High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1997–98 season was Manchester United`s sixth season in the Premier League, and their 23rd consecutive season in the top division of English football. The campaign ended in disastrous fashion, having being pipped to the Premier League title by Arsenal, who managed a nine-match winning streak in the last two months of the season as well as being eliminated by league strugglers Barnsley and French outfit AS Monaco in the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League, respectively. To make matters worse, United entered March still in contention for a League and European double after opening up an eleven-point gap, regardless of the fact that nearest challengers Arsenal had three games in hand. This was manager Alex Ferguson`s first trophyless season since the 1994–95 campaign.