2018–19 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United
2018–19 season
Co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer
Manager José Mourinho
Stadium Old Trafford
Premier League 8th
EFL Cup Third round
UEFA Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Romelu Lukaku
(4 goals)
All:
Romelu Lukaku
Paul Pogba
(4 goals)
Highest home attendance 74,519 (vs. Newcastle United)
Lowest home attendance 74,400 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)
Average home league attendance 74,462
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 season is Manchester United's 27th season in the Premier League and their 44th 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. They also entered the EFL Cup, but were eliminated after losing to Derby County in the third round.

This season is the first since 2005–06 without club captain Michael Carrick, who retired after the 2017–18 season and joined the club's coaching staff.[1] Assistant manager Rui Faria left the club at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, with Carrick and Kieran McKenna replacing him as the club's first-team coaches.[2]

Pre-season and friendlies

United preceded their 2018–19 campaign with tour of the United States. The first three games were announced on 3 April 2018, with the opposition provided by Club América, San Jose Earthquakes and Liverpool.[3] The club later announced that the tour would see them compete in the 2018 International Champions Cup.[4] In the 2018 competition, United played against Milan at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, Liverpool at the Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Real Madrid at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[5] Alexis Sánchez's arrival in the United States was delayed as he was not issued with a visa due to the 16-month suspended jail sentence he accepted in February for tax fraud during his time in Spain.[6] The final pre-season game saw Manchester United play away to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on 5 August.[7]

Date Opponents H/A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
19 July 2018 Club América N 1–1 Mata 78' 37,766
22 July 2018 San Jose Earthquakes N 0–0 32,549
25 July 2018 Milan N 1–1
(9–8p)		 Sánchez 12' 21,742
28 July 2018 Liverpool N 1–4 A. Pereira 31' 101,254
31 July 2018 Real Madrid N 2–1 Sánchez 18', Herrera 27' 64,141
5 August 2018 Bayern Munich A 0–1 75,000[8]

Premier League

Matches

The Premier League announced the fixtures for the 2018–19 season on 14 June 2018.[9]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
10 August 2018 Leicester City H 2–1 Pogba 3' (pen.), Shaw 83' 74,439 1st
19 August 2018 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–3 Lukaku 34', Pogba 90+5' (pen.) 30,592 10th
27 August 2018 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–3 74,400 13th
2 September 2018 Burnley A 2–0 Lukaku (2) 27', 44' 21,525 10th
15 September 2018 Watford A 2–1 Lukaku 35', Smalling 38' 20,537 8th
22 September 2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 Fred 18' 74,489 6th
29 September 2018 West Ham United A 1–3 Rashford 71' 56,938 10th
6 October 2018 Newcastle United H 3–2 Mata 70', Martial 76', Sánchez 90' 74,519 8th
20 October 2018 Chelsea A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Bournemouth 8 5 1 2 16 12 +4 16
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 4 3 1 9 6 +3 15
8 Manchester United 8 4 1 3 13 14 −1 13
9 Watford 8 4 1 3 11 12 −1 13
10 Leicester City 8 4 0 4 14 12 +2 12
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).

EFL Cup

The draw for the third round of the 2018–19 EFL Cup was made on 30 August 2018, with Manchester United drawn at home to Derby County.[10]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
25 September 2018 Round 3 Derby County H 2–2
(7–8p)		 Mata 3', Fellaini 90+5' 55,227

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League was made in Monaco on 30 August 2018.[11]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Group
position
19 September 2018 Young Boys A 3–0 Pogba 35', 44' (pen.), Martial 66' 31,120 1st
2 October 2018 Valencia H 0–0 73,569 2nd
23 October 2018 Juventus H
7 November 2018 Juventus A
27 November 2018 Young Boys H
12 December 2018 Valencia A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Juventus 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Manchester United 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4
3 Spain Valencia 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1 Transfer to Europa League
4 Switzerland Young Boys 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2018. Source: UEFA

