Manchester United fans are in for a real treat today as the Legends of their 1999 Treble-winning season return for a reunion match against Bayern Munich.
A host of former United stars will head back to Old Trafford, which is 20 years to the day since the Red Devils' dramatic Champions League triumph over Bayern in Barcelona.
Mario Basler's sixth-minute free-kick looked set to end United's hopes of adding the Champions League trophy to their domestic double of the Premier League and FA Cup.
However, United super-subs Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer struck a quickfire brace in injury time to complete one of the most sensational comebacks in European Cup history.
The likes of David Beckham, Peter Schmeichel, Gary Neville, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke will all play in today's friendly, with Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham also included.
Solskjaer's presence will have a slightly surreal edge, given that the Norwegian will be coached at the Theatre of Dreams despite currently holding the title of the club's permanent manager.
While few managers would make way for another in their own dugout, Solskjaer has no problem with United's choice as Sir Alex Fergusonwill be back in the dugout - a return which is sure to cause a few tears among the United faithful given the legendary coach's recovery from serious health problems last year.
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Here's what you need to know for the Treble Reunion match...
Tickets
All the money raised will go to theManchester United Foundation, which works with young people across Greater Manchester.
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TV channel and live stream online coverage
BT will screen the match live across their BT Sport channels.
The match will be shown live on TV, and can be live streamed online for absolutely free via the BT Sport YouTube channel.
The game will also be shown live online via BT Sport's website and theBT Sport app.
Team news
Man Utd squad
1 Peter Schmeichel (Goalkeeper)
2 Gary Neville (Defender)
3 Denis Irwin (Defender)
4 David May (Defender)
5 Ronny Johnsen (Defender)
6 Jaap Stam (Defender)
7 David Beckham (Midfielder)
8 Nicky Butt (Midfielder)
9 Andy Cole (Striker)
9 Louis Saha (Striker)
10 Teddy Sheringham (Striker)
13 Ji-sung Park (Midfielder)
14 Karel Poborsky (Midfielder)
15 Jesper Blomqvist (Midfielder)
17 Raimond van der Gouw (Goalkeeper)
18 Paul Scholes (Midfielder)
19 Dwight Yorke (Striker)
20 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Striker)
21 Henning Berg (Defender)
24 Wes Brown (Defender)
27 Mikael Silvestre (Defender)
34 Jonathan Greening (Midfielder)
Bayern squad
2 Markus Babbel (Defender)
3 Hans Pfluger (Defender)
4 Sammy Kuffour (Defender)
5 Klaus Augenthaler (Defender)
5 Daniel van Buyten (Defender)
6 Martin Demichelis (Defender)
6 Christian Nerlinger (Midfielder)
7 Michael Sternkopf (Midfielder)
8 Markus Schupp (Midfielder)
9 Luca Toni (Striker)
9 Giovane Elber (Striker)
10 Lothar Matthaus (Midfielder)
10 Roy Makaay (Striker)
11 Stefan Effenberg (Midfielder)
11 Ze Roberto (Midfielder)
11 Ivica Olic (Striker)
13 Paulo Sergio (Striker)
14 Carsten Lakies (Striker)
16 Andreas Ottl (Midfielder)
16 Marcel Witeczek (Midfielder)
17 Thorsten Fink (Midfielder)
19 Carsten Jancker (Striker)
22 Bernd Dreher (Goalkeeper)
22 Hans-Jorg Butt (Goalkeeper)
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