On this day 16 years ago, Manchester United absolutely battered Arsenal 6-1 as Dwight Yorke bagged a hat-trick in the first 21 minutes.
Today marks the 16th anniversary of Manchester United’s 6-1 thrashing of Arsenal at Old Trafford in the Premier League.
This game marked the Reds’ biggest win over the Gunners (at the time!) and all but secured the club’s seventh Premier League title by moving Sir Alex Ferguson’s men 16 points clear with only 10 games left to play.
In the opening 22 minutes of the game, Dwight Yorke netted a clinical hat-trick, and with the help of Roy Keane and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, United went in 5-1 up at half-time.
Thierry Henry had initially levelled the scores following Yorke’s opener, but it proved only a brief respite for the visitors, as the Reds ruthlessly tore through Arsenal.
Former Tottenham striker Teddy Sheringham rubbed salt in the wound with the hosts’ sixth goal in injury time.