 (1999 Premiership match)

12. Liverpool 4 Newcastle 3 (1997 Premiership match)

13.Republic of Ireland 1 Italy 0 (1998 World Cup group match)

14. Man United 4 Benfica 1 (1968 European Cup final)

15. Charlton 4 Sunderland 4 (1998 Division One play-off final)

16. England 3 Hungary 6 (1953 international friendly)

17. France 3 Brazil 0 (1998 World Cup final)

18. Tranmere 5 Coventry 1 (1999 League Cup second round first-leg)

19. Newcastle 5 Man United 0 (1996 Premiership match)

20. Holland 2 Argentina 1 (1998 World Cup quarter-final).

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