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Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola are the two Premier League managers that have won the treble. Fergie won it in 1999 while most recently Pep, but it seems the Red Devils had a better outing than their City rivals.
Pep Guardiola equalled Alex Ferguson’s record as the second Premier League manager to win the treble.
Manchester City no doubt are currently the best team in Europe winning the two domestic cups and the priceless Champions League title.
However, Man United were also the treble winning team during the 1998-99 season and there are proven facts that Alex Ferguson’s side had a more difficult run than Guardiola’s men.
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Here are the three reason Fergie’s side are better than Guardiola treble-winning team
1. No big summer spendings
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Guardiola has spent £1billion since becoming manager at the Etihad in 2016 and his project has finally yielded dividends for the oil rich club, Metro UK.
After several attempts at winning the Champions League, Pep’s men have been eliminated in the knock phases and once in the finals.
On the other hand, Alex Ferguson made only a few signings and stuck with the team that had won four Premier League titles within the space of five years.
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2. Fergie used academy talents to win the treble
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Alex Ferguson promoted six players from the United academy in 1992 which formed the nucleus of the team that won the treble in 1999, Football Whispers.
The likes of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt went on to win trophies and even featured for the England national team.
Other members of the squad were the twin striking force of Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke, inspirational captain Roy Keane, Peter Schmeichel, Dennis Irwin and the likes.
However, Phil Foden is the only academy player that broke into City’s first team winning four league titles.
Guardiola did not invest in the youth system, he only signed expensive players that will fit into his plans.
3. Fergie's Man United were never favourites
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Despite Ferguson’s presence in Europe for years, the Red Devils were a regular side in the elite competition and were not seeded to win the competition.
Though United were the hottest team on the domestic front but usually fell short when it came to progressing into the final of the Champions League.
The 99’ treble was much different, United had beaten the likes of Inter Milan which had Ronaldo de Lima in the quarter finals, ran over the highly rated Juventus in the semis and recorded a come-from-behind-victory.
Guardiola’s side were nearly there in 2021 losing in the final to Premier League rivals Chelsea as well as a painful semi final defeat to Real Madrid in 2022.
With the way they have played in the last three seasons, the Cityzens were tipped to win the competition in 2023 and it happened in style, Gambling Site.
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