2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season

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Manchester United
2016–17 season
Manchester United team for the Europa League game against Rostov, 9 March 2017
Co-chairmenJoel and Avram Glazer
ManagerJosé Mourinho
StadiumOld Trafford
Premier League6th
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueWinners
Community ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Zlatan Ibrahimović (17)
All: Zlatan Ibrahimović (28)
Highest home attendance75,397
(vs. West Bromwich Albion,
1 April)
Lowest home attendance58,179
(vs. Zorya Luhansk,
29 September)
Average home league attendance75,290

The 2016–17 season was Manchester United's 25th season in the Premier League. It was their 42nd season in a row at the top level of English football. After Louis van Gaal left the club at the end of season before, the club signed former Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid manager José Mourinho. He got a three-year contract, with the option of another year.[1][2]

Manchester united won the FA Cup in the season before. This means it played against the Premier League winners, Leicester City, in the 2016 FA Community Shield. United won the match 2–1 and won the first trophy of the year.[3] On 26 February 2017, the club won its second trophy that year. It beat Southampton 3–2 in the EFL Cup Final.[4] The club did not qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League through its league position, because it finished in sixth place. Only the top four clubs qualify. However, it won the Europa League, beating Ajax 2–0 in the Europa League Final on 24 May 2017.[5] This means it still qualified for the Champions League. That win also made United the fifth team to win all three main European club trophies.

Pre-season and friendlies[change | change source]

Before the start of their 2016–17 season, United played several games. It played a friendly against Wigan, had a tour of China,[6] played a friendly in Sweden against Turkish club Galatasaray in the 2016 SuperGame, and Wayne Rooney's testimonial match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford.[7] The season ended with Michael Carrick's testimonial on 4 June. It was between United players of the 2008 European Double-winning side (and Dimitar Berbatov, who joined the club during the following transfer window, and Michael's brother, Graeme Carrick) and an all-star team that Carrick chose. Sir Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp managed the teams. Redknapp was Carrick's first manager as a professional footballer.[8][9]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
16 July 2016 Wigan Athletic A 2–0 Keane 49', Pereira 58' 13,314[10]
22 July 2016 Borussia Dortmund N 1–4 Mkhitaryan 59' 38,285
25 July 2016 Manchester City N Match cancelled due to inadequate playing conditions
30 July 2016 Galatasaray N 5–2 Ibrahimović 4', Rooney (2) 55', 58' (pen.), Fellaini 62', Mata 74' 30,200
3 August 2016 Everton H 0–0 58,597[11]
4 June 2017 Michael Carrick XI H 2–2 Vidić 28', Carrick 82' 70,027

FA Community Shield[change | change source]

Manchester United won the FA Cup the season before, so the club played against Leicester City, who won the 2015–16 Premier League, in the FA Community Shield. It was United's 30th time playing for that trophy. Manchester United won the match to claim its 21st Community Shield (including four shared titles).[12]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
7 August 2016 Leicester City N 2–1 Lingard 32', Ibrahimović 83' 85,437

Premier League[change | change source]

