article_snippet: Manchester United’s semi-final victory at Villa Park Monday night came to epitomise Sir Alex Ferguson’s Treble-winning team.
article_snippet: Manchester United won the Treble with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's late Champions League strike against Bayern Munich .
article_snippet: Paul Scholes, Giggs’s former team-mate who joined (L-R) on the coaching staff for that brief stint last year, has described ’s football as ‘miserable’.
article_snippet: Ferguson’s teams did not always dazzle on the big stage, of course.
article_snippet: the FA Cup the FA Cup ranks as one of the worst in recent memory, though largely due to the negative tactics employed by Arsene Wenger before Arsene Wenger side won on a penalty shootout.
article_snippet: Equally, United’s 1979 final against the Gunners is lauded as one of the classics by those who sometimes forget that the first 85 minutes were pretty turgid.
article_snippet: Ferguson guided United to 13 Premier League titles during Ferguson 1,500 games in charge of the club .
article_snippet: Eric Cantona (left) led United to four Premier League titles  during the 1990s .
article_snippet: It is a reminder that results are not always everything at Old Trafford as Van Gaal continues to build on an impressive record of just two defeats in 22 games.
article_snippet: United supporters displayed a banner demanding the sacking of Ferguson during the late 1980's .
article_snippet: Ron Atkinson too, though neither with the greatest success.
article_snippet: When home attendances dropped to 33,000 during Ferguson’s darkest period in late 1989, it was largely down to a dreadful run of results that left United hovering above the relegation zone.
article_snippet: Van Gaal is understandably proud of the fact that Van Gaal has won a trophy in Van Gaal first season at each of Van Gaal clubs.
article_snippet: But as United aim to move a step closer to lifting the FA Cup for a record 12th time, Van Gaal would do well to remember that style counts every bit as much as silverware at Old Trafford.
highlights_snippet: Manchester United is a classic rivalry .
  