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2021–22 Manchester United F.C. season

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Manchester United
2021–22 season
ChairmanJoel and Avram Glazer
ManagerOle Gunnar Solskjær (until 21 November)
Michael Carrick (caretaker, 21 November to 2 December)
Ralf Rangnick (interim, from 3 December)
StadiumOld Trafford
Premier League7th
FA CupThird Round
EFL CupThird Round
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Cristiano Ronaldo (7)
All: Cristiano Ronaldo (13)
Highest home attendance73,172
(v. Crystal Palace, 5 December)
Lowest home attendance72,732
(v. Leeds United, 14 August;
v. Newcastle United, 11 September)
Average home league attendance72,998
Away colours
Third colours
All statistics correct as of 27 December 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 is participating in the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, having been knocked out of the EFL Cup in the third round.

In August 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the club from Juventus after 12 years away, having left for Real Madrid in 2009 for a world record transfer fee.

On 21 November 2021, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær left the club and was replaced as caretaker by first-team coach Michael Carrick. Eight days later, Ralf Rangnick was appointed as interim manager until the end of the season, taking charge officially on 3 December.

Pre-season and friendlies

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Manchester United did not go on an overseas tour in the 2021–22 pre-season. Instead, they played 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.[1] 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.[2] United's next game was against Queens Park Rangers on 24 July.[1] 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.[3]

On 28 July, United returned to Old Trafford to play Premier League debutants Brentford.[1] 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.[4] United were scheduled to play an away game against another Championship club, Preston North End, on 31 July,[5] but the match was cancelled due to a number of suspected positive COVID-19 tests within the Manchester United team.[6] The final pre-season game was at home to fellow Premier League side Everton on 7 August;[1] 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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] 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 following his move from Real Madrid, and provided the assist as Greenwood scored the only goal of the game to secure a 1–0 win.[11]

United's first game after the international break was at home to Newcastle United on 11 September and marked Cristiano Ronaldo's second debut for the club after re-signing from Juventus. It took him until injury time at the end of the first half to open the scoring, turning home the rebound after Newcastle goalkeeper Freddie Woodman spilled a long-range shot from Greenwood. Javier Manquillo equalised for Newcastle in the 56th minute, but Ronaldo restored United's lead six minutes later with a shot through Woodman's legs following a through-ball from Luke Shaw. Fernandes then scored a third with a long-range strike 10 minutes from full time, before Jesse Lingard scored his first goal for the club since August 2020, as United won 4–1 to return to the top of the table.[12] In the next match away to West Ham United on 19 September, United went behind on the half-hour when a shot from Saïd Benrahma was deflected past De Gea off Varane; however, less than five minutes later, Ronaldo scored the equaliser, following up after his original shot was saved by Łukasz Fabiański. A minute from the end of normal time, Lingard put United in front with a curling shot into the top corner from just inside the penalty area, but deep into injury time, West Ham were awarded a penalty after Shaw was deemed to have handled the ball in his own area. Mark Noble was brought on specifically to take the kick, but De Gea dived the right way to make the save;[13] it was his first penalty save in the league since October 2014.[14] United then played host to Aston Villa on 25 September, and lost defenders Shaw and Maguire to injury either side of half-time. The match remained goalless until the 88th minute, when Kortney Hause headed in a corner. The Villa defender then gave away a penalty in injury time when he handled the ball after an Edinson Cavani flick-on; however, Fernandes' shot went over the bar, giving Villa their first win at Old Trafford in any competition since December 2009.[15]

