Manchester United 2008-2009
Treble WinnersTreble Winners
Won the Premier League title, Club World Cup and League Cup · 1st in the Premier League, 90 pts
Manchester United won the Treble in 2008-2009, finishing 1st in the Premier League with 90 points from 38 games and scoring 119 goals in all competitions. They won 44, drew 15 and lost 7 of their 66 games in all competitions under Alex Ferguson.
Stats
44
Won
15
Drawn
7
Lost
Form
L
W
D
W
W
Season at a Glance
119
Goals Scored
46
Conceded
66
Played
How this season compares
of 123 seasons
2.23
Points per game
3rd-best of 123 full seasons
1.80
Goals per game
52nd-best of 123 full seasons
0.70
Conceded per game
3rd-best of 123 full seasons
67%
Win rate
5th-best of 123 full seasons
In the Premier League, United ranked 2nd of 20 for goals scored (+0.55 per game vs the league average) and 1st for fewest conceded.
Cup Runs
Top Scorers
1
Cristiano Ronaldo
53 apps
26
12 ast
2
Wayne Rooney
49 apps
20
13 ast
3
Carlos Tevez
51 apps
15
7 ast
4
Dimitar Berbatov
43 apps
14
11 ast
5
Nemanja Vidic
55 apps
7
— ast
6
Luis Nani
31 apps
6
— ast
7
Ji-Sung Park
40 apps
4
— ast
8
Darren Fletcher
42 apps
4
1 ast
9
Michael Carrick
43 apps
4
11 ast
10
Ryan Giggs
47 apps
4
16 ast
All Results
66 matches
August 2008 1W · 2D · 1L
D
Portsmouth N
CS
0–0
10 Aug 84,808 0-1-0 D1
D
Newcastle United H
PL Fletcher
1–1
17 Aug 75,512 0-2-0 D2
W
Portsmouth A
PL Fletcher
1–0
25 Aug 20,540 1-2-0 W1
L
Zenit Saint Petersburg N
ESC Vidic
1–2
29 Aug 18,064 1-2-1 L1
September 2008 3W · 2D · 1L
L
Liverpool A
PL Tevez
1–2
13 Sep 44,192 1-2-2 L2
D
Villarreal H
EC
0–0
17 Sep 74,994 1-3-2 D1
D
Chelsea A
PL Park
1–1
21 Sep 41,970 1-4-2 D2
W
Middlesbrough H
LC Ronaldo, Giggs, Nani
3–1
23 Sep 53,729 2-4-2 W1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
PL Ronaldo (pen), Rooney
2–0
27 Sep 75,484 3-4-2 W2
W
Aa Aalborg A
EC Rooney, Berbatov 2
3–0
30 Sep 10,346 4-4-2 W3
October 2008 4W · 1D · 0L
W
Blackburn Rovers A
PL Brown, Rooney
2–0
4 Oct 27,321 5-4-2 W4
W
West Bromwich Albion H
PL Rooney, Ronaldo, Berbatov, Nani
4–0
18 Oct 75,451 6-4-2 W5
W
Celtic H
EC Berbatov 2, Rooney
3–0
21 Oct 74,655 7-4-2 W6
D
Everton A
PL Fletcher
1–1
25 Oct 36,069 7-5-2 D1
W
West Ham United H
PL Ronaldo 2
2–0
29 Oct 75,397 8-5-2 W1
November 2008 4W · 3D · 1L
W
Hull City H
PL Ronaldo 2, Carrick, Vidic
4–3
1 Nov 75,398 9-5-2 W2
D
Celtic A
EC Giggs
1–1
5 Nov 58,903 9-6-2 D1
L
Arsenal A
PL Silva
1–2
8 Nov 60,106 9-6-3 L1
W
Queens Park Rangers H
LC Tevez (pen)
1–0
11 Nov 62,539 10-6-3 W1
W
Stoke City H
PL Ronaldo 2, Carrick, Berbatov, Welbeck
5–0
15 Nov 75,369 11-6-3 W2
D
Aston Villa A
PL
0–0
22 Nov 42,585 11-7-3 D1
D
Villarreal A
EC
0–0
25 Nov 22,529 11-8-3 D2
W
Manchester City A
PL Rooney
1–0
30 Nov 47,320 12-8-3 W1
December 2008 6W · 2D · 0L
W
Blackburn Rovers H
LC Tevez 4 (pen), Nani
5–3
3 Dec 53,997 13-8-3 W2
W
Sunderland H
PL Vidic
1–0
6 Dec 75,400 14-8-3 W3
D
Aa Aalborg H
EC Tevez, Rooney
2–2
10 Dec 74,382 14-9-3 D1
D
Tottenham Hotspur A
PL
0–0
13 Dec 35,882 14-10-3 D2
W
Gamba Osaka N
CWC Vidic, Ronaldo, Rooney 2, Fletcher
5–3
18 Dec 67,618 15-10-3 W1
W
LDU Quito N
CWC Rooney
1–0
21 Dec 68,682 16-10-3 W2
W
Stoke City A
PL Tevez
1–0
26 Dec 27,500 17-10-3 W3
W
Middlesbrough H
PL Berbatov
1–0
29 Dec 75,294 18-10-3 W4
January 2009 8W · 0D · 1L
W
Southampton A
