Manchester United Official Yearbook: The Definitive Guide to the 2000-2001 Season by Cliff Butler
The 2000-2001 season sees Sir Alex Ferguson leading Manchester United in an effort to reclaim the European Champions' League Cup trophy. The Reds are also looking to win an incredible seventh Premiership title in nine years. With the arrival of French World Cup 98 and Euro 2000 goalkeeping hero Fabien Barthez, while the outfield team remains ultimately the same, United will be aiming to atone for their quarter-final exit from the final stages of the Champions' League competition last season. Meanwhile, on the domestic front, the Red Devils will be battling it out against Arsenal, Leeds and the rest all the way up until May. Match by match and month by month, this is the ultimate record of the 2000-2001 season at Old Trafford, which features a fully illustrated match report on every single game played, full match statistics, monthly progress reports and a full set of statistics at the end of the campaign, as well as an overview and a milestones timeline of the season. The Yearbook includes reviews, results and tables for the Reserves, the Juniors and the Manchester United Academy teams - in effect results for every single game played by the club at every level. Also included is information on travel arrangements and supporters' clubs as well as a plan of Old Trafford. There are official end-of-season statements from both the chairman and the manager, which also look forward to the possibilities for the next campaign. The Manchester United Official Yearbook 2001 is the only official, definitive review of Manchester United's 2000-2001 season, and features player profiles as United look forward to the campaign for 2001-2002.