The 1999 Champions of Europe was itself a team of champions who managed to do what had previously been thought to be impossible. Winning the Premier League is difficult enough for most clubs – just look at Liverpool, yet United not only won the title, they also added the FA Cup and the Champions League to it in one, incredible season.

Most of the thirteen players who took part in that unforgettable game eleven years ago have now retired from playing football but a handful of them are still involved in the game so let’s have a quick look at what they’re now doing.

Peter Schmeichel: Retired from English football at the end of that that season but then came back to play for Aston Villa and eventually finishing his career with Manchester City. In 2008 he became the host of the European version of the Discovery Channel programme, Dirty Jobs. His 24 year old son Kasper is following in Peters goalkeeping footsteps having been signed by Notts County in 2009

Gary Neville: Still at United and still just as passionate. He recovered from a number of lengthy injuries and is trying to add a ninth Premiership winning medal to his already large collection.

Jaap Stam: Despite being one of the best defenders in the world, Stam was dumped from Old Trafford at the peak of his powers after writing a book whilst still at the club which included the revelation that Ferguson had apparently tapped him up while he was at PSV Eindhoven. He was promptly sold to Lazio where he failed a drugs test, got banned, moved to AC Milan upon his return from suspension then ended his career back in Holland with Ajax. Stam is now back working for United as a scout in South America.....Rest of the article