FAC Welbeck, Nani (pen), Gibson
3–0
4 Jan 31,901 19-10-3 W5
L
Derby County A
LC agg 0-1
0–1
7 Jan 30,194 19-10-4 L1
W
Chelsea H
PL Vidic, Rooney, Berbatov
3–0
11 Jan 75,445 20-10-4 W1
W
Wigan Athletic H
PL Rooney
1–0
14 Jan 73,917 21-10-4 W2
W
Bolton Wanderers A
PL Berbatov
1–0
17 Jan 26,021 22-10-4 W3
W
Derby County H
LC agg 4-3 Nani, O'Shea, Tevez, Ronaldo (pen)
4–2
20 Jan 73,374 23-10-4 W4
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
FAC Scholes, Berbatov
2–1
24 Jan 75,014 24-10-4 W5
W
West Bromwich Albion A
PL Berbatov, Tevez, Vidic, Ronaldo 2
5–0
27 Jan 26,105 25-10-4 W6
W
Everton H
PL Ronaldo (pen)
1–0
31 Jan 75,399 26-10-4 W7
February 2009 4W · 1D · 0L
W
West Ham United A
PL Giggs
1–0
8 Feb 34,958 27-10-4 W8
W
Derby County A
FAC Nani, Gibson, Ronaldo, Welbeck
4–1
15 Feb 32,103 28-10-4 W9
W
Fulham H
PL Scholes, Berbatov, Rooney
3–0
18 Feb 75,437 29-10-4 W10
W
Blackburn Rovers H
PL Rooney, Ronaldo
2–1
21 Feb 75,000 30-10-4 W11
D
Inter Milan A
EC agg 0-0
0–0
24 Feb 80,018 30-11-4 D1
March 2009 3W · 1D · 2L
D
Tottenham Hotspur N
LC
0–0
1 Mar 88,127 30-12-4 D2
W
Newcastle United A
PL Rooney, Berbatov
2–1
4 Mar 51,636 31-12-4 W1
W
Fulham A
FAC Tevez 2, Rooney, Park
4–0
7 Mar 24,662 32-12-4 W2
W
Inter Milan H
EC agg 2-0 Vidic, Ronaldo
2–0
11 Mar 74,769 33-12-4 W3
L
Liverpool H
PL Ronaldo (pen)
1–4
14 Mar 75,569 33-12-5 L1
L
Fulham A
PL
0–2
21 Mar 25,652 33-12-6 L2
April 2009 6W · 2D · 0L
W
Aston Villa H
PL Ronaldo 2, Macheda
3–2
5 Apr 75,409 34-12-6 W1
D
Porto H
EC agg 2-2 Rooney, Tevez
2–2
7 Apr 74,517 34-13-6 D1
W
Sunderland A
PL Scholes, Macheda
2–1
11 Apr 45,408 35-13-6 W1
W
Porto A
EC agg 3-2 Ronaldo
1–0
15 Apr 50,010 36-13-6 W2
D
Everton N
FAC
0–0
19 Apr 88,141 36-14-6 D1
W
Portsmouth H
PL Rooney, Carrick
2–0
22 Apr 74,895 37-14-6 W1
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
PL Ronaldo 2 (pen), Rooney 2, Berbatov
5–2
25 Apr 75,458 38-14-6 W2
W
Arsenal H
EC agg 1-0 O'Shea
1–0
29 Apr 74,733 39-14-6 W3
May 2009 5W · 1D · 1L
W
Middlesbrough A
PL Giggs, Park
2–0
2 May 33,767 40-14-6 W4
W
Arsenal A
EC agg 4-1 Park, Ronaldo 2
3–1
5 May 59,867 41-14-6 W5
W
Manchester City H
PL Ronaldo, Tevez
2–0
10 May 75,464 42-14-6 W6
W
Wigan Athletic A
PL Tevez, Carrick
2–1
13 May 21,286 43-14-6 W7
D
Arsenal H
PL
0–0
16 May 75,468 43-15-6 D1
W
Hull City A
PL Gibson
1–0
24 May 24,945 44-15-6 W1
L
Barcelona N
EC
0–2
27 May 72,700 44-15-7 L1
Home & Away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | CS | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 80% | 18 | 73,249 |
| Away | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 62% | 17 | 37,027 |
| Neutral | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29% | 4 | 69,734 |
Home crowds averaged 73,249, away 37,027. Their biggest crowd was 88,141 v Everton, the smallest 10,346 v Aa Aalborg.
Season Records
5–0
Biggest win
v Stoke City · 15 Nov 2008
1–4
Heaviest defeat
v Liverpool · 14 Mar 2009
11
Longest win streak
16
Longest unbeaten run
4
Longest winless run
39
Clean sheets
12
Failed to score
1–0
Most common score
14 times
United completed the league double over Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Hull City, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Stoke City, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United and Wigan Athletic. They lost both league meetings with Liverpool.
