Manchester United F.C. season 2007-08/Blend option
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| Manchester United | |
| Season 2007-08 | |
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| Manager |  Sir Alex Ferguson |
| Chairman |  Joel & Avram Glazer |
| League | Premier League |
| Final league position | 2nd |
| FA Cup | |
| Carling Cup | Third Round |
| Community Shield | Winners |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Cristiano Ronaldo (9) All: Cristiano Ronaldo (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 75,696 vs Tottenham Hotspur (26 August 2007) |
| Lowest home attendance | 73,652 vs Roma (2 October 2007) |
The 2007-08 season is Manchester United's 116th season in the Football League, and their 33rd consecutive season in the top division of English football.
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[edit] Pre-season and Friendlies
United began their pre-season in July 2007 with a tour of the Far East. The tour started slowly with a 1-1 draw against Urawa Red Diamonds, but picked up quickly with a 4-0 win against FC Seoul, a 6-0 thrashing of Shenzen FC and a 3-0 win at Guangzhou Pharmaceutical.
The team then took their pre-season preparations back home to Old Trafford, with a narrow 3-2 loss at the hands of Internazionale. This was followed by a 2-1 win against Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium, and a 3-0 win away to Peterborough United, managed by Fergie's son Darren a day later on 4 August. The next two matches were played simultaneously four days later; first team coach Jimmy Ryan took one squad to Scotland to play Dunfermline, while assistant manager Carlos Queiroz took another group to play Glentoran. United won both matches comfortably, winning 4-0 and 3-0 respectively.
The start of August saw United take part in the Community Shield against Chelsea, the winners of the previous seasons' FA Cup. The game finished 1-1 after 90 minutes, courtesy of goals from Ryan Giggs and Florent Malouda, forcing the game to a penalty shootout. United went on to win 3-0 with penalties converted by Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney. Edwin van der Sar was considered the hero of the shootout, however, having saved all three of Chelsea's kicks.
In total, Man Utd won seven of their nine pre-season games, with Wayne Rooney emerging as pre-season's highest goalscorer, scoring five goals.
| Match |
Date |
Competition or tour |
Ground |
Opponent |
Score1 |
Scorers |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Jul 2007 | Far East Tour | A  |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
2 - 2 | Fletcher 47', Ronaldo 52' | 0 |
| 2 | 20 Jul 2007 | Far East Tour | A  |
FC Seoul |
4 - 0 | Ronaldo 5', Eagles 18', Rooney 20', Evra 60' | 4 |
| 3 | 23 Jul 2007 | Far East Tour | N  |
Shenzhen FC  |
6 - 0 | Giggs 12', Rooney 20', Nani 22', O'Shea 54', Ronaldo 56', Eagles 63' | 6 |
| 4 | 27 Jul 2007 | Far East Tour | N |
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical |
3 - 0 | Rooney 12'(pen), Nani 43', Martin 53' | 3 |
| 5 | 1 Aug 2007 | Friendly | H | Internazionale  |
2 - 3 | Rooney 18', Adriano og 50' | -1 |
| 6 | 3 Aug 2007 | Friendly | A | Doncaster Rovers | 2 - 0 | Gibson 70', Evans 90' | 2 |
| 7 | 4 Aug 2007 | Friendly | A | Peterborough United | 3 - 1 | Eckersley 23', Jones 72', Dong Fangzhuo 82' | 2 |
| 8 | 8 Aug 2007 | Scott Thomson Testimonial | A |
Dunfermline Athletic |
4 - 0 | Eagles 27', Giggs 35', Rooney 63' (pen), 85' | 4 |
| 9 | 8 Aug 2007 | Friendly | A  |
Glentoran |
3 - 0 | Campbell 5', Evra 14', Nani 37' | 3 |
Last updated: 8 August
Source: Scores' linked reports
1Manchester United goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Manchester United.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; GD = Goal difference
[edit] FA Community Shield
| M |
Date |
Tournament |
Round |
Ground |
Opponent |
Score1 |
Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 August | FA Community Shield | — | N | Chelsea | 1 – 1 (3-0 pen.) |
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Last updated: 5 August
Source: FA Community Shield
1Manchester United goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Manchester United.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral.
[edit] Premier League
Manchester United's 2007-08 Premiership season got off to a slow start, with the club drawing their opening two games against Reading and Portsmouth. United lost Wayne Rooney to a foot injury picked up against Reading, and Cristiano Ronaldo to suspension after he was sent off for apparently headbutting Portsmouth's Richard Hughes, while a derby defeