2011–12 Manchester United F.C. season

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Manchester United
2011–12 season
Co-chairmenJoel and Avram Glazer
ManagerSir Alex Ferguson
StadiumOld Trafford
Premier League2nd
FA CupFourth Round
League CupFifth Round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Community ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Wayne Rooney (27)
All: Wayne Rooney (34)
Highest home attendance75,627 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers,
10 December)
Lowest home attendance52,624 (vs. Crystal Palace,
30 November)
Average home league attendance75,387

The 2011–12 season is Manchester United's 20th season in the Premier League.

Manchester United signed a £40 million four-year deal with DHL.[1]

In November, Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated 25 years in charge of the club.[2]

Pre-season[change | change source]

Manchester United started their season with a tour in the United States. United finishing the tour with a game against Barcelona in Washington on 30 July.[3]

13 July 2011 United States New England Revolution 1-4 Manchester United Boston, Massachusetts
Report Owen
Macheda (2)
Park
20 July 2011 United States Seattle Sounders FC 0-7 Manchester United Seattle, Washington
Report Owen
Diouf
Rooney (3)
Park
Obertan
23 July 2011 United States Chicago Fire Soccer Club 1-3 Manchester United Soldier Field
Report Rooney
Rafael
Nani
27 July 2011 United States MLS All-Stars 0-4 Manchester United Red Bull Arena
Report Anderson
Park
Berbatov
Welbeck
30 July 2011 Manchester United 2-1 Spain FC Barcelona Maryland
Nani
Owen
Report

Community Shield[change | change source]

Transfers[change | change source]

In
Pos. Name From Fee
DF England Phil Jones England Blackburn Rovers £16 m[4]
MF England Ashley Young England Aston Villa £17 m[5]
GK Spain David de Gea Spain Atlético Madrid £17.8 m[6]
Out
Pos. Name To Fee
DF England Wes Brown England Sunderland £1 m[7]
DF Republic of Ireland John O'Shea England Sunderland £4 m[8]
MF France Gabriel Obertan England Newcastle United £3 m[9]
New deal
Pos. Name
DF England Chris Smalling [10]
MF Ecuador Antonio Valencia [11]
MF South Korea Park Ji-Sung [12]
MF England Tom Cleverley [13]
FW Mexico Javier Hernández [14]
Loan out
Pos. Name To
FW Portugal Bébé Turkey Beşiktaş[15]
DF Belgium De Laet England Norwich City[16]
Released
Pos. Name
MF England Owen Hargreaves [17]
Retired
Pos. Name
GK Netherlands Edwin van der Sar [18]
MF England Paul Scholes [19]

Squad[change | change source]

No. Pos. Name
1 GK Spain David de Gea
29 GK Poland Tomasz Kuszczak
34 GK Denmark Anders Lindegaard
40 GK England Ben Amos
No. Pos. Name
3 DF France Patrice Evra
4 DF England Phil Jones
5 DF England Rio Ferdinand
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans
12 DF England Chris Smalling
15 DF Serbia Nemanja Vidić
20 DF Brazil Fábio
21 DF Brazil Rafael Injured [20]
No. Pos. Name
8 MF Brazil Anderson
11 MF Wales Ryan Giggs
13 MF South Korea Park Ji-Sung
16 MF England Michael Carrick
17 MF Portugal Nani
18 MF England Ashley Young
23 MF England Tom Cleverley Injured
24 MF Scotland Darren Fletcher
25 MF Ecuador Antonio Valencia
28 MF Republic of Ireland Darron Gibson
No. Pos. Name
7 FW England Michael Owen Injured
9 FW Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov
10 FW England Wayne Rooney
14 FW Mexico Javier Hernández
19 FW England Danny Welbeck Injured
27 FW Italy Federico Macheda
32 FW Senegal Mame Biram Diouf

Premier League[change | change source]

Pos Club P Pts
1 Manchester United 3 9
2 Manchester City 3 9
3 Liverpool 3 7
Pos Club P Pts
1 Manchester United 6 16
2 Manchester City 6 16
3 Chelsea 6 13
Pos Club P Pts
1 Manchester City 10 28
2 Manchester United 10 23
3 Newcastle United 10 22

Stats[change | change source]

No. Pos. Name Goals
10 FW England Wayne Rooney 9
14 FW Mexico Javier Hernández 6
17 MF Portugal Nani 3
19 FW England Danny Welbeck 3
No. Pos. Name Assists
18 MF England Ashley Young 5
17 MF Portugal Nani 4
11 MF Wales Ryan Giggs 2
No. Pos. Name Yellow card
18 MF England Ashley Young 3
3 DF France Patrice Evra 3
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 2
No. Pos. Name Red card
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 1

Champions League[change | change source]

Manchester United will face Benfica, Basel and Otelul Galati in Group C.[21]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8
Portugal S.L. Benfica 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8
Switzerland FC Basel 4 1 2 1 6 7 –1 5
Romania FC Oțelul Galați 4 0 0 4 1 7 –6 0

League Cup and FA Cup[change | change source]

League Cup[change | change source]

Manchester United were drawn against Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals of the League Cup.[22]

20 September 2011 3 Leeds United 0-3 Manchester United Leeds
Owen (2)
Giggs
24 October 2011 4 Aldershot 0-3 Manchester United Aldershot
Berbatov
Owen
Valencia
28 November 2011 1/4 final Crystal Palace v Manchester United Old Trafford

References[change | change source]

  1. "Manchester United sign new partner as Arsenal deal in doubt". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  2. "United edge to anniversary win". Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  3. "United confirm US tour".
  4. "Phil Jones given England call-up for Holland date".
  5. "Reds sign Ashley Young".
  6. "De Gea signs on".
  7. "Wes Brown signs four-year Sunderland deal".
  8. "Black Cats Swoop For Irish Back John O'Shea".[permanent dead link]
  9. "Obertan completes Newcastle move". Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  10. "Manchester United defender Chris Smalling signs new deal".
  11. "Valencia signs new deal".
  12. "Park signs new deal until 2012-13".[permanent dead link]
  13. "Cleverley signs four-year deal to stay at Man United". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  14. "Hernandez signs five-year deal at United: Agent".
  15. "Besiktas land Bebe on loan".
  16. "Top-flight loan for De Laet".
  17. "Manchester United release midfielder Owen Hargreaves".
  18. "Edwin on retirement".
  19. "Scholes retires".
  20. "Rafael suffers injury blow".
  21. "Arsenal and United drawn favourably".[permanent dead link]
  22. "Arsenal face City in League Cup".