When Goals Were Scored
Scored Conceded
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
United's average goal came in the 49', the average one conceded in the 51'. They scored 20 from the 81st minute on and conceded 9. Penalties: 8 scored, 6 conceded. Own goals: 0 for, 1 against.
| Min | Scorer | Opponent | Comp | Before | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22' | Obafemi Martins | vs Newcastle United | PL | 0–0 | 17 Aug 2008 |
| 24' | Darren Fletcher | vs Newcastle United | PL | 0–1 | 17 Aug 2008 |
| 32' | Darren Fletcher | @ Portsmouth | PL | 0–0 | 25 Aug 2008 |
| 44' | Pavel Pogrebnyak | v Zenit Saint Petersburg | ESC | 0–0 | 29 Aug 2008 |
| 59' | Danny | v Zenit Saint Petersburg | ESC | 0–1 | 29 Aug 2008 |
| 73' | Nemanja Vidic | v Zenit Saint Petersburg | ESC | 0–2 | 29 Aug 2008 |
| 3' | Carlos Tevez | @ Liverpool | PL | 0–0 | 13 Sep 2008 |
| 26' | Wesley Brown OG | @ Liverpool | PL | 1–0 | 13 Sep 2008 |
| 77' | Ryan Babel | @ Liverpool | PL | 1–1 | 13 Sep 2008 |
| 18' | Ji-Sung Park | @ Chelsea | PL | 0–0 | 21 Sep 2008 |
| 80' | Salomon Kalou | @ Chelsea | PL | 1–0 | 21 Sep 2008 |
| 25' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Middlesbrough | LC | 0–0 | 23 Sep 2008 |
| 56' | Adam Johnson | vs Middlesbrough | LC | 1–0 | 23 Sep 2008 |
| 79' | Ryan Giggs | vs Middlesbrough | LC | 1–1 | 23 Sep 2008 |
| 90+5' | Nani | vs Middlesbrough | LC | 2–1 | 23 Sep 2008 |
| 60' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 27 Sep 2008 |
| 77' | Wayne Rooney | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–0 | 27 Sep 2008 |
| 22' | Wayne Rooney | @ Aa Aalborg | EC | 0–0 | 30 Sep 2008 |
| 55' | Dimitar Berbatov | @ Aa Aalborg | EC | 1–0 | 30 Sep 2008 |
| 79' | Dimitar Berbatov | @ Aa Aalborg | EC | 2–0 | 30 Sep 2008 |
| 31' | Wesley Brown | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–0 | 4 Oct 2008 |
| 64' | Wayne Rooney | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 1–0 | 4 Oct 2008 |
| 56' | Wayne Rooney | vs West Bromwich Albion | PL | 0–0 | 18 Oct 2008 |
| 69' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs West Bromwich Albion | PL | 1–0 | 18 Oct 2008 |
| 72' | Dimitar Berbatov | vs West Bromwich Albion | PL | 2–0 | 18 Oct 2008 |
| 90' | Nani | vs West Bromwich Albion | PL | 3–0 | 18 Oct 2008 |
| 30' | Dimitar Berbatov | vs Celtic | EC | 0–0 | 21 Oct 2008 |
| 51' | Dimitar Berbatov | vs Celtic | EC | 1–0 | 21 Oct 2008 |
| 76' | Wayne Rooney | vs Celtic | EC | 2–0 | 21 Oct 2008 |
| 21' | Darren Fletcher | @ Everton | PL | 0–0 | 25 Oct 2008 |
| 63' | Marouane Fellaini | @ Everton | PL | 1–0 | 25 Oct 2008 |
| 14' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs West Ham United | PL | 0–0 | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 30' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs West Ham United | PL | 1–0 | 29 Oct 2008 |
| 3' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Hull City | PL | 0–0 | 1 Nov 2008 |
| 23' | Daniel Cousin | vs Hull City | PL | 1–0 | 1 Nov 2008 |
| 29' | Michael Carrick | vs Hull City | PL | 1–1 | 1 Nov 2008 |
| 44' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Hull City | PL | 2–1 | 1 Nov 2008 |
| 57' | Nemanja Vidic | vs Hull City | PL | 3–1 | 1 Nov 2008 |
