Manchester United
City: Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Founded: 1878
Nickname: The Red Devils
Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that currently plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.
Manchester United have won 20 league titles, the most of any English club, 11 FA Cups, four League Cups and a record 20 FA Community Shields. The club has also won three European Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup. In 1998–99, the club achieved a treble of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed the lives of eight players. In 1968, under the management of Matt Busby, Manchester United became the first English football club to win the European Cup. Alex Ferguson won 38 trophies between 1986 and 2013, when he announced his retirement. Louis van Gaal is the club's current manager after Ferguson's successor David Moyes was sacked after only 10 months in charge.
Manchester United was the second highest-earning football club in the world for 2013–14, with an annual revenue of €518
Current season top scorers
# | Player | |||
1. | Alejandro Garnacho | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2. | Bruno Fernandes | 2 | 1 | 0 |
3. | Jonny Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4. | Marcus Rashford | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5. | Victor Lindelöf | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6. | Amad Diallo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7. | Rasmus Højlund | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8. | Joshua Zirkzee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-team squad
Goalkeepers: Altay Bayındır (1), Tom Heaton (22), André Onana (24), Radek Vítek (40),
Defenders: Victor Lindelöf (2), Noussair Mazraoui (3), Matthijs de Ligt (4), Harry Maguire (5), Lisandro Martínez (6), Tyrell Malacia (12), Leny Yoro (15), Diogo Dalot (20), Luke Shaw (23), Jonny Evans (35), Harry Amass (41), Rhys Bennett (51), Sonny Aljofree (60),
Midfielders: Mason Mount (7), Bruno Fernandes (8), Christian Eriksen (14), Amad Diallo (16), Casemiro (18), Manuel Ugarte (25), Kobbie Mainoo (37), Sékou Koné (42), Toby Collyer (43), Dan Gore (44), James Scanlon (63),
Forwards: Jadon Sancho (0), Rasmus Højlund (9), Marcus Rashford (10), Joshua Zirkzee (11), Alejandro Garnacho (17), Antony (21), Ethan Wheatley (36), Ethan Ennis (49), Joe Hugill (52),
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