On April 24, 2007, Manchester United locked horns with AC Milan in a Champions League thriller. The Red Devils won 3-2 at Old Trafford, with Wayne Rooney the hero of the hour. But Kaka produced a masterclass that earned praise from Sir Alex Ferguson, with the Brazil international operating at the peak of his powers at the time.
In 2007, Manchester United were vying to win a treble.
They were already top of the Premier League table, ahead of Chelsea, with Ferguson’s young side eventually going on to knock Jose Mourinho’s team off their perch.
They were also hoping to win the FA Cup, too, having set up a final with Chelsea.
And United had genuine ambitions of winning the Champions League as well, a trophy they’d failed to claim since Ferguson had masterminded the treble in 1999.
They went up against a strong Milan team in 2007 who were on the prowl for Europe’s biggest trophy under Carlo Ancelotti.
And the two sides played out a five-goal thriller at Old Trafford.
Man Utd news: AC Milan hero Kaka earned big praise from Sir Alex Ferguson (Image: GETTY)
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