| 69' | Bernard Mendy | vs Hull City | PL | 4–1 | 1 Nov 2008 |
| 82' | Deiberson Geovanni pen | vs Hull City | PL | 4–2 | 1 Nov 2008 |
| 13' | Scott McDonald | @ Celtic | EC | 0–0 | 5 Nov 2008 |
| 85' | Ryan Giggs | @ Celtic | EC | 0–1 | 5 Nov 2008 |
| 22' | Samir Nasri | @ Arsenal | PL | 0–0 | 8 Nov 2008 |
| 48' | Samir Nasri | @ Arsenal | PL | 0–1 | 8 Nov 2008 |
| 90' | Rafael da Silva | @ Arsenal | PL | 0–2 | 8 Nov 2008 |
| 76' | Carlos Tevez pen | vs Queens Park Rangers | LC | 0–0 | 11 Nov 2008 |
| 3' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Stoke City | PL | 0–0 | 15 Nov 2008 |
| 45' | Michael Carrick | vs Stoke City | PL | 1–0 | 15 Nov 2008 |
| 49' | Dimitar Berbatov | vs Stoke City | PL | 2–0 | 15 Nov 2008 |
| 84' | Danny Welbeck | vs Stoke City | PL | 3–0 | 15 Nov 2008 |
| 89' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Stoke City | PL | 4–0 | 15 Nov 2008 |
| 42' | Wayne Rooney | @ Manchester City | PL | 0–0 | 30 Nov 2008 |
| 36' | Carlos Tevez | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 0–0 | 3 Dec 2008 |
| 40' | Nani | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 1–0 | 3 Dec 2008 |
| 47' | Benni McCarthy | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 2–0 | 3 Dec 2008 |
| 51' | Carlos Tevez pen | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 2–1 | 3 Dec 2008 |
| 55' | Carlos Tevez | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 3–1 | 3 Dec 2008 |
| 84' | Matthew Derbyshire | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 4–1 | 3 Dec 2008 |
| 90+2' | Benni McCarthy | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 4–2 | 3 Dec 2008 |
| 90+4' | Carlos Tevez | vs Blackburn Rovers | LC | 4–3 | 3 Dec 2008 |
| 90+1' | Nemanja Vidic | vs Sunderland | PL | 0–0 | 6 Dec 2008 |
| 3' | Carlos Tevez | vs Aa Aalborg | EC | 0–0 | 10 Dec 2008 |
| 31' | Michael Jakobsen | vs Aa Aalborg | EC | 1–0 | 10 Dec 2008 |
| 45' | Jeppe Curth | vs Aa Aalborg | EC | 1–1 | 10 Dec 2008 |
| 52' | Wayne Rooney | vs Aa Aalborg | EC | 1–2 | 10 Dec 2008 |
| 28' | Nemanja Vidic | v Gamba Osaka | CWC | 0–0 | 18 Dec 2008 |
| 45' | Cristiano Ronaldo | v Gamba Osaka | CWC | 1–0 | 18 Dec 2008 |
| 73' | Masoto Yamazaki | v Gamba Osaka | CWC | 2–0 | 18 Dec 2008 |
| 75' | Wayne Rooney | v Gamba Osaka | CWC | 2–1 | 18 Dec 2008 |
| 77' | Darren Fletcher | v Gamba Osaka | CWC | 3–1 | 18 Dec 2008 |
| 80' | Wayne Rooney | v Gamba Osaka | CWC | 4–1 | 18 Dec 2008 |
| 84' | Yasuhito Endo pen | v Gamba Osaka | CWC | 5–1 | 18 Dec 2008 |
| 90' | Hideo Hashimoto | v Gamba Osaka | CWC | 5–2 | 18 Dec 2008 |
| 73' | Wayne Rooney | v LDU Quito | CWC | 0–0 | 21 Dec 2008 |
| 83' | Carlos Tevez | @ Stoke City | PL | 0–0 | 26 Dec 2008 |
| 69' | Dimitar Berbatov | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 0–0 | 29 Dec 2008 |
| 20' | Danny Welbeck | @ Southampton | FAC | 0–0 | 4 Jan 2009 |
| 48' | Nani pen | @ Southampton | FAC | 1–0 | 4 Jan 2009 |
| 81' | Darron Gibson | @ Southampton | FAC | 2–0 | 4 Jan 2009 |
| 30' | Kris Commons | @ Derby County | LC | 0–0 | 7 Jan 2009 |
| 45' | Nemanja Vidic | vs Chelsea | PL | 0–0 | 11 Jan 2009 |
| 63' | Wayne Rooney | vs Chelsea | PL | 1–0 | 11 Jan 2009 |
| 87' | Dimitar Berbatov | vs Chelsea | PL | 2–0 | 11 Jan 2009 |
| 1' | Wayne Rooney | vs Wigan Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 14 Jan 2009 |
