Manchester United are out to replicate the feat of 1999 by securing a second treble of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
Speaking to the Daily Star, veteran keeper Edwin Van der Sar said he wanted all three, but that European glory would be his first choice.
Having tasted both league and domestic cup success with the Red Devils in recent years, the Dutchman is keen to lift the big prize in Moscow next year, a full 13 seasons after he first became a European champion with Ajax.
“It is very difficult to make a choice on trophies,” said the keeper. “I don’t think you can really aim for one. I think you have to go with the flow a little bit.
"But, if you had to make a choice in March or April as to which game you would prefer to play in, then I would prefer the Champions League."
Going Strong On Three Fronts
If United continue winning their games, it's not a choice they will be forced to make. Marginally behind Arsenal in the Premier League, but with a home game against the Gunners still to come, United sit comfortably in the fourth round of the FA Cup and also breezed through their Champions League group.
“All three competitions we are involved in are nice," commented Van der Sar. "It would be great to be Premier League champions again. To be champions twice in a row is a good feeling. If you do that, you then stamp your authority on the league, but we will also do all we can to get to the FA Cup Final again.
"We start [European football] again in February and we are playing against a good team in Lyon. They will be difficult. But there are no pressures within the club. We don’t think we have to win this and that. We just try and win as much as possible. The thrill is for the supporters to get excited.”
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