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Manchester United
2021–22 season
ChairmanJoel and Avram Glazer
ManagerOle Gunnar Solskjær
StadiumOld Trafford
Premier League3rd
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bruno Fernandes
Mason Greenwood
(3 each)
All:
Bruno Fernandes
Mason Greenwood
(3 each)
Highest home attendance72,732
(v Leeds United, 14 August)
Lowest home attendance72,732
(v Leeds United, 14 August)
Average home league attendance72,732
All statistics correct as of 29 August 2021.

The 2021–22 season is Manchester United's 30th season in the Premier League and their 47th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club will participate in the Premier League, the EFL Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the FA Cup. This is the club's first season since 2013–14 without Chevrolet as the main shirt sponsor; they were replaced by software company TeamViewer.[1]

Pre-season and friendlies

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Manchester United will not go on an overseas tour in the 2021–22 pre-season. Instead, they will play matches in England, beginning with an away match against Championship side Derby County – managed by United's record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney – on 18 July 2021.[2] Tahith Chong, who was playing despite having agreed to join Birmingham City on loan for the season, scored the first goal in the 18th minute. He was substituted at half-time by Facundo Pellistri, who added a second on the hour mark. Colin Kazim-Richards pulled a goal back for Derby, but United held on to win 2–1.[3] United's next game was against Queens Park Rangers on 24 July.[2] Jesse Lingard opened the scoring in the third minute, but Charlie Austin equalised four minutes later. QPR then scored three goals in the space of eight minutes in the second half to give them a 4–1 lead with half an hour to play. Anthony Elanga pulled a goal back for Manchester United in the 73rd minute, but it was not enough to prevent defeat.[4]

On 28 July, United returned to Old Trafford to play Premier League debutants Brentford.[2] Elanga scored his second goal in two games in the 12th minute, only for Shandon Baptiste to equalise eight minutes later. Andreas Pereira then put United in front again with a volley from 25 yards out that went in off the underside of the crossbar; however, Bryan Mbeumo equalised for Brentford with 12 minutes left to play, and the visitors left with a draw.[5] United were scheduled to play an away game against another Championship club, Preston North End, on 31 July,[6] but the match was cancelled due to a number of suspected positive COVID-19 tests within the Manchester United team.[7] The final pre-season game was at home to fellow Premier League side Everton on 7 August;[2] United were 3–0 up by half-time via goals from Mason Greenwood, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes, before Diogo Dalot scored a fourth in the second half.[8]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
18 July 2021 Derby County A 2–1 Chong 18', Pellistri 60'
24 July 2021 Queens Park Rangers A 2–4 Lingard 3', Elanga 73'
28 July 2021 Brentford H 2–2 Elanga 12', Pereira 50' 30,000
31 July 2021 Preston North End A Cancelled
7 August 2021 Everton H 4–0 Greenwood 8', Maguire 15', Fernandes 29', Dalot 90+2' 55,000

Premier League

Matches

The 2021–22 Premier League fixtures were released on 16 June 2021.[9]

The league season started with a home match against Roses rival Leeds United on 14 August 2021. Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick, and Mason Greenwood and Fred scored the other two goals in a 5–1 win, as Paul Pogba equalled a Premier League record with four assists. Luke Ayling scored the only goal for the visitors.[10] The following week, United travelled to face Southampton, and went behind on the half-hour mark, when Fred deflected Ché Adams' shot past David de Gea for an own goal. Greenwood equalised 10 minutes into the second half, but United were unable to find a winner and the game finished 1–1, extending United's unbeaten away run to 27 league matches, equalling the record set by Arsenal in 2004.[11] That record was broken the following week, when on 29 August 2021, United travelled to face Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final match before the first international break of the season. Raphaël Varane made his debut as Greenwood scored the only goal of the game to secure a 1–0 win.[12]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
14 August 2021 Leeds United H 5–1 Fernandes (3) 30', 54', 60', Greenwood 52', Fred 68' 72,732 1st
22 August 2021 Southampton A 1–1 Greenwood 55' 29,485 5th
29 August 2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 Greenwood 80' 30,621 3rd
11 September 2021 Newcastle United H
19 September 2021 West Ham United A
25 September 2021 Aston Villa H
2 October 2021 Everton H
16 October 2021 Leicester City A
24 October 2021 Liverpool H
30 October 2021 Tottenham Hotspur A
6 November 2021 Manchester City H
20 November 2021 Watford A
27 November 2021 Chelsea A
30 November 2021 Arsenal H
4 December 2021 Crystal Palace H
11 December 2021 Norwich City A
14 December 2021 Brentford A
18 December 2021 Brighton & Hove Albion H
26 December 2021 Newcastle United A
28 December 2021 Burnley H
1 January 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
15 January 2022 Aston Villa A
22 January 2022 West Ham United H
8 February 2022 Burnley A
12 February 2022 Southampton H
19 February 2022 Leeds United A
26 February 2022 Watford H
5 March 2022 Manchester City A
12 March 2022 Tottenham Hotspur H
19 March 2022 Liverpool A
2 April 2022 Leicester City H
9 April 2022 Everton A
16 April 2022 Norwich City H
23 April 2022 Arsenal A
30 April 2022 Brentford H
7 May 2022 Brighton & Hove Albion A
15 May 2022 Chelsea H
22 May 2022 Crystal Palace A

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 +29 71 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 +13 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 +9 56 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 +3 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[14]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.[13]

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, United will enter the 2021–22 FA Cup in the Third Round Proper.

