Sir Alex Ferguson left the Manchester United squad stunned after his speech during the 1999 Champions League final. It was a horror start to the game with Bayern Munich going 1-0 up in the sixth minute thanks to Mario Basler's strike in what was a disjointed first half showing from Fergie's side. With Ryan Giggs switching to the right side, David Beckham joining Nicky Butt in central midfield and squad player Jesper Blomqvist situated on the left flank, it was an unusually poor 45 minutes from the then-Premier League champions.
Making their way into the dressing room at half-time, Peter Schmeichel, who was speaking in the new '99' documentary, admitted things weren't going to plan for United in their chase for a first European Cup since 1968. "It's not going well, and of course when things aren't going well, you need a change," the Dane said. Steve McClaren - who was United's assistant manager at the time - said despite making suggestions over tinkering the team, Ferguson remained trustful of the side he fielded.
"This is where self-belief comes in," the former England boss said in the documentary. Kai Havertz reveals the one thing Mikel Arteta said that inspired superb Arsenal form Manchester City forced into Claudio Echeverri U-turn after Champions League shock "I suggested maybe changing things around a little bit and whatever suggestions were made, he said 'we're okay'. There was no discussion, there was no nothing, it was 'we trust, let's get out, let's go'.
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