United took the lead just before half-time in their first fixture in October, at home to Everton, when Anthony Martial scored his first club goal since the 9–0 win over Southampton in February; however, Andros Townsend equalised for the visitors 20 minutes into the second half. Yerry Mina thought he had scored the winning goal in the 86th minute, but it was ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee (VAR).[16] Following the international break, United travelled to the King Power Stadium two weeks later to face Leicester City. Greenwood opened the scoring, but Youri Tielemans pulled Leicester level just after the half-hour, before Çağlar Söyüncü put them in front with 12 minutes to go in the match. Marcus Rashford levelled the scores again in his first appearance since the UEFA Euro 2020 Final, but Jamie Vardy restored Leicester's lead a minute later and Patson Daka added a fourth in injury time to end United's record-breaking away Premier League unbeaten streak at 29.[17] The following week, United hosted arch-rivals Liverpool; Naby Keïta opened the scoring in the fifth minute, before Diogo Jota doubled the lead eight minutes later. Mohamed Salah scored two more before half-time to put United four goals down at the break for only the second time in a Premier League game, before completing his hat-trick five minutes into the second half. Pogba was then sent off for a two-footed tackle on Keïta as United suffered their worst ever home defeat to Liverpool.[18] With United on the verge of losing three league games in a row for the first time since December 2015, they travelled to play Tottenham Hotspur on 30 October. Playing with five at the back following the return of Varane from injury and with Cavani starting up front alongside Ronaldo, United won the match 3–0. Ronaldo opened the scoring six minutes before half-time before providing an assist for Cavani's first goal of the season almost 20 minutes into the second half, and Rashford completed the scoring four minutes from the end.[19]

November began with Manchester United playing host to their local rivals, Manchester City, at Old Trafford. Eric Bailly started in place of Varane, who had been injured in the Champions League match against Atalanta four days earlier, and it was the Ivorian defender who opened the scoring, albeit for the away side, as he put João Cancelo's cross into his own net. Bernardo Silva doubled City's lead just before half-time, when Bailly was substituted by Jadon Sancho. City remained the more likely of the two sides to score in the second half, but De Gea was able to keep them out for the remainder of the game, and United went into the international break nine points behind league leaders Chelsea.[20] On 20 November 2021, United suffered a 4–1 defeat to newly promoted Watford, leaving the Red Devils seventh in the table. United academy graduate Joshua King opened the scoring before De Gea saved a penalty from Ismaïla Sarr (as well as the original, which had to be retaken for encroachment); however, Sarr did eventually score just before half-time. Donny van de Beek scored his first goal of the season five minutes into the second half, but Maguire was sent off for a second yellow card midway through the period. As United searched for an equaliser, João Pedro and Emmanuel Dennis scored in added time to confirm Watford's victory.[21] It was announced the following day that Solskjær had left his role by mutual consent and that Michael Carrick had replaced him as caretaker manager.[22] In Carrick's first Premier League match in charge, which made him the first English manager to lead United in a league match since Ron Atkinson in November 1986, United visited Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. United opened the scoring after Jorginho miscontrolled a long clearance from Fernandes, allowing Sancho to take advantage of a two-on-one with Édouard Mendy and score his first league goal for United; however, Jorginho made up for his mistake from the penalty spot, after Aaron Wan-Bissaka had fouled Thiago Silva in the penalty area, and the match finished 1–1.[23]

United began December with a home encounter against old foes Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 13th minute with a volley from just outside the penalty area while De Gea lay injured in the middle of the goal after Fred had trodden on his ankle. After a VAR check, the goal was given after initially being disallowed. United equalised 31 minutes later when Fernandes scored for the first time in nearly three months. Ronaldo slotted home seven minutes after the break to bring United into the lead, scoring his 800th career goal in the process. Martin Ødegaard drew Arsenal level again two minutes later before giving away a penalty with a foul on Fred. Ronaldo sent the penalty down the middle of the goal to give United their first league win against Arsenal since 2018.[24] Carrick left the club immediately after the match, and Ralf Rangnick took over for the game against Crystal Palace on 5 December,[25] having been waiting to receive his work permit since his appointment on 29 November.[26] United won 1–0 thanks to a goal from Fred in the 77th minute,[27] and kept their first clean sheet at home in the league since beating West Ham 1–0 on 14 March. In their next match, United visited Norwich City and won 1–0 thanks to a penalty from Ronaldo in the 75th minute.[28] Due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the United camp, the club's training ground was closed on 13 December for 24 hours and the match against Brentford scheduled for the next day was postponed;[29] on 16 December, the home match against Brighton & Hove Albion was also postponed.[30]

