Man City made even more this history this season after last term’s treble (Picture: Getty)
Manchester City have become the first team to win four Premier League titles in a row, arguably cementing themselves as the best side in English history.
When Pep Guardiola’s side clinched a famous treble last season – with glory in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup – comparisons were instantly made to United’s famous team that did the same thing all the way back in 1999.
United fans were quick to claim their team’s achievement was more impressive but City have now lifted the top-flight trophy for the fourth successive year, something not even Sir Alex Ferguson managed to do in his time at Old Trafford.
There will be Arsenal supporters who still rank Arsene Wenger’s Invincible 2003-04 team as the greatest Premier League side of all time, though. It’s achievement that has never been repeated in England and it may well never happen again.
Are Man Utd’s treble winners the best English side ever?
Many feel that Man Utd’s 1998-99 team is the best English team ever (Picture: Getty)
To many people, the answer is still yes. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s last-gasp winner over Bayern Munich in the 1999 European Cup final will always be remembered as one of the most iconic goals ever scored by an English side.
Not only was it scored in such dramatic fashion – but it sealed a historic treble which wouldn’t be repeated for another 24 years – and United fans will still boast that theirs was more memorable considering the 115 charges hanging over City.
The Red Devils also did it with a number of players who had progressed through the club’s academy – the famous ‘Class of 92’ – consisting of David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes.
Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke formed an incredible striker partnership, Jaap Stam was a rock in defence and Peter Schmeichel impressed in his last season at Old Trafford. But United were not done there. Their Premier League triumph that season was the first of three in a row, with further title wins in 2000 and 2001.
Are Arsenal’s Invincibles the best English side ever?
Arsenal’s 2003-04 team are considered as one of the best English sides (Picture: Getty)
26 wins. 12 draws. 0 defeats.
Will we ever see an Invincible English team again? It took 115 years between Preston in 1889 and Arsenal doing it in 2004. So, if history is anything to go by, we could well be waiting until 2119 for a third Invincible side in the top-flight.
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The Gunners won the league 11 points ahead of Chelsea with Thierry Henry clinching the Golden Boot and Premier League Player of the Year awards. Their team also featured iconic trio Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires and Patrick Vieira.
Speaking earlier this season, City star Jack Grealish admitted that that only way City could ‘top’ their treble triumph of 2022-23 would be by completing an Invincible season like Arsenal or going on to land an unprecedented quadruple.
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