Robson salutes the class of ’08

FORMER Manchester United captain Bryan Robson believes the current crop of players at Old Trafford are the equal of their 1999 treble-winning counterparts.

Alex Ferguson steered a team which featured the likes of Peter Schmeichel, David Beckham and Roy Keane to the treble of league, FA Cup and European Cup.

With only four games remaining in the Barclays Premier League, United look favourites to retain the domestic title and face Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League.