The Premier League season started on 13 August.[13] It ended on 21 May.[13] United did no lose for a season-record 25 matches between October and May. 12 of those matches were draws.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance League
position
14 August 2016 Bournemouth A 3–1 Mata 40', Rooney 59', Ibrahimović 64' 11,355 1st
19 August 2016 Southampton H 2–0 Ibrahimović (2) 36', 52' (pen.) 75,326 1st
27 August 2016 Hull City A 1–0 Rashford 90+2' 24,560 2nd
10 September 2016 Manchester City H 1–2 Ibrahimović 42' 75,272 3rd
18 September 2016 Watford A 1–3 Rashford 62' 21,118 7th
24 September 2016 Leicester City H 4–1 Smalling 22', Mata 37', Rashford 40', Pogba 42' 75,256 6th
2 October 2016 Stoke City H 1–1 Martial 69' 75,251 6th
17 October 2016 Liverpool A 0–0 52,769 7th
23 October 2016 Chelsea A 0–4 41,424 7th
29 October 2016 Burnley H 0–0 75,325 8th
6 November 2016 Swansea City A 3–1 Pogba 15', Ibrahimović (2) 21', 33' 20,938 6th
19 November 2016 Arsenal H 1–1 Mata 68' 75,264 6th
27 November 2016 West Ham United H 1–1 Ibrahimović 21' 75,314 6th
4 December 2016 Everton A 1–1 Ibrahimović 42' 39,550 6th
11 December 2016 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 Mkhitaryan 29' 75,271 6th
14 December 2016 Crystal Palace A 2–1 Pogba 45+2', Ibrahimović 88' 25,547 6th
17 December 2016 West Bromwich Albion A 2–0 Ibrahimović (2) 5', 56' 26,308 6th
26 December 2016 Sunderland H 3–1 Blind 39', Ibrahimović 82', Mkhitaryan 86' 75,325 6th
31 December 2016 Middlesbrough H 2–1 Martial 85', Pogba 86' 75,314 6th
2 January 2017 West Ham United A 2–0 Mata 63', Ibrahimović 78' 56,996 6th
15 January 2017 Liverpool H 1–1 Ibrahimović 84' 75,276 6th
21 January 2017 Stoke City A 1–1 Rooney 90+4' 27,423 6th
1 February 2017 Hull City H 0–0 75,297 6th
5 February 2017 Leicester City A 3–0 Mkhitaryan 42', Ibrahimović 44', Mata 49' 32,072 6th
11 February 2017 Watford H 2–0 Mata 32', Martial 60' 75,301 6th
4 March 2017 Bournemouth H 1–1 Rojo 23' 75,245 6th
19 March 2017 Middlesbrough A 3–1 Fellaini 30', Lingard 62', Valencia 90+3' 32,689 5th
1 April 2017 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 75,397 5th
4 April 2017 Everton H 1–1 Ibrahimović 90+4' (pen.) 75,272 6th
9 April 2017 Sunderland A 3–0 Ibrahimović 30', Mkhitaryan 46', Rashford 89' 43,779 5th
16 April 2017 Chelsea H 2–0 Rashford 7', Herrera 49' 75,272 5th
23 April 2017 Burnley A 2–0 Martial 21', Rooney 39' 21,870 5th
27 April 2017 Manchester City A 0–0 54,176 5th
30 April 2017 Swansea City H 1–1 Rooney 45+3' (pen.) 75,271 5th
7 May 2017 Arsenal A 0–2 60,055 5th
14 May 2017 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 Rooney 71' 31,848 6th
17 May 2017 Southampton A 0–0 31,425 6th
21 May 2017 Crystal Palace H 2–0 Harrop 15', Pogba 19' 75,254 6th

FA Cup[change | change source]

Manchester United started the FA Cup in the third round. This is the same as the other Premier League Championship clubs. The third round draw (when the matches are decided) happened on 5 December. United played at home against Championship side Reading. The opponent's manager was Jaap Stam. He played for United for three years between 1998 and 2001 and this was his first time back.[14] United won 4–0 on 7 January. Wayne Rooney scored in the first half and matched Bobby Charlton's 249-goal record for the club in that game. Anthony Martial also scored in the first half. Marcus Rashford scored two goals in the second half. The next match was at home again, against League One champions Wigan Athletic. Their manager was Warren Joyce who used to be a coach for Manchester United Under-23.[15] United beat the Latics 4–0. They then played away against Championship side Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round. United came from behind to win 2–1. Marcus Rashford and substitute Zlatan Ibrahimović scored. In the quarter-finals, United played away at Premier League rivals Chelsea. It was a close game. Ander Herrera got a red card and N'Golo Kanté scored the winning goal. This was the end of Manchester United's defence (because United won the year before) of the FA Cup.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
7 January 2017 Round 3 Reading H 4–0 Rooney 7', Martial 15', Rashford (2) 75', 79' 74,396
29 January 2017 Round 4 Wigan Athletic H 4–0 Fellaini 44', Smalling 57', Mkhitaryan 74', Schweinsteiger 81' 75,229
19 February 2017 Round 5 Blackburn Rovers A 2–1 Rashford 27', Ibrahimović 75' 23,130
13 March 2017 Quarter-finals Chelsea A 0–1 40,801

EFL Cup[change | change source]

As United qualified for the Europa League in the 2015–16 season, United received a bye to the third round of the EFL Cup. The draw was on 24 August 2016. United played away against Northampton Town on 21 September 2016. Manchester United won 3–1. Michael Carrick scored first in the 17th minute. Northampton's Alex Revell equalised from with a penalty shortly before half-time. Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford scored in the second half to win the match for United. The draw for the fourth round happened shortly after the match. United played at home against their rivals Manchester City on 26 October 2016. United won 1–0. Juan Mata scored the only goal in the 54th minute.

