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Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. They compete in the Premier League , the top tier of English football .
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional association 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 . [ 2 ]
Bryan Robson made 461 appearances for Manchester United and is the longest serving captain in the club's history, serving for twelve years. Steve Bruce served as captain from 1994 to 1996. Eric Cantona made 185 appearances and scored 87 goals for Manchester United.
The following season, Manchester United became the first British club to win the FIFA Club World Cup, before becoming the first English club to claim three consecutive league titles twice. In 2010–11, Manchester United won their 19th top division title, passing Liverpool's previous record of 18, before winning a 20th title in 2012–13.
However, Matt Busby, the manager of Manchester United, was a forward-thinking man and was determined to have his team compete on the European stage. With the backing of The Football Association's chairman, Stanley Rous (who would later go on to become the president of FIFA), Manchester United were allowed to compete in the 1956–57 European Cup.
Manchester United qualified for the league stage of the Europa League as winners of the 2023–24 FA Cup. This is the competition's first season with a new format; United will play eight games, four at home and four away, against eight different teams.
United preceded their 2019–20 campaign with a pre-season tour, with matches in Australia, Singapore, China, Norway and Wales. The first two matches were played at the Perth Stadium in Perth, Australia; the first was a 2–0 win over local side Perth Glory, with goals from Marcus Rashford and James Garner, [7] followed by a meeting with historic rivals Leeds United, which the Red Devils won 4 ...
The 2020–21 season was Manchester United's 29th season in the Premier League and their 46th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.The club finished second in the Premier League, their joint-highest finish since the retirement of Alex Ferguson in 2013, were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the semi-finals by local rivals Manchester City, in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup by ...