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The 2009–10 season was Manchester United's 18th season in the Premier League, and their 35th consecutive season in the top division of English football.Having equalled Liverpool's record of 18 English league titles the previous season, Manchester United were looking to break that record with an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title in 2009–10, but they were ultimately ...
The 2008–09 season was Manchester United's 17th season in the Premier League, and their 34th consecutive season in the top division of English football.The club won a third consecutive Premier League title for the second time to equal Liverpool's record of 18 league titles. [1]
The title race was a battle between Manchester United and bitter rivals Liverpool, who beat them 4–1 at Old Trafford on 14 March 2009. Liverpool topped the table at the end of 2008, but their lead slipped after a series of draws. On 16 May 2009, Manchester United clinched the Premier League title after a goalless draw against Arsenal.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was formed in Newton Heath in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1886, when they entered the First Round of the 1886–87 FA Cup .
Manchester United is one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world [11] [12] and have rivalries with Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Leeds United. Manchester United was the highest-earning football club in the world for 2016–17, with an annual revenue of €676.3 million, [ 13 ] and the world's third-most-valuable ...
The 2009–10 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. A total of 20 teams competed in the league, with Chelsea unseating the three-time defending champions Manchester United, scoring a then Premier League record 103 goals in the process.
22 December 2009 – Albert Scanlon, 74, former Manchester United winger and Busby Babe who survived the Munich air disaster. Played 115 league matches for the Red Devils , and was a member of the 1955–56 and 1956–57 championship-winning sides.
The first match between Manchester United and Manchester City in the 2009–10 Premier League football season was played on 20 September 2009 at Old Trafford, Trafford. It was the 153rd Manchester derby between the two clubs. Heading into the game, both teams were level on points having both won four matches in the opening weeks of the season ...