Manchester United also played at home in the fifth round. This time, the club played against West Ham. United won 4–1. Zlatan Ibrahimović and Anthony Martial both scored two goals. Former Manchester United youth player Ashley Fletcher scored the only goal for West Ham in the 35th minute. United played against Hull City in the semi-final. The first leg (game) was at Old Trafford on 10 January 2017. Mata and substitute Marouane Fellaini scored. United won 2–0. Two weeks later, United lost the second leg at the KCOM Stadium 2–1. They still reached the final 3–2 on aggregate (over the two matches).

In the final on 26 February, Manchester United played against Southampton. They beat Liverpool in the semi-finals. Ibrahimović and Lingard scored and United were winning 2–0. Manolo Gabbiadini scored twice to make the score 2–2. Ibrahimović scored in the 87th minute and United won 3–2.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
21 September 2016 Round 3 Northampton Town A 3–1 Carrick 17', Herrera 68', Rashford 75' 7,798
26 October 2016 Round 4 Manchester City H 1–0 Mata 54' 74,196
30 November 2016 Round 5 West Ham United H 4–1 Ibrahimović (2) 2', 90+3', Martial (2) 48', 62' 65,269
10 January 2017 Semi-finals
First leg
Hull City H 2–0 Mata 56', Fellaini 87' 65,798
26 January 2017 Semi-finals
Second leg
Hull City A 1–2 Pogba 66' 16,831
26 February 2017 Final Southampton N 3–2 Ibrahimović (2) 19', 87', Lingard 38' 85,264

UEFA Europa League[change | change source]

Group stage[change | change source]

As United won the FA Cup, they started the Europa League at the group stage. The draw was on 26 August 2016. United were in a group with Turkish league runners-up (second place) Fenerbahçe, Dutch cup winners Feyenoord and the fourth-placed team from the Ukrainian league, Zorya Luhansk. United had played against Fenerbahçe in Europe twice before (1996–97 and 2004–05) and Feyenoord once before (1997–98). United first played in the Netherlands against Feyenoord on 15 September. They lost the match 1–0. They then had a home game against Zorya Luhansk two weeks later. They played twice against Fenerbahçe, first at home then away. They ended the group stage with return games against Feyenoord and Zorya Luhansk. Due to the war in Donbass, the away game against Zorya Luhansk was at Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Group
position
15 September 2016 Feyenoord A 0–1 31,000 4th
29 September 2016 Zorya Luhansk H 1–0 Ibrahimović 69' 58,179 3rd
20 October 2016 Fenerbahçe H 4–1 Pogba (2) 31' (pen.), 45+2', Martial 34' (pen.), Lingard 48' 73,063 2nd
3 November 2016 Fenerbahçe A 1–2 Rooney 89' 35,378 3rd
24 November 2016 Feyenoord H 4–0 Rooney 35', Mata 69', Jones 75' (o.g.), Lingard 90+2' 64,628 2nd
8 December 2016 Zorya Luhansk A 2–0 Mkhitaryan 48', Ibrahimović 88' 25,900 2nd

Knockout phase[change | change source]

