2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season is Manchester United's 19th season in the Premier League.

Manchester United
2010–11 season
Co-chairmenJoel and Avram Glazer
ManagerSir Alex Ferguson
StadiumOld Trafford
Premier League1st
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupFifth Round
UEFA Champions LeagueRunners-up
Community ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Dimitar Berbatov (20)
All: Dimitar Berbatov (21)
Highest home attendance75,486 (vs. Bolton Wanderers,
19 March)
Lowest home attendance46,083 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers,
26 October)
Average home attendance75,109
Home
Away
Third

In September, Nemanja Vidić named as Manchester United's new captain.[1]

Pre-season

Manchester United started their season with a tour in North America for the first time since 2004.[2]

Date Opponents Result Scorers
16 July 2010 Celtic 3 – 1 Berbatov, Welbeck, Cleverley
21 July 2010 Philadelphia Union 1 – 0 Obertan
25 July 2010 Kansas City Wizards 1 – 2 Berbatov
28 July 2010 MLS All-Stars 5 – 2 Macheda (2), Gibson, Cleverley, Hernández
30 July 2010 Guadalajara 2 – 3 Smalling, Nani
4 August 2010 Airtricity League XI 7 – 1 Park (2), Owen, Hernández, Valencia, Evans, Nani

Transfers

In

Pos. Name From Fee
DF   Chris Smalling   Fulham £7 million [3]
FW   Javier Hernández   Guadalajara £10 million [4]

Loan out

Pos. Name To
FW   Mame Biram Diouf   Blackburn Rovers
FW   Danny Welbeck   Sunderland
MF   Tom Cleverley   Wigan
DF   De Laet   Sheffield United

New deal

Pos. Name
DF   Nemanja Vidić [5]
MF   Ryan Giggs [6]
MF   Darren Fletcher [7]
DF   Patrice Evra [8]
FW   Wayne Rooney [9]

Retired

Pos. Name
DF   Gary Neville [10]

Community Shield

Community Shield is match between the champions of Premier League and the champions of the FA Cup.

Date Opponent Result Scorers Attendance
8 August 2010 Chelsea 3 – 1 Valencia, Javier Hernández, Berbatov 84,623

Premier League

      Win       Draw       Loss

 
Nani celebrates with Hernández and Giggs
Pos Club M W D L G+ G- +/- Pts
1 Manchester United 38 23 11 4 78 37 +41 80
2 Chelsea 38 21 8 9 69 33 +36 71
3 Manchester City 38 21 8 9 60 33 +27 71

Champions League

Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers
14 September 2010 Rangers H 0 – 0
29 September 2010 Valencia A 1 – 0 Hernández 85'
20 October 2010 Bursaspor H 1 – 0 Nani 7'
2 November 2010 A 3 – 0 Fletcher 48', Obertan 73', Bébé 77'
24 November 2010 Rangers A 1 – 0 Rooney 87'
7 December 2010 Valencia H 1 – 1 Anderson 62'
Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Manchester United 6 4 2 0 7 1 +6 14
  Valencia 6 3 2 1 15 4 +11 11
  Rangers 6 1 3 2 3 6 –3 6
  Bursaspor 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1
Date Round Opponents H / A Result Scorers
23 February 2011 Round of 16 Marseille A 0 – 0
15 March 2011 H 2 – 1 Hernández (2) 5', 75'
6 April 2011 Quarter-final Chelsea A 1 – 0 Rooney 24'
12 April 2011 H 2 – 1 Hernández 43', Park 77'
26 April 2011 Semi-final Schalke 04 A 2 – 0 Giggs 67', Rooney 69'
4 May 2011 H 4 – 1 Valencia 26', Gibson 31', Anderson (2) 72', 76'
28 May 2011 Final Barcelona / 1 – 3 Rooney 34'

Squad

No. Pos. Name
1 GK   Edwin van der Sar
2 MF   Gary Neville
3 DF   Patrice Evra
4 MF   Owen Hargreaves
5 DF   Rio Ferdinand
6 DF   Wes Brown
7 FW   Michael Owen
8 MF   Anderson
9 FW   Dimitar Berbatov
10 FW   Wayne Rooney
11 MF   Ryan Giggs
12 DF   Chris Smalling
13 MF   Park Ji-Sung
14 FW   Javier Hernández
15 DF   Nemanja Vidić
No. Pos. Name
16 MF   Michael Carrick
17 MF   Nani
18 MF   Paul Scholes
19 FW   Danny Welbeck
20 DF   Fábio
21 DF   Rafael
22 DF   John O'Shea
23 DF   Jonny Evans
24 MF   Darren Fletcher
25 MF   Antonio Valencia
26 FW   Gabriel Obertan
28 MF   Darron Gibson
29 GK   Tomasz Kuszczak
33 FW   Bébé
34 GK   Anders Lindegaard

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League Europe
1 GK   Edwin van der Sar 33 10
3 DF   Patrice Evra 34 9
5 DF   Rio Ferdinand 19 7
7 FW   Michael Owen 11 2
8 MF   Anderson 18 6
9 FW   Dimitar Berbatov 32 7
10 FW   Wayne Rooney 28 9
11 MF   Ryan Giggs 25 8
12 DF   Chris Smalling 16 9
13 MF   Park Ji-Sung 15 9
14 FW   Javier Hernández 27 9
15 DF   Nemanja Vidić 35 9
16 MF   Michael Carrick 28 11
17 MF   Nani 33 12
18 MF   Paul Scholes 22 7
21 DF   Rafael 16 7
22 DF   John O'Shea 20 6
23 DF   Jonny Evans 12 3
24 MF   Darren Fletcher 25 7
25 MF   Antonio Valencia 10 7

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2010–11 Manchester United F.C. Season Media

References

  1. Nemanja Vidic to retain Manchester United captaincy. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/9011010.stm. 
  2. United plan pre-season tour. http://www.manutdtalk.com/united-plan-pre-season-tour-next-stop-the-usa/1217/. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  3. Manchester United beat Arsenal to signing of Fulham's Chris Smalling. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/26/manchester-united-chris-smalling-fulham. 
  4. Javier Hernandez (Guadalajara to Manchester United). http://sports.xin.msn.com/barclays-premier-league/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=4247710&page=7. [dead link]
  5. Nemanja Vidic agrees new 'long-term' deal with United. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=809957&sec=transfers&cc=4716. Retrieved 2011-09-22. 
  6. New deal for Giggs. http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/Feb/New-deal-for-Giggs.aspx. 
  7. Fletcher signs new United deal. http://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/EnglishPremiership/Fletcher-signs-new-United-deal-20110304. 
  8. Evra seals new United deal. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3424385/Manchester-United-confirm-Patrice-Evras-new-contract.html. [dead link]
  9. Wayne Rooney signs five-year Manchester United deal. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/9118602.stm. 
  10. Manchester United defender Gary Neville retires. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/9385692.stm. 
  11. "Manchester United Squad Stats". Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-08-10.