The 2000-01 Premier League season was a bizarre one, ranging from the mundane to the improbable:
On one hand, Manchester United won the title by 10 points, on the other hand, it was delivered with
a poor Middlesbrough side winning 3-0 at Highbury. Whilst Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool were
the top three, Peter Reid's Sunderland were second in late January.
Old Foes
My attention on Saturday evening was drawn to the Coca-Cola Championship, or Division 2 as it
was called up until BSkyB came along, and the clash between recently relegated West Bromwich Albion
and Ipswich Town. Roberto Di Matteo and Roy Keane faced each other as players on numerous occasions
during their careers, with one particular incident in the Charity Shield in 2000 leading to one of
the 11 red cards Keane received during his Manchester United career.
