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Inspired by 1999?! Ruben Amorim watched Man Utd treble documentary for inspiration before his side's epic Europa League turnaround against Lyon

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The coach revealed he had watched the Amazon Prime documentary '99' about United's Treble triumph under Sir Alex Ferguson - which was completed by the Red Devils' dramatic 2-1 win over Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final - before his side came back from 4-2 down in extra-time to beat Lyon 5-4 and make it through to the Europa League semi-finals.

WHAT HAPPENED?

"I was watching the 1999 documentary to have some inspiration for these moments. It was a great night, the team were tired, 4-2 with one more player, we think it's over, but here it's never over," Amorim told TNT Sports. "Here everything is possible, you feel the environment. At 4-3, after the Bruno Fernandes penalty, we felt we could change the game."

WHAT AMORIM SAID

The coach admitted that the manner of the victory made all the suffering he has experienced in five months in charge of United worth it. He told a press conference: "I think that’s why we like this sport so much and all the frustration that the coach has in this kind of season, the frustration the bad moments, when you had moment like this it’s all worth it, then you finish, we have a game on Sunday, we have to see all the players if they are fit to play because we have to focus on Europa League."

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Amorim and his players have little time to recover from the emotional rollercoaster as they face Wolves in the Premier League on Sunday. But the real focus will now be on the Europa League semi-final tie against Athletic Bilbao, who beat Rangers 2-0 on aggregate. Amorim said of the La Liga side: "I played against them in pre-season with Sporting so I know a little bit about them. It’s a different moment, they are really technical, they have two really good wingers but we will have time to assess the characteristics of the opponent.

WHAT NEXT FOR MAN UTD?

Inspired by 1999?! Ruben Amorim watched Man Utd treble documentary for inspiration before his side's epic Europa League turnaround against Lyon | Goal.com

Ruben Amorim said Manchester United&apos;s escape act against Lyon was partly inspired by watching a programme about the 1999 Champions League final.

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