The 2000–01 FA Premier League, also known as the FA Carling Premiership due to sponsorship reasons, was the league's ninth season and the third straight in which Manchester United won the championship and Arsenal finished in second place. Sir Alex Ferguson made history by becoming the first manager to lead the same team to three straight English league championships. Meanwhile, Liverpool achieved a one-of-a-kind cup triple by winning the UEFA Cup, League Cup, and FA Cup. 

They qualified for the Champions League and finished third in the Premier League. The producer of the official Premier League match ball was changed from Mitre to Nike, and the agreement between the two parties has since been repeatedly renewed; the most recent extension was announced in November 2018 through the conclusion of the 2024–25 season.

Let’s look back at Manchester United’s Premier League win in the season of 2000-2001 

Manchester United won the Premier League for the eighth time in nine seasons since the league's creation in 1992 as they began the new millennium as the reigning champions. Since Liverpool in 1983–84, Sir Alex Ferguson's club is the first to have won three straight Premier League titles.

Sir Alex Ferguson only made one significant acquisition, goalkeeper Fabien Barthez of France, who helped his team win the FIFA World Cup after United won the league by an 18-point margin the previous season. But as a number of teams sought to disrupt United's hegemony, a number of the Premier League's top sides were active.

When Arsenal defeated the reigning champions 1-0 at Highbury in October, they drew even with second-placed Manchester United in the Premier League standings, where they had finished runners-up the previous two seasons. Thierry Henry's brilliant flick with his back to goal and subsequent shot from beyond the penalty area that reached the top corner won the win.