United took a first-half lead with a classy long-range strike from David Beckham in a game that ebbed and flowed until the Gunners equalised midway through the second half through a Denis Bergkamp shot that deflected off Jaap Stam and squirmed under the body of Peter Schmeichel.
It took on a whole new dimension when Roy Keane was sent off for a second yellow card and, with the introduction of Marc Overmars, Arsenal were all over United.
Nicolas Anelka had a goal disallowed for offside and United's dream of an unprecedented trophy haul seemed to have been ended when Phil Neville brought down Bergkamp to give away an injury-time penalty.
But the drama had only just begun. Schmeichel saved Bergkamp's spot-kick to force extra-time, during which Giggs ran from halfway, beat the entire Arsenal back-line and fired into the roof of the net to score an outrageous goal that ranks among the all-time greats.
United went on to beat Newcastle in the final and win a famous treble and Giggs was rewarded with the PFA award 10 years later.
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