Manchester United players before the game against Rostov

The draw for the round of 32 was on 12 December. Manchester United played against French side Saint-Étienne, who finished top of group C. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba played against his elder brother, Florentin, who plays as a defender for the French side. Zlatan Ibrahimović scored his first hat-trick for the club in the first match. Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored in the second leg and United went through to the next round. In the round of 16, United played Russian side Rostov. United won 2–1 on aggregate. United then played against Belgian side Anderlecht in the quarter-finals. Mkhitaryan scored in his fourth European away game in a row. In the return leg, Marcus Rashford scored in extra time. United got to the semi-finals, 3–2 on aggregate. Rashford also scored in the semi-final against Celta Vigo. This gave United a first win in Spain since 2010. The second leg was a 1–1 draw and United's went through to the final 2–1 on aggregate. United played against Dutch side Ajax in the final. Pogba and Mkhitaryan scored and United won the Europa League for the first time. With this victory, they became only the fifth club to have won all three major European trophies (European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League, and the now defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup).[16] This win also qualified them as the fifth English team in the next season's Champions League.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
16 February 2017 Round of 32
First leg
Saint-Étienne H 3–0 Ibrahimović (3) 15', 75', 88' (pen.) 67,192
22 February 2017 Round of 32
Second leg
Saint-Étienne A 1–0 Mkhitaryan 16' 41,492
9 March 2017 Round of 16
First leg
Rostov A 1–1 Mkhitaryan 35' 14,223
16 March 2017 Round of 16
Second leg
Rostov H 1–0 Mata 70' 64,361
13 April 2017 Quarter-finals
First leg
Anderlecht A 1–1 Mkhitaryan 36' 20,000
20 April 2017 Quarter-finals
Second leg
Anderlecht H 2–1
(aet)
Mkhitaryan 10', Rashford 107' 71,496
4 May 2017 Semi-finals
First leg
Celta Vigo A 1–0 Rashford 67' 26,202
11 May 2017 Semi-finals
Second leg
Celta Vigo H 1–1 Fellaini 17' 75,138
24 May 2017 Final Ajax N 2–0 Pogba 18', Mkhitaryan 48' 46,961

Squad statistics[change | change source]

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain David de Gea 35 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 45 0 2 0
3 DF Ivory Coast Eric Bailly 24(1) 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 1 0 37(1) 0 7 2
4 DF England Phil Jones 18 0 1(1) 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 25(1) 0 3 0
5 DF Argentina Marcos Rojo 18(3) 1 4 0 5 0 8(2) 0 0(1) 0 35(6) 1 5 0
6 MF France Paul Pogba 29(1) 5 1(1) 0 4 1 15 3 0 0 49(2) 9 10 0
7 FW Netherlands Memphis Depay 0(4) 0 0 0 1 0 0(3) 0 0 0 1(7) 0 1 0
8 MF Spain Juan Mata 19(6) 6 2(1) 0 3 2 9(1) 2 0(1) 0 32(9) 10 5 0
9 FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 27(1) 17 0(1) 1 4(1) 4 9(2) 5 1 1 41(4) 28 8 0
10 FW England Wayne Rooney (c) 15(10) 5 2 1 3(1) 0 4(3) 2 1 0 25(14) 8 9 0
11 FW France Anthony Martial 18(7) 4 3 1 2(1) 2 4(6) 1 1 0 28(14) 8 3 0
12 DF England Chris Smalling 13(5) 1 4 1 4 0 8(2) 0 0 0 29(7) 2 0 0
14 MF England Jesse Lingard 18(7) 1 1(1) 0 2(2) 1 6(4) 2 1 1 28(14) 5 6 0
15 MF Belgium Adnan Januzaj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF England Michael Carrick (vc) 18(5) 0 2 0 4(1) 1 5(2) 0 1 0 30(8) 1 1 0
17 DF Netherlands Daley Blind 21(3) 1 1 0 2(1) 0 10(1) 0 1 0 35(5) 1 4 0
18 MF England Ashley Young 8(4) 0 3 0 1 0 3(4) 0 0 0 15(8) 0 5 0
19 FW England Marcus Rashford 16(16) 5 3 3 3(3) 1 8(3) 2 0(1) 0 30(23) 11 3 0
20 GK Argentina Sergio Romero 2 0 3 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 18 0 0 0
21 MF Spain Ander Herrera 27(4) 1 2(1) 0 6 1 9 0 0(1) 0 44(6) 2 13 2
22 MF Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan 14(9) 4 3 1 2 0 10(1) 6 0(1) 0 29(11) 11 4 0
23 DF England Luke Shaw 9(2) 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 17(2) 0 1 0
24 DF Netherlands Timothy Fosu-Mensah 1(3) 0 1(1) 0 1 0 1(3) 0 0 0 4(7) 0 1 0
25 MF Ecuador Antonio Valencia 28(1) 1 1 0 3 0 8(1) 0 1 0 41(2) 1 7 0
27 MF Belgium Marouane Fellaini 18(10) 1 2(1) 1 0(5) 1 7(3) 1 1 0 28(19) 4 9 1
28 MF France Morgan Schneiderlin 0(3) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 2 0 0(1) 0 3(5) 0 1 0
31 MF Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger 0 0 1(1) 1 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1(3) 1 0 0
32 GK England Sam Johnstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK England Dean Henderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF England Demetri Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
36 DF Italy Matteo Darmian 15(3) 0 2 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 26(3) 0 3 0
38 DF England Axel Tuanzebe 4 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 0 0
39 MF Scotland Scott McTominay 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 1 0
40 GK Portugal Joel Castro Pereira 1 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
42 MF England Matty Willock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF England Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Brazil Andreas Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 GK Republic of Ireland Kieran O'Hara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 FW England Josh Harrop 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
47 MF England Angel Gomes 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
48 FW England Zak Dearnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals 0 0 0 1 0 1

