This time, Milan played him in half of the 1997–98 season games as a backup to teammate Sebastiano Rossi.
In 1999, following an injury to Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, the reigning English and European champions purchased Taibi for £4.5 million on 31 August 1999.
[3] Taibi shared goalkeeping duties with fellow understudy Raimond van der Gouw, taking responsibility for league matches while Van der Gouw started in the UEFA Champions League, even after Bosnich's recovery; however, a mistake against Southampton on 25 September 1999, when Taibi let a weak shot from Matthew Le Tissier slip through his legs into the goal,[4] led to him being dubbed "The Blind Venetian" by one newspaper.
[7] In July 2000, Manchester United agreed to allow Taibi to rejoin Reggina for a fee of £2.5 million.
[10] With the goal, Taibi was the second goalkeeper to score from open play in Serie A history after Michelangelo Rampulla in 1992.
A centre-forward in his youth, whose role model was Roberto Boninsegna, Taibi later switched to the position of goalkeeper.