| 90' | Dimitar Berbatov | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 17 Jan 2009 |
| 16' | Nani | vs Derby County | LC | 0–0 | 20 Jan 2009 |
| 22' | John O'Shea | vs Derby County | LC | 1–0 | 20 Jan 2009 |
| 34' | Carlos Tevez | vs Derby County | LC | 2–0 | 20 Jan 2009 |
| 80' | Giles Barnes pen | vs Derby County | LC | 3–0 | 20 Jan 2009 |
| 89' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | vs Derby County | LC | 3–1 | 20 Jan 2009 |
| 90+2' | Giles Barnes | vs Derby County | LC | 4–1 | 20 Jan 2009 |
| 5' | Roman Pavlyuchenko | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 0–0 | 24 Jan 2009 |
| 35' | Paul Scholes | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 0–1 | 24 Jan 2009 |
| 36' | Dimitar Berbatov | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 1–1 | 24 Jan 2009 |
| 22' | Dimitar Berbatov | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 0–0 | 27 Jan 2009 |
| 44' | Carlos Tevez | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 1–0 | 27 Jan 2009 |
| 60' | Nemanja Vidic | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 2–0 | 27 Jan 2009 |
| 65' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 3–0 | 27 Jan 2009 |
| 73' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 4–0 | 27 Jan 2009 |
| 44' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | vs Everton | PL | 0–0 | 31 Jan 2009 |
| 62' | Ryan Giggs | @ West Ham United | PL | 0–0 | 8 Feb 2009 |
| 29' | Nani | @ Derby County | FAC | 0–0 | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 44' | Darron Gibson | @ Derby County | FAC | 1–0 | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 48' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Derby County | FAC | 2–0 | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 56' | Miles Addison | @ Derby County | FAC | 3–0 | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 81' | Danny Welbeck | @ Derby County | FAC | 3–1 | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 12' | Paul Scholes | vs Fulham | PL | 0–0 | 18 Feb 2009 |
| 30' | Dimitar Berbatov | vs Fulham | PL | 1–0 | 18 Feb 2009 |
| 63' | Wayne Rooney | vs Fulham | PL | 2–0 | 18 Feb 2009 |
| 23' | Wayne Rooney | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–0 | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 32' | Roque Santa Cruz | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 1–0 | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 60' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 1–1 | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 9' | Peter Lovenkrands | @ Newcastle United | PL | 0–0 | 4 Mar 2009 |
| 20' | Wayne Rooney | @ Newcastle United | PL | 0–1 | 4 Mar 2009 |
| 56' | Dimitar Berbatov | @ Newcastle United | PL | 1–1 | 4 Mar 2009 |
| 20' | Carlos Tevez | @ Fulham | FAC | 0–0 | 7 Mar 2009 |
| 35' | Carlos Tevez | @ Fulham | FAC | 1–0 | 7 Mar 2009 |
| 50' | Wayne Rooney | @ Fulham | FAC | 2–0 | 7 Mar 2009 |
| 81' | Ji-Sung Park | @ Fulham | FAC | 3–0 | 7 Mar 2009 |
| 4' | Nemanja Vidic | vs Inter Milan | EC | 0–0 | 11 Mar 2009 |
| 49' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Inter Milan | EC | 1–0 | 11 Mar 2009 |
| 23' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | vs Liverpool | PL | 0–0 | 14 Mar 2009 |
