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It might have been dwarfed by events at the season's end but Manchester United's most successful campaign could easily have been derailed by takeover talk.
An incredible treble, achieved in staggering and scarcely believable circumstances means that 1998-99 only means one thing to United supporters. It was the crowning glory for Sir Alex Ferguson as the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League were won in a remarkable couple of weeks in May.
But rewind to the opening weeks of the campaign and the prospect of such an historic year looked a little way off. On the pitch United had recorded just one victory - against LSK Lodz in Champions League qualifying - and had been swept aside by Arsenal in the Charity Shield before drawing their opening two matches of the Premier League campaign against Leicester City, where they came from two down in the closing stages, and West Ham. A goalless second leg against Lodz was enough to seal United's spot in the Champions League group stages but as Charlton Athletic arrived at Old Trafford in early September it had not been plain sailing.
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United had ended the previous season without a trophy and, prior to the visit of the Addicks, news had broken that the club was set to be sold to Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch for around £600million. It was a staggering story that sent shockwaves through football and politics. From Fergie, to Martin Edwards and Tony Blair to Peter Mandelson, it involved major players from both spheres.
Murdoch had revolutionised football on TV in the early years of the Premier League, transforming it from a sport that was
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