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKSpain David de Gea 8000002010000
2DFSweden Victor Lindelöf 6(1)00000107(1)000
3DFIvory Coast Eric Bailly 3(2)00010105(2)000
4DFEngland Phil Jones 100010002000
6MFFrance Paul Pogba 8200002210410
7FWChile Alexis Sánchez 4(2)10000105(2)110
8MFSpain Juan Mata 2(3)100110(1)03(4)200
9FWBelgium Romelu Lukaku 7(1)400102010(1)420
10FWEngland Marcus Rashford 2(3)10000204(3)101
11FWFrance Anthony Martial 3(2)100101(1)15(3)210
12DFEngland Chris Smalling 610000208100
13GKEngland Lee Grant 00000(1)0000(1)000
14MFEngland Jesse Lingard 4(1)00010005(1)010
15MFBrazil Andreas Pereira 2(1)000000(1)02(2)010
16DFArgentina Marcos Rojo 000000000000
17MFBrazil Fred 4(1)1000(1)0105(2)120
18DFEngland Ashley Young 400010005010
20DFPortugal Diogo Dalot 000010102000
21MFSpain Ander Herrera 1(1)00010002(1)010
22GKArgentina Sergio Romero 000010001001
23DFEngland Luke Shaw 710000209130
24DFNetherlands Timothy Fosu-Mensah 000000000000
25DFEcuador Antonio Valencia (c) 400000105020
27MFBelgium Marouane Fellaini 4(4)0000(1)11(1)05(6)100
31MFSerbia Nemanja Matić 500010208031
36DFItaly Matteo Darmian 100000001000
38DFEngland Axel Tuanzebe 000000000000
39MFScotland Scott McTominay 2(2)00000002(2)000
40GKPortugal Joel Castro Pereira 000000000000
44FWNetherlands Tahith Chong 000000000000
45GKRepublic of Ireland Kieran O'Hara 000000000000
46FWEngland Joshua Bohui 000000000000
47MFEngland Angel Gomes 000000000000
48MFScotland Ethan Hamilton 000000000000
51GKCzech Republic Matěj Kovář 000000000000
Own goals —0—0—0—0—0——

Statistics accurate as of 6 October 2018.[12]

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018[lower-alpha 1] DF Portugal Diogo Dalot Portugal Porto Undisclosed[lower-alpha 2] [13]
1 July 2018[lower-alpha 3] MF Brazil Fred Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Undisclosed[lower-alpha 4] [15]
3 July 2018 GK England Lee Grant England Stoke City Undisclosed[lower-alpha 5] [18]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
15 June 2018 MF Belgium Indy Boonen Belgium KV Oostende Free [19]
30 June 2018 MF England Michael Carrick Retired [20]
GK England Max Johnstone Released[lower-alpha 6] [22]
MF Nigeria Tosin Kehinde Released[lower-alpha 7] [23]
DF England Jake Kenyon Released [22]
GK Belgium Ilias Moutha-Sebtaoui Released[lower-alpha 8] [22]
MF England Devonte Redmond Released [22]
GK England Theo Richardson Released[lower-alpha 9] [22]
DF England Joe Riley Released[lower-alpha 10] [22]
MF England Charlie Scott Released [22]
3 July 2018 GK England Sam Johnstone England West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed[lower-alpha 11] [28]
17 July 2018 DF Netherlands Daley Blind Netherlands Ajax €16m[lower-alpha 12] [29]

Loans out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
1 July 2018 End of season GK England Dean Henderson England Sheffield United [30]
27 July 2018 MF England Matty Willock Scotland St Mirren [31]
28 July 2018 DF England Cameron Borthwick-Jackson England Scunthorpe United [32]
2 August 2018 GK Portugal Joel Castro Pereira Portugal Vitória de Setúbal [33]
6 August 2018 DF England Axel Tuanzebe England Aston Villa [34]
9 August 2018 DF Netherlands Timothy Fosu-Mensah England Fulham [35]
13 August 2018 FW England James Wilson Scotland Aberdeen [36]
15 August 2018 GK Republic of Ireland Kieran O'Hara England Macclesfield Town [37]
28 August 2018 DF England Demetri Mitchell Scotland Heart of Midlothian [38]


