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Tottenham's Les Ferdinand worried his goal would hand Arsenal the title. Rob Lee recalls Newcastle "squabbles" going into the FA Cup final.
Raimond van der Gouw predicted 2-1 but, trailing 1-0 with a few minutes left, told Phil Neville that Champions League glory against Bayern Munich in Barcelona would be "difficult now". Recollections from players involved in the three defining games of Manchester United's treble, the first in English football history, entering Sir Alex Ferguson's team into immortality across 10 glorious days a quarter of a century ago this week.
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