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 4–1 Ronaldo (2) 45+2', 62', Fernandes 80', Lingard 90+2' 72,732 1st
19 September 2021 West Ham United A 2–1 Ronaldo 35', Lingard 89' 59,958 3rd
25 September 2021 Aston Villa H 0–1 72,922 4th
2 October 2021 Everton H 1–1 Martial 43' 73,128 4th
16 October 2021 Leicester City A 2–4 Greenwood 19', Rashford 82' 32,219 5th
24 October 2021 Liverpool H 0–5 73,088 7th
30 October 2021 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–0 Ronaldo 39', Cavani 64', Rashford 86' 60,356 5th
6 November 2021 Manchester City H 0–2 73,086 5th
20 November 2021 Watford A 1–4 Van de Beek 50' 21,087 7th
28 November 2021 Chelsea A 1–1 Sancho 50' 40,041 8th
2 December 2021 Arsenal H 3–2 Fernandes 44', Ronaldo (2) 52', 70' (pen.) 73,123 7th
5 December 2021 Crystal Palace H 1–0 Fred 77' 73,172 6th
11 December 2021 Norwich City A 1–0 Ronaldo 75' (pen.) 27,606 5th
14 December 2021[a] Brentford A P–P
18 December 2021[a] Brighton & Hove Albion H P–P
27 December 2021 Newcastle United A 1–1 Cavani 71' 52,178 7th
30 December 2021 Burnley H
3 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
5 West Ham United 19 9 4 6 34 25 +9 31 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Tottenham Hotspur 17 9 3 5 22 20 +2 30
7 Manchester United 17 8 4 5 27 25 +2 28
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 7 4 7 13 14 −1 25
9 Leicester City 18 7 4 7 31 33 −2 25
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2021. 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[31]

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Manchester United entered the FA Cup in the Third Round Proper. The draw took place on 6 December, and United were given a home draw with Aston Villa.[32] The match will be played on 10 January 2022.[33]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
10 January 2022 Aston Villa H

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 was played on 22 September, just three days after the two sides met in the league.[34][35] Manuel Lanzini scored the only goal of the game in the ninth minute, giving West Ham their first win at Old Trafford in all competitions since the last day of the 2006–07 FA Premier League season.[36]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
22 September 2021 West Ham United H 0–1 72,468

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.[37] They were drawn against Swiss champions 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.

In the first match, United were away to Young Boys and took the lead in the 13th minute when Cristiano Ronaldo shot through the goalkeeper's legs after a cross from Bruno Fernandes. In the 35th minute, Aaron Wan-Bissaka was sent off for stamping on Christopher Martins' ankle. Moumi Ngamaleu equalised for Young Boys in the 66th minute, before a back-pass from Jesse Lingard in the 95th minute allowed Jordan Pefok to score the winner for the home side.[38] Wan-Bissaka was given a two-match suspension for his red card and missed the next game against Villarreal at Old Trafford, along with fellow defenders Shaw and Maguire.[39] Villarreal's Paco Alcácer opened the scoring in the 53rd minute, United's left-back Alex Telles – starting in place of Shaw – equalised with a long-range shot seven minutes later, scoring his first goal for United. Ronaldo, who broke the record for most Champions League appearances on the night, then scored the winning goal in the fifth minute of added time to give United their first ever win against Villarreal.[40]

