5 closest title races in Premier League history 

#4 1998/99 Season: Winner - Manchester United, Runners Up - Arsenal

The victorious manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, in a recent photo. He became knighted at the end of the 98/99 season.

Many remember this season for Manchester United's treble, but few can recall the small margin from which their league victory came. The gap again a minimal single point, however, the circumstances were much different.

Two games prior to the end of the season, Arsenal lost 1-0 to Leeds, meanwhile, a 0-0 draw for Manchester United against Blackburn Rover meant, heading into the final day of the season, a mere 1 point was the difference between the two sides.

In the last matchday, both Arsenal and Manchester United were victorious, but, it could have all been so different. The Red Devils had fallen behind to Tottenham Hotspurs through a Les Ferdinand goal, but, by the end of the game, the Manchester side were 2-1 victors.

Manchester United had a higher goal difference by 1, ahead 43 to 42.

As it were, Alex Ferguson's team would win the league, and a couple of weeks later, add both the Champions League and FA cup to that list.