Jesper Blomqvist on Utd treble win and importance of FA Cup win to the club
Interview ahead of Premiere of Amazon's series 99 on Utd treble winners
Printworks Cinema Complex, Manhcester, UK
Interview ahead of Premiere of Amazon's series 99 on Utd treble winners
Printworks Cinema Complex, Manhcester, UK
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00:00Jesper, so all of a sudden, a night from many years ago is relived?
00:11Yeah, no it feels really, really amazing.
00:16It's not every day you get to relive a year of your career, so I'm looking forward to this.
00:24Exactly, I mean how vivid is it?
00:27No, but it's not for me, I have a weak memory, I don't remember so much,
00:33so for me to see old pictures, it will be a great feeling for me,
00:40since I have a hard time remembering it on my own.
00:42Oh, a very visual person.
00:44Yeah, I need to see it.
00:46So we move on to that, and success from 1999 is very difficult to replicate,
00:52except for Manchester City it seems.
00:55Yeah, I know, but like I said, for me of course you want to be the only team,
01:00but on the other hand when they did it, you realise how good a team they are,
01:04how good they've been, and then it reflects quite good on us as well,
01:10how difficult it is to achieve that.
01:13So for me it was in a way nice to see them last year anyway.
01:19Exactly, does that bring memories of just how good you were?
01:22Do you remember being that good?
01:24No, not at all.
01:26But also if you look at the City season and our season,
01:31it's also that you need a little bit of luck in those important games.
01:40Or maybe it's not luck, maybe it's just the togetherness
01:43and the feeling among each other to work towards that luck.
01:48But we had it, and I know City had it as well at some stages of the season.
01:54Do you stay in touch with many of the lads, or is this the first proper reunion for you?
01:59No, but we see each other, some of them I see more often,
02:03some of them I speak to one or two a little bit more,
02:06and then we meet up and play every now and then with three or four or five players.
02:10Some I haven't seen for a long, long time, so it's brilliant.
02:14Those occasions are the ones you have to really enjoy and embrace.
02:18Do you still follow Manchester United?
02:20Definitely, more than ever.
02:22It's been a difficult season, but can the FA Cup rescue this difficult season for them?
02:28No, I don't think one game can rescue a really tough and bad season in a way.
02:36But of course it will be a little bit of a help to smoothen everything out,
02:41and it's nice to be in a final, but...
02:44Silverware.
02:45Yes, silverware is always...
02:47But of course when you look back at the season you can't be happy with it,
02:51even if you win the FA Cup.
02:53That's brilliant, enjoy the rest of your evening.
02:55Thank you.