Three weeks later, United hosted Atalanta for the first time at Old Trafford, and the away side were 2–0 up within the first half-hour, as Mario Pašalić scored in the 15th minute before Merih Demiral doubled their lead in the 28th. Marcus Rashford scored eight minutes after the interval to halve the deficit before captain Harry Maguire scored the equaliser with 15 minutes left in normal time. Ronaldo then scored the winner for the second match in a row, heading home Luke Shaw's cross nine minutes from time.[41] United again went behind early in the return match away to Atalanta, as Josip Iličić put the Italian side ahead in the 12th minute. Ronaldo equalised in first-half injury time, assisted by a backheel from Fernandes, making him the first Manchester United player to score in four consecutive Champions League matches since Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2003. Atalanta went back in front just over 10 minutes into the second half through Duván Zapata, only for Ronaldo to score another late goal to save a point for United.[42] United then visited Villarreal in caretaker manager Carrick's first game in charge. Ronaldo opened the scoring 12 minutes from time, before Jadon Sancho scored his first goal for the club as they secured qualification for the round of 16 for the first time since the 2018–19 season. Atalanta's 3–3 draw with Young Boys later that night secured top spot for United.[43] The final group game saw Rangnick change all 11 starters from the league game against Crystal Palace – including Ronaldo who was left out of the matchday squad, denying him the opportunity to become the first player to score in all six Champions League group stage matches for a second time. Rangnick named just seven of a possible 11 substitutes and gave three academy graduates their first-team debuts: Tom Heaton, Zidane Iqbal and Charlie Savage. Another academy graduate Mason Greenwood open the scoring inside nine minutes before Donny van de Beek made a mistake that allowed Fabian Rieder to equalise and end the match at 1–1.[44]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Group
position
14 September 2021 Young Boys A 1–2 Ronaldo 13' 31,120 4th
29 September 2021 Villarreal H 2–1 Telles 60', Ronaldo 90+5' 73,130 3rd
20 October 2021 Atalanta H 3–2 Rashford 53', Maguire 75', Ronaldo 81' 72,279 1st
2 November 2021 Atalanta A 2–2 Ronaldo (2) 45+1', 90+1' 14,443 1st
23 November 2021 Villarreal A 2–0 Ronaldo 78', Sancho 90' 20,875 1st
8 December 2021 Young Boys H 1–1 Greenwood 9' 73,156 1st
Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Manchester United 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Villarreal 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10
3 Italy Atalanta 6 1 3 2 12 13 −1 6 Transfer to Europa League
4 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[45] Having finishing top of their group, United could be drawn against one of the non-English clubs that finished second in another group: Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, Sporting CP, Internazionale, Benfica or Red Bull Salzburg.[46] United were originally drawn against Paris Saint-Germain, whom they had met in the group stage the year before the previous season and in the round of 16 two years before that; however, technical issues during the original draw meant it was declared void and would be redone entirely at 15:00 CET.[47][48] United were then redrawn against Atlético Madrid, whom they only have met in the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
23 February 2022 Round of 16
First leg 		Atlético Madrid A
15 March 2022 Round of 16
Second leg 		Atlético Madrid H