| 28' | Fernando Torres | vs Liverpool | PL | 1–0 | 14 Mar 2009 |
| 44' | Steven Gerrard pen | vs Liverpool | PL | 1–1 | 14 Mar 2009 |
| 77' | Fabio Aurelio | vs Liverpool | PL | 1–2 | 14 Mar 2009 |
| 90+1' | Andrea Dossena | vs Liverpool | PL | 1–3 | 14 Mar 2009 |
| 18' | Danny Murphy pen | @ Fulham | PL | 0–0 | 21 Mar 2009 |
| 87' | Zoltan Gera | @ Fulham | PL | 0–1 | 21 Mar 2009 |
| 13' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Aston Villa | PL | 0–0 | 5 Apr 2009 |
| 30' | John Carew | vs Aston Villa | PL | 1–0 | 5 Apr 2009 |
| 58' | Gabriel Agbonlahor | vs Aston Villa | PL | 1–1 | 5 Apr 2009 |
| 81' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Aston Villa | PL | 1–2 | 5 Apr 2009 |
| 90+3' | Federico Macheda | vs Aston Villa | PL | 2–2 | 5 Apr 2009 |
| 4' | Cristian Rodriguez | vs Porto | EC | 0–0 | 7 Apr 2009 |
| 15' | Wayne Rooney | vs Porto | EC | 0–1 | 7 Apr 2009 |
| 86' | Carlos Tevez | vs Porto | EC | 1–1 | 7 Apr 2009 |
| 90' | Lucho Gonzalez | vs Porto | EC | 2–1 | 7 Apr 2009 |
| 19' | Paul Scholes | @ Sunderland | PL | 0–0 | 11 Apr 2009 |
| 54' | Kenwyne Jones | @ Sunderland | PL | 1–0 | 11 Apr 2009 |
| 75' | Federico Macheda | @ Sunderland | PL | 1–1 | 11 Apr 2009 |
| 5' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Porto | EC | 0–0 | 15 Apr 2009 |
| 9' | Wayne Rooney | vs Portsmouth | PL | 0–0 | 22 Apr 2009 |
| 82' | Michael Carrick | vs Portsmouth | PL | 1–0 | 22 Apr 2009 |
| 29' | Darren Bent | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–0 | 25 Apr 2009 |
| 32' | Luka Modric | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–1 | 25 Apr 2009 |
| 57' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–2 | 25 Apr 2009 |
| 67' | Wayne Rooney | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 1–2 | 25 Apr 2009 |
| 68' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 2–2 | 25 Apr 2009 |
| 71' | Wayne Rooney | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 3–2 | 25 Apr 2009 |
| 79' | Dimitar Berbatov | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 4–2 | 25 Apr 2009 |
| 17' | John O'Shea | vs Arsenal | EC | 0–0 | 29 Apr 2009 |
| 25' | Ryan Giggs | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 0–0 | 2 May 2009 |
| 51' | Ji-Sung Park | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 1–0 | 2 May 2009 |
| 8' | Ji-Sung Park | @ Arsenal | EC | 0–0 | 5 May 2009 |
| 11' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Arsenal | EC | 1–0 | 5 May 2009 |
| 61' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Arsenal | EC | 2–0 | 5 May 2009 |
| 76' | Robin van Persie pen | @ Arsenal | EC | 3–0 | 5 May 2009 |
| 18' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Manchester City | PL | 0–0 | 10 May 2009 |
| 45' | Carlos Tevez | vs Manchester City | PL | 1–0 | 10 May 2009 |
| 28' | Hugo Rodallega | @ Wigan Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 13 May 2009 |
| 61' | Carlos Tevez | @ Wigan Athletic | PL | 0–1 | 13 May 2009 |
| 86' | Michael Carrick | @ Wigan Athletic | PL | 1–1 | 13 May 2009 |
| 24' | Darron Gibson | @ Hull City | PL | 0–0 | 24 May 2009 |
| 10' | Samuel Eto'o | v Barcelona | EC | 0–0 | 27 May 2009 |
| 70' | Lionel Messi | v Barcelona | EC | 0–1 | 27 May 2009 |
Squad
36 players
