2007–08 Manchester United F.C. season

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Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App(GS/Sub)
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Netherlands van der Sar 53 EU 2005 104 (104/0) 0 2008 £ 2m
12 GK England Foster 41 EU 2005 0 (0/0) 0 2009 £ 1m
29 GK Poland Kuszczak 42 EU 2007 13 (13/0) 0 2010 £ 3m
2 RB England Neville (captain) 49 EU 1991 540 (514/26) 7 2009 Youth system
22 RB Republic of Ireland O'Shea 43 EU 1998 255 (199/56) 12 2009 Youth system
26 RB England Bardsley 38 EU 2001 17 (9/8) 0 2009 Youth system
5 CB England Ferdinand 45 EU 2002 222 (218/4) 4 2009 £29.1m
6 RB England Brown 44 EU 1996 259 (229/30) 2 2008 Youth system
15 CB Serbia Vidić 42 Non-EU 2006 (Winter) 59 (55/4) 4 2010 £ 7.2m
28 CB Spain Piqué 37 EU 2004 10 (5/5) 0 2009 Free
3 LB FranceSenegal Evra 43 EU 2006 (Winter) 56 (43/13) 2 2009 £ 5.5m
27 LB France Silvestre 46 EU 1999 357 (323/34) 10 2009 £ 4m
4 DM EnglandCanada Hargreaves 43 EU 2007 3 (3/0) 0 2012 £17m
16 DM England Carrick 42 EU 2006 57 (53/4) 6 2011 £15m
8 MF Brazil Anderson 36 Non-EU 2007 1 (1/0) 0 2012 £17m
13 MF South Korea Park Ji-Sung 43 Non-EU 2005 65 (39/26) 7 2010 £ 4m
18 MF England Scholes 49 EU 1991 541 (449/92) 138 2009 Youth system
24 MF Scotland Fletcher 40 EU 2000 152 (115/37) 7 2009 Youth system
7 WI Portugal Ronaldo 39 EU 2003 193 (153/40) 50 2012 £12m
11 WI Wales Giggs (VC) 50 EU 1990 721 (641/80) 141 2008 Youth system
17 WI PortugalCape Verde Nani 37 EU 2007 5 (4/1) 1 2012 £17m
30 WI England Martin 37 EU 1 (1/0) 0 Youth system
33 WI England Eagles 38 EU 15 (5/10) 1 Youth system
9 CF France Saha 45 EU 2004 (Winter) 101 (66/35) 37 2010 £12.5m
10 CF England Rooney 38 EU 2004 148 (134/14) 59 2012 £27m Injured on 12 Aug - Broken foot  - May return on 2 months Source
20 CF Norway Solskjær 51 EU 1996 366 (216/150) 126 2008 £ 1.5m Retired on 28 Aug
21 CF China Dong 39 Non-EU 2004 (Winter) 1 (1/0) 0 2010 £ 0.5m
32 CF Argentina Tévez 40 Non-EU 2007 3 (3/0) 0 2009 Loan
39 CF England Campbell 36 EU 2004 1 (0/1) 0 Youth system

Squad stats

Total UCL EPL FA Cup League Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
1 GK Netherlands van der Sar 5 4 4
6 RB England Brown 5 4 4
5 CB England Ferdinand 5 4 4
15 CB Serbia Vidić 5 4 4
3 LB France
Senegal 		Evra 5 4 4
7 RM Portugal Ronaldo 2 2 2
16 DM England Carrick 4 4 4
18 MF England Scholes 5 4 1 4 1
17 LM Portugal
Cape Verde 		Nani 4 4 1 4 1
11 SS Wales Giggs 4 4 4
32 CF Argentina Tévez 4 3 3
4 DM England
Canada 		Hargreaves 3 2 2
27 LB France Silvestre 1 1 1
10 CF England Rooney 1 1 1 Injured on 12 Aug - Broken foot  - May return on 2 months Source
33 WI England Eagles 1 3 3
8 MF Brazil Anderson 1
22 RB Republic of Ireland O'Shea 3 3
24 MF Scotland Fletcher 2 2
39 CF England Campbell 1 1
9 CF France Saha 1 1 1 1
12 GK England Foster
29 GK Poland Kuszczak
2 RB England Neville
26 RB England Bardsley
19 CB Spain Piqué


13 MF South Korea Park Ji-Sung
30 WI England Martin


20 CF Norway Solskjær Retired on 28 Aug
21 CF China Dong
Last updated: 2 Sep
Source: ESPN (see Current Roster / Player / History)
Ordered by start team, game started and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
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Players transfer

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EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

The Management

Position Staff
Manager Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson
Assistant Manager Portugal Carlos Queiroz
Goalkeeping Coach England Tony Coton
Club Doctor England Dr Steve McNally
First Team Coach England Mike Phelan
Chief Scout England Jim Lawlor
First Team Physio England Rob Swire

