2011–12 Manchester United F.C. season

season of football team

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

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
2012–13 →

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

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]

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

Community Shield

Transfers

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

Squad

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

Premier League

PosClubPPts
1Manchester United 3 9
2Manchester City 3 9
3Liverpool 3 7
PosClubPPts
1Manchester United 6 16
2Manchester City 6 16
3Chelsea 6 13
PosClubPPts
1Manchester City 10 28
2Manchester United 10 23
3Newcastle United 10 22

Stats

No.Pos.NameGoals
10FW Wayne Rooney9
14FW Javier Hernández6
17MF Nani3
19FW Danny Welbeck3
No.Pos.NameAssists
18MF Ashley Young5
17MF Nani4
11MF Ryan Giggs2
No.Pos.Name
18MF Ashley Young3
3DF Patrice Evra3
6DF Jonny Evans2
No.Pos.Name
6DF Jonny Evans1

Champions League

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Manchester United422084+48
S.L. Benfica422052+38
FC Basel412167–15
FC Oțelul Galați400417–60

League Cup and FA Cup

League Cup

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