Notes

  1. ↑ Deal agreed 6 June 2018[13]
  2. ↑ Fee reported as £19 million[14]
  3. ↑ Deal agreed 21 June 2018[15]
  4. ↑ Fee reported as £47 million[16]
  5. ↑ Fee reported as £1.5 million[17]
  6. ↑ Joined Sunderland on 26 July 2018[21]
  7. ↑ Joined Feirense on 1 August 2018[23]
  8. ↑ Joined Anderlecht on 1 July 2018[24]
  9. ↑ Joined Grantham Town on 31 August 2018.[25]
  10. ↑ Joined Bradford City on 1 July 2018[26]
  11. ↑ Fee reported as £6.5 million[27]
  12. ↑ Rising to €20.5 million if all additional clauses met

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, Adam (12 March 2018). "Carrick confirms summer retirement". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Jackson, Jamie (12 May 2018). "Manchester United assistant manager Rui Faria to leave Old Trafford". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "United to return to US for Tour 2018". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Gemma (10 April 2018). "United to take part in ICC". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Archived from the original on 2018-04-15. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Tournament Schedule". International Champions Cup. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Alexis Sanchez: Man Utd striker misses start of US tour because of visa issue". BBC Sport. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "United to face Bayern Munich in pre-season". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bayern schlägt Manchester United in der Allianz Arena" (in German). Bayern Munich. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Premier League fixtures 2018-19: Man City visit Arsenal on opening weekend". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Carabao Cup Round Three Draw Confirmed". English Football League. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Champions League group stage draw made in Monaco". UEFA. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "2018/19". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  13. 1 2 "United Sign Diogo Dalot". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Diogo Dalot: Manchester United sign Porto right back for £19m". BBC Sport. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Fred is officially a Red!". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Manchester United: Brazilian Fred joins from Shakhtar Donetsk for £47m". BBC Sport. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Manchester United transfer news: Stoke City reserve goalkeeper Lee Grant completes move to Old Trafford". The Independent. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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  19. ↑ "Jonge, Belgische middenvelder Indy Boonen voor 3 seizoenen bij KV Oostende" [Young, Belgian midfielder Indy Boonen signs for KV Oostende for three seasons]. kvo.be (in Dutch). KV Oostende. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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  23. 1 2 Kelly, Ciaran (1 August 2018). "Tosin Kehinde joins CD Feirense after leaving Manchester United". Manchester Evening News. MEN Media. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Reserve keeper Ilias Moutha-Sebtaoui joins Anderlecht on permanent deal". The Peoples Person. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  25. ↑ "Gingerbreads Sign Former Red Devil". Grantham Town FC. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  26. ↑ Marshall, Adam (25 May 2018). "Transfer news: Joe Riley joins Bradford City". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  27. ↑ "Sam Johnstone: Man Utd goalkeeper joins West Bromwich Albion for £6.5m". BBC Sport. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  28. ↑ Froggatt, Mark (3 July 2018). "Transfer news: Johnstone joins West Brom". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  29. ↑ "Ajax finalizes Daley Blind's transfer". ajax.nl. AFC Ajax. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  30. ↑ Higgins, Adam (18 June 2018). "Henderson joins Sheffield United on loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  31. ↑ "Willock joins St Mirren on Loan". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  32. ↑ "Borthwick-Jackson starts a new loan spell". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  33. ↑ Marshall, Adam (2 August 2018). "Transfer news: Pereira loaned to Vitoria Setubal". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  34. ↑ Marshall, Adam (6 August 2018). "Tuanzebe heads back to Villa Park". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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  37. ↑ Marshall, Adam (15 August 2018). "Loan news: O'Hara joins Macclesfield Town". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  38. ↑ "Hearts re-sign Manchester United's Demetri Mitchell on loan". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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