Last updated: 19 Aug 2007
Source: Manchester United F.C. article on 19 Aug 2007

Kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): AIG

Home
Away
3rd
GK 1st
GK 2nd

Source: Wikipedia Manchester United Article

Other Information

Chairman United States Joel Glazer/United States Avram Glazer
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Old Trafford (76,212 / 116x76 yards)

Source: Manchester United F.C. article on 6 Aug 2007 and Internet Football Grounds Guide

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
3 4-3-3 3, 4 and 5
2 4-4-1-1 1 and 2
Last updated: 1 Sep 2007
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Most frequent start

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Netherlands Van der Sar 4
6 RB England Brown 4
5 CB England Ferdinand 4
15 CB Serbia Vidić 4
3 LB France
Senegal 		Evra 4
4 CM Portugal Hargreaves 3
18 CM England Scholes 5
16 CM England Carrick 4
17 RW Portugal
Cape Verde 		Nani 4
11 LW Wales Giggs 4
32 CF Argentina Tévez 4

Last updated: 1 Sep 2007
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match

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Updated to match played 1 Sep 2007
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Classification

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Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 2 2 1 3 2  +1 8 2 1 0 2 0  +2 0 1 1 1 2  −1

Last updated: 1 Sep 2007.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round

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League Cup

United were drawn at home against Coventry in the third round of the Carling Cup on September 1 2007 and will play their match on September 24

Matches

Competitive

Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1 5 Aug 2007 FA Community Shield — N Chelsea 1 – 1
(3-0 pen.)
Kick off: 15:00 WEST
Attendance: 80,731
Referee: M Halsey

Giggs 35'
Yellow card Rooney
2 12 Aug 2007 EPL 1 H Reading 0 – 0
3 15 Aug 2007 EPL 2 Template:Away venue} Portsmouth 1 – 1
4 19 Aug 2007 EPL 3 Template:Away venue} Manchester City 0 – 1
5 26 Aug 2007 EPL 4 H Tottenham 1 – 0
6 1 Sep 2007 EPL 5 H Sunderland 1 – 0
7 EPL
8 19 Sep 2007 UCL GS Template:Away venue} Sporting CP
9 EPL
10 26 Sep 2007 Football League Cup 3R H Coventry City
11 EPL
12 2 Oct 2007 UCL GS H Roma
13 EPL
14 EPL
15 23 Oct 2007 UCL GS Template:Away venue} Dynamo Kiev
16 EPL
17 EPL
18 7 Nov 2007 UCL GS H Dynamo Kiev
19 EPL
20 EPL
21 27 Nov 2007 UCL GS H Sporting CP
22 EPL
23 EPL
24 12 Dec 2007 UCL GS Template:Away venue} Roma
25 EPL
26 EPL
27 EPL
28 EPL
29 EPL
30 5 Jan 2008 FA Cup 3R
31 EPL
32 EPL
33 EPL
34 EPL
35 EPL
36 EPL
37 EPL
38 EPL
39 EPL
40 EPL
41 EPL
42 EPL
43 EPL
44 EPL
45 EPL
46 EPL
47 EPL

Last updated: 1 Sep 2007
Source: UEFA Champions League 2007-08 and FA Cup 2007-08
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1Manchester United goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Manchester United.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Pre-season

Match
 Date
 Competition or tour
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Scorers
 GD
1 17 Jul 2007 Far East Tour A Urawa Red Diamonds 2 - 2 Fletcher 47', Ronaldo 52' 0
2 20 Jul 2007 Far East Tour A FC Seoul 4 - 0 Ronaldo 5', Eagles 18', Rooney 20', Evra 60' 4
3 23 Jul 2007 Far East Tour N Shenzhen FC 6 - 0 Giggs 12', Rooney 20', Nani 22', O'Shea 54', Ronaldo 56', Eagles 63' 6
4 27 Jul 2007 Far East Tour N Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals 3 - 0 Rooney 12'(pen), Nani 43', Martin 53' 3
5 1 Aug 2007 Friendly H Inter Milan 2 - 3 Rooney 18', Adriano og 50' -1
6 3 Aug 2007 Friendly A Doncaster Rovers 2 - 0 Gibson 70', Evans 90' 2
7 4 Aug 2007 Friendly A Peterborough United 3 - 1 Eckersley 23', Jones 72', Dong Fangzhuo 82' 2
8 8 Aug 2007 Scott Thomson Testimonial A Dunfermline Athletic 4 - 0 Eagles 27', Giggs 35', Rooney 63' (pen), 85' 4
9 8 Aug 2007 Friendly A Glentoran 3 - 0 Campbell 5', Evra 14', Nani 37' 3

Last updated: 8 Aug 2007
1Manchester United goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Manchester United.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference

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