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After the name change in 1902, the club colours were changed to red shirts, white shorts, and black socks, which has become the standard Manchester United home kit. [106] Very few changes were made to the kit until 1922 when the club adopted white shirts bearing a deep red "V" around the neck, similar to the shirt worn in the 1909 FA Cup final.
Despite being without the injured Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney, United took the lead just three minutes into the match, with Cristiano Ronaldo hitting a dipping and swerving free kick past Thomas Sørensen in the middle of the Stoke goal for his 100th goal for Manchester United. United's second goal came in stoppage time at the ...
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 .
The 2007–08 season was Manchester United's 16th season in the Premier League, and their 33rd consecutive season in the top division of English football.Despite a slow start in the league, they won their 10th Premier League title (their 17th top division title overall, just one behind Liverpool's then record of 18) and beat Chelsea on penalties in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final to claim ...
Manchester United beat Lyon 1–0 in the second leg of their first knockout round tie at Old Trafford. Manchester United were drawn in Group F along with Roma, Sporting CP and Dynamo Kyiv. [28] United won their first five group games; they first travelled to Lisbon, where Cristiano Ronaldo's header secured a 1–0 win against his old club ...
18 September 2007 – 21 May 2008: Teams: Competition proper: 32 Total: 76: Final positions; Champions: Manchester United (3rd title) Runners-up: Chelsea: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 125: Goals scored: 330 (2.64 per match) Attendance: 5,380,947 (43,048 per match) Top scorer(s) Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 8 goals
31 March 2008: Manchester United have established a five-point lead over Chelsea with six games left to play; Arsenal have suffered a slump in form and are in third. Liverpool have also established a five-point lead, but ahead of Everton in the race for the final Champions League place.
In the first knockout round of the Champions League, Ronaldo faced his former club Manchester United for the first time. After scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at home, [138] he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win on his first return to Old Trafford. [139] He did not celebrate scoring against his former club as a mark of respect. [140]