Squad statistics

As of 27 December 2021
No.[49] Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Spain David de Gea 17 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 22 0 0 0
2 DF Sweden Victor Lindelöf 12(1) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17(1) 0 2 0
3 DF Ivory Coast Eric Bailly 2(1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5(1) 0 1 0
4 DF England Phil Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England Harry Maguire (c) 15 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 19 1 6 1
6 MF France Paul Pogba 7(2) 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 10(3) 0 4 1
7[b] FW Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 12(2) 7 0 0 0 0 5 6 17(2) 13 5 0
8 MF Spain Juan Mata 0 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 2(1) 0 0 0
9 FW France Anthony Martial 2(5) 1 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 4(6) 1 0 0
10 FW England Marcus Rashford 7(3) 2 0 0 0 0 2(1) 1 9(4) 3 1 0
11 FW England Mason Greenwood 11(2) 4 0 0 0(1) 0 3(1) 1 14(4) 5 2 0
13 GK England Lee Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England Jesse Lingard 0(8) 2 0 0 1 0 1(2) 0 2(10) 2 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 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 MF Brazil Fred 14 2 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 17(1) 2 4 0
18 MF Portugal Bruno Fernandes 17 5 0 0 0(1) 0 4(1) 0 21(2) 5 5 0
19 DF France Raphaël Varane 7 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 9(1) 0 1 0
20 DF Portugal Diogo Dalot 4(4) 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 6(5) 0 2 0
21[b] MF Wales Daniel James 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
21[b] FW Uruguay Edinson Cavani 2(4) 2 0 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 2(7) 2 1 0
22 GK England Tom Heaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
23 DF England Luke Shaw 12 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16 0 5 0
25 FW England Jadon Sancho 8(6) 1 0 0 1 0 3(2) 1 12(8) 2 0 0
26 GK England Dean Henderson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
27 DF Brazil Alex Telles 5(1) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 8(1) 1 1 0
28 MF Uruguay Facundo Pellistri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England Aaron Wan-Bissaka 13 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18 0 2 1
30 GK England Nathan Bishop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Serbia Nemanja Matić 5(4) 0 0 0 1 0 1(5) 0 7(9) 0 1 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(7) 1 0 0 1 0 3(1) 0 4(8) 1 1 0
36 FW Sweden Anthony Elanga 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0 1(2) 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 13(2) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17(2) 0 5 0
43 DF England Teden Mengi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 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(1) 0 0(1) 0 1 0
51 GK Czech Republic Matěj Kovář 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 MF Wales Charlie Savage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
73 MF Iraq Zidane Iqbal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
2 July 2021 GK England Tom Heaton Unattached[c] Free [51]
23 July 2021 FW England Jadon Sancho Germany Borussia Dortmund €85 million [52]
23 July 2021 DF Republic of Ireland Paul McShane England Rochdale Undisclosed [53]
14 August 2021 DF France Raphaël Varane Spain Real Madrid Undisclosed[d] [55]
31 August 2021 FW Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Italy Juventus €15 million[e] [56]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
7 June 2021 DF England Oliver Kilner England Oldham Athletic Undisclosed [57]
29 June 2021 GK Sweden Johan Guadagno Denmark Copenhagen Undisclosed [58]
30 June 2021 GK England Jacob Carney Released[f] [60]
30 June 2021 MF England Mark Helm Released[g] [60]
30 June 2021 DF Wales Iestyn Hughes Released[h] [60]
30 June 2021 GK Portugal Joel Castro Pereira Released[i] [60]
30 June 2021 MF Spain Arnau Puigmal Released[j] [60]
30 June 2021 GK Argentina Sergio Romero Released[k] [60]
30 June 2021 DF England Max Taylor Released[l] [60]
30 June 2021 MF France Aliou Traoré Released[m] [60]
30 July 2021 MF Republic of Ireland Charlie McCann Scotland Rangers Undisclosed [68]
31 August 2021 MF Wales Daniel James England Leeds United Undisclosed[n] [70]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
1 July 2021 End of season GK England Nathan Bishop England Mansfield Town [71]
2 July 2021 End of season DF England Reece Devine Scotland St Johnstone [72]
9 July 2021 End of season FW Netherlands Tahith Chong England Birmingham City [73]
23 July 2021 End of season DF England Will Fish England Stockport County [74]
30 July 2021 End of season DF England Di'Shon Bernard England Hull City [75]
5 August 2021 End of season MF Uruguay Facundo Pellistri Spain Alavés [76]
8 August 2021 End of season DF England Axel Tuanzebe England Aston Villa [77]
13 August 2021 End of season MF Northern Ireland Ethan Galbraith England Doncaster Rovers [78]
16 August 2021 End of season DF England Ethan Laird Wales Swansea City [79]
20 August 2021 End of season MF Wales Dylan Levitt Scotland Dundee United [80]
21 August 2021 End of season MF Brazil Andreas Pereira Brazil Flamengo [81]
22 August 2021 End of season MF England James Garner England Nottingham Forest [82]
23 August 2021 End of season DF England Brandon Williams England Norwich City [83]
28 August 2021 End of season FW England D'Mani Mellor England Salford City [84]

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Premier League matches away to Brentford on 14 December 2021 and at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on 18 December 2021 were postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Manchester United squad.[29][30]
  2. ^ a b c Edinson Cavani wore number 7 until 2 September 2021, following the departure of Daniel James to Leeds United, whom Cavani replaced as number 21; Cristiano Ronaldo replaced him as number 7.[50]
  3. ^ Most recently played for Aston Villa
  4. ^ Fee reported as £34 million, plus £8 million in add-ons[54]
  5. ^ Rising to €23 million if all additional clauses met
  6. ^ Joined Sunderland after release[59]
  7. ^ Joined Burnley after release[61]
  8. ^ Joined Leicester City after release[62]
  9. ^ Joined RKC Waalwijk after release[63]
  10. ^ Joined Almería after release[64]
  11. ^ Joined Venezia after release[65]
  12. ^ Joined Rochdale after release[66]
  13. ^ Joined Parma after release[67]
  14. ^ Fee reported as £25 million[69]

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