| Player | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | Mins | Yel | Red | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Ast | ||||
| Nemanja Vidic | 34 (1) | 4 | 4 | – | 4 (2) | – | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 55 (3) | 7 | – | – | 7 | 3 |
| John O'Shea | 30 (10) | – | 4 (1) | – | 6 | 1 | 13 (1) | 1 | 1 | – | 54 (12) | 2 | – | – | 3 | – |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 33 (2) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 (2) | 2 | 12 (1) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 53 (5) | 26 | 12 | 4,41774% | 8 | 1 |
| Carlos Tevez | 29 (11) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 (1) | 6 | 10 (5) | 2 | 3 | – | 51 (17) | 15 | 7 | 3,54360% | 7 | – |
| Wayne Rooney | 30 (5) | 12 | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 (1) | – | 14 (2) | 4 | 2 (1) | 3 | 49 (10) | 20 | 13 | 3,62261% | 9 | 1 |
| Edwin van der Sar | 33 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | – | 3 | – | 49 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Patrice Evra | 28 | – | 3 (1) | – | 2 (1) | – | 12 (1) | – | 3 | – | 48 (3) | – | 3 | 4,02168% | 8 | – |
| Ryan Giggs | 28 (13) | 2 | 2 | – | 4 (1) | 1 | 11 (5) | 1 | 2 | – | 47 (19) | 4 | 16 | 2,95650% | – | – |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 31 (2) | 9 | 3 (1) | 1 | – | – | 9 (4) | 4 | – | – | 43 (7) | 14 | 11 | 3,27555% | 2 | – |
| Michael Carrick | 28 (4) | 4 | 3 | – | 1 (1) | – | 9 | – | 2 (1) | – | 43 (6) | 4 | 11 | 3,30756% | 3 | – |
| Rio Ferdinand | 24 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 12 | – | 3 | – | 43 | – | – | 3,85465% | 3 | – |
| Darren Fletcher | 26 (1) | 3 | 3 (1) | – | 1 (1) | – | 9 | – | 3 (2) | 1 | 42 (5) | 4 | 1 | 3,19754% | 6 | 1 |
| Ji-Sung Park | 25 (4) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 10 (5) | 1 | 1 | – | 40 (9) | 4 | – | – | 4 | – |
| Oliveira Anderson | 17 (6) | – | 3 | – | 6 (1) | – | 10 (2) | – | 2 | – | 38 (9) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Paul Scholes | 21 (7) | 2 | 2 (1) | 1 | 3 (1) | – | 7 (3) | – | 2 | – | 35 (12) | 3 | 2 | 2,29539% | 6 | 2 |
| Jonny Evans | 17 (1) | – | 3 (1) | – | 5 | – | 7 (1) | – | 2 (2) | – | 34 (5) | – | 1 | 2,71446% | 3 | – |
| Luis Nani | 13 (6) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 (1) | – | 2 | – | 31 (7) | 6 | – | – | 2 | – |
| Gary Neville | 16 (3) | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 5 (1) | – | 3 (1) | – | 29 (5) | – | – | 2,06535% | 3 | – |
| Rafael da Silva | 16 (4) | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 4 (2) | – | 1 | – | 28 (6) | 1 | – | – | 6 | – |
| Darron Gibson | 3 (2) | 1 | 3 (1) | 2 | 6 (1) | – | 2 (1) | – | – | – | 14 (5) | 3 | 1 | 98117% | 1 | – |
| Danny Welbeck | 3 (2) | 1 | 5 (2) | 2 | 5 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | 13 (5) | 3 | 2 | 76813% | – | – |
| Wesley Brown | 8 (2) | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 (3) | – | 1 (1) | – | 13 (6) | 1 | – | – | 3 | – |
| Ben Foster | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | 85314% | – | – |
| Tomasz Kuszczak | 4 (1) | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 8 (1) | – | – | 69012% | – | – |
| Rodrigo Possebon | 3 (3) | – | 2 (2) | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 (5) | – | – | 3185% | – | – |
