Tottenham raced into a two goal lead against the champions through goals from Richards and Ferdinand. The London side went into half time 3-0 up after a strike from Ziege.

However within 20 mins of the restart Utd had pulled two back with goals from Cole and Blanc. Van Nistelrooy then grabbed an equaliser on 75 minutes to cap a great comeback. However Utd were not content with that and they sealed an unbelievable win with goals from Veron and Beckham.