EFL Cup

As one of the seven English clubs competing in UEFA competitions in 2021–22, United entered the 2021–22 EFL Cup in the third round. The draw took place on 25 August and United were drawn at home to West Ham United; the match will be played on 22 September.[15][16]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
22 September 2021 West Ham United H

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Having finished in second place in the 2020–21 Premier League, Manchester United qualified automatically for the group stage of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League. The group stage draw took place on 26 August 2021.[17] They were drawn against Swiss champions BSC Young Boys, Atalanta from Italy and Villarreal of Spain. United had faced Villarreal in the 2021 UEFA Europa League Final, as well as the 2005–06 and 2008–09 Champions League group stages; all ended as draws. United faced Young Boys in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, during which United won both matches.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Group
position
14 September 2021 BSC Young Boys A
29 September 2021 Villarreal H
20 October 2021 Atalanta H
2 November 2021 Atalanta A
23 November 2021 Villarreal A
8 December 2021 BSC Young Boys H

Template:2021–22 UEFA Champions League group tables

Squad statistics

As of 31 August 2021
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain David de Gea 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF Sweden Victor Lindelöf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF Ivory Coast Eric Bailly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England Phil Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England Harry Maguire (c) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
6 MF France Paul Pogba 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
7 FW Uruguay Edinson Cavani 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
8 MF Spain Juan Mata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW France Anthony Martial 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0
10 FW England Marcus Rashford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW England Mason Greenwood 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0
13 GK England Lee Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England Jesse Lingard 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
15 MF Brazil Andreas Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Ivory Coast Amad Diallo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Brazil Fred 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
18 MF Portugal Bruno Fernandes 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0
19 DF France Raphaël Varane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF Portugal Diogo Dalot 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0
21 MF Wales Daniel James 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
22 GK England Tom Heaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England Luke Shaw 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
25 FW England Jadon Sancho 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0
26 GK England Dean Henderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Brazil Alex Telles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Uruguay Facundo Pellistri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England Aaron Wan-Bissaka 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
30 GK England Nathan Bishop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Serbia Nemanja Matić 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
33 DF England Brandon Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Netherlands Donny van de Beek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW Sweden Anthony Elanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF England James Garner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF England Axel Tuanzebe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Scotland Scott McTominay 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
43 DF England Teden Mengi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW Netherlands Tahith Chong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF Tunisia Hannibal Mejbri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 FW England Shola Shoretire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
– FW Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
2 July 2021 GK England Tom Heaton Unattached[a] Free [18]
23 July 2021 FW England Jadon Sancho Germany Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed[b] [20]
23 July 2021 DF Republic of Ireland Paul McShane England Rochdale Undisclosed [21]
14 August 2021 DF France Raphaël Varane Spain Real Madrid Undisclosed[c] [23]
31 August 2021 FW Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus Undisclosed[d] [25]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
7 June 2021 DF England Oliver Kilner England Oldham Athletic Undisclosed [26]
29 June 2021 GK Sweden Johan Guadagno Denmark Copenhagen Undisclosed [27]
30 June 2021 GK England Jacob Carney Released[e] [29]
30 June 2021 MF England Mark Helm Released[f] [29]
30 June 2021 DF Wales Iestyn Hughes Released[g] [29]
30 June 2021 GK Portugal Joel Castro Pereira Released[h] [29]
30 June 2021 MF Spain Arnau Puigmal Released[i] [29]
30 June 2021 GK Argentina Sergio Romero Released [29]
30 June 2021 DF England Max Taylor Released[j] [29]
30 June 2021 MF France Aliou Traoré Released [29]
30 July 2021 MF Republic of Ireland Charlie McCann Scotland Rangers Undisclosed [35]
31 August 2021 MF Wales Daniel James England Leeds United Undisclosed[k] [37]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
1 July 2021 End of season GK England Nathan Bishop England Mansfield Town [38]
2 July 2021 End of season DF England Reece Devine Scotland St Johnstone [39]
9 July 2021 End of season FW Netherlands Tahith Chong England Birmingham City [40]
23 July 2021 End of season DF England Will Fish England Stockport County [41]
30 July 2021 End of season DF England Di'Shon Bernard England Hull City [42]
5 August 2021 End of season MF Uruguay Facundo Pellistri Spain Alavés [43]
8 August 2021 End of season DF England Axel Tuanzebe England Aston Villa [44]
13 August 2021 End of season MF Northern Ireland Ethan Galbraith England Doncaster Rovers [45]
16 August 2021 End of season DF England Ethan Laird Wales Swansea City [46]
20 August 2021 End of season MF Wales Dylan Levitt Scotland Dundee United [47]
21 August 2021 End of season MF Brazil Andreas Pereira Brazil Flamengo [48]
22 August 2021 End of season MF England James Garner England Nottingham Forest [49]
23 August 2021 End of season DF England Brandon Williams England Norwich City [50]
28 August 2021 End of season FW England D'Mani Mellor England Salford City [51]

Notes

  1. ^ Most recently played for Aston Villa
  2. ^ Fee reported as £73 million[19]
  3. ^ Fee reported as £34 million, plus £8 million in add-ons.[22]
  4. ^ Fee reported as £12.85 million, plus £6.85 million in add-ons[24]
  5. ^ Joined Sunderland after release[28]
  6. ^ Joined Burnley after release[30]
  7. ^ Joined Leicester City after release[31]
  8. ^ Joined RKC Waalwijk after release[32]
  9. ^ Joined Almería after release[33]
  10. ^ Joined Rochdale after release[34]
  11. ^ Fee reported as £25 million[36]

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