| Federico Macheda | 4 (2) | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 (2) | 2 | 1 | 2855% | 2 | – |
| Richard Eckersley | 2 (2) | – | 2 (2) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 (4) | – | – | 1312% | – | – |
| Owen Hargreaves | 2 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 (1) | – | – | 1783% | – | – |
| Manucho | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 2 (2) | – | – | – | – | – | 3 (3) | – | 1 | 1352% | – | – |
| Zoran Tosic | 2 (2) | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 (3) | – | – | 401% | – | – |
| Fraizer Campbell | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 2 (1) | – | – | 922% | 1 | – |
| Fabio da Silva | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ben Amos | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 942% | – | – |
| James Chester | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | 240% | – | – |
| Lee Robert Martin | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ritchie de Laet | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Premier League Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 90 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 77 | 27 | 50 | 86 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 83 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 37 | 31 | 72 |
| 5 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 63 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 54 | 48 | 6 | 62 |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 53 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 51 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 51 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 50 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 45 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 55 | -17 | 45 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 41 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 41 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 60 | -20 | 41 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 54 | -20 | 36 |
| 17 | Hull City | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 35 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 34 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 57 | -29 | 32 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 32 |
Points Progression
Premier League
Transfers
19 moves
In
- Dimitar Berbatov Centre-Forward
- Zoran Tosic Right Winger
- Ritchie De Laet Right-Back
Out
- Gerard Piqué Centre-Back
- Chris Eagles Right Winger
- Mikaël Silvestre Left-Back
- Fangzhuo Dong Centre-Forward
- Louis Saha Centre-Forward
- Michael Barnes Left Midfield
- Michael Lea Left-Back
- Ritchie Jones Central Midfield
Loans
- OUT Lee Martin Attacking Midfield
- OUT Sam Hewson Central Midfield
Debuts & Farewells
Debuts this season
- Dimitar Berbatov 43 apps, 14 goals
- Rafael da Silva 28 apps, 1 goal
- Danny Welbeck 13 apps, 3 goals
- Rodrigo Possebon 8 apps
- Federico Macheda 5 apps, 2 goals
- Richard Eckersley 4 apps
- Manucho 3 apps
- Zoran Tosic 3 apps
- Fabio da Silva 2 apps
- Ben Amos 1 app
- James Chester 1 app
- Ritchie de Laet 1 app
Final appearances
- Carlos Tevez last of 51 apps
- Fraizer Campbell last of 2 apps
- Lee Robert Martin last of 1 app
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