Statistics accurate as of 24 May 2017.[17]

Transfers[change | change source]

In[change | change source]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
6 June 2016 DF Ivory Coast Eric Bailly Spain Villarreal Undisclosed[nb 1]
1 July 2016 FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović France Paris Saint-Germain Free[19]
6 July 2016 MF Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan Germany Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed[nb 2]
9 August 2016 MF France Paul Pogba Italy Juventus £89m[21][22]

Out[change | change source]

Date Pos. Name To Fee
10 June 2016 GK England George Dorrington Released[nb 3][24]
10 June 2016 GK Spain Víctor Valdés Released[nb 4][26]
10 June 2016 MF England Nick Powell Released[nb 5][26]
10 June 2016 MF England Oliver Rathbone Released[nb 6][24]
12 July 2016 DF England Tyler Reid Wales Swansea City Undisclosed[29]
12 July 2016 MF England Joe Rothwell England Oxford United Free[30]
12 July 2016 FW England Ashley Fletcher England West Ham United Free[31]
13 July 2016 DF Republic of Ireland Jimmy Dunne England Burnley Free[32]
13 July 2016 GK England Oliver Byrne Wales Cardiff City Free[33]
11 August 2016 DF Northern Ireland Paddy McNair England Sunderland £5.5m[34]
11 August 2016 DF Scotland Donald Love England Sunderland
22 August 2016 DF England Tyler Blackett England Reading Undisclosed[35]
30 August 2016 FW England Will Keane England Hull City Undisclosed[36]
31 August 2016 MF England James Weir England Hull City Undisclosed[37]
12 January 2017 MF France Morgan Schneiderlin England Everton £24m[38]
20 January 2017 FW Netherlands Memphis Depay France Lyon £13.8m[39][40]
28 January 2017 MF England Sean Goss England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed[nb 7][42]
2 February 2017 DF Libya Sadiq El Fitouri England Chesterfield Free[43]
29 March 2017 MF Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger United States Chicago Fire Free[44][45]

Loan out[change | change source]

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
23 July 2016 30 June 2017 DF Uruguay Guillermo Varela Germany Eintracht Frankfurt[46]
12 August 2016 30 June 2017 MF Belgium Adnan Januzaj England Sunderland[47]
20 August 2016 2 February 2017 FW England James Wilson England Derby County[48][49]
22 August 2016 30 June 2017 DF England Cameron Borthwick-Jackson England Wolverhampton Wanderers[50]
26 August 2016 30 June 2017 MF Brazil Andreas Pereira Spain Granada[51]
31 August 2016 3 February 2017 GK England Dean Henderson England Grimsby Town[52][53][54][55]
31 August 2016 5 January 2017 GK Portugal Joel Castro Pereira Portugal Belenenses[56]
5 January 2017 30 June 2017 GK England Sam Johnstone England Aston Villa[57]
17 January 2017 30 June 2017 DF England Joe Riley England Sheffield United[58]

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  1. Fee reported as £30 million[18]
  2. Fee reported as £26.3 million[20]
  3. Following his release, Dorrington signed for Huddersfield Town.[23]
  4. Following his release, Valdés signed for Middlesbrough.[25]
  5. Following his release, Powell signed for Wigan Athletic.[27]
  6. Following his release, Rathbone signed for Rochdale.[28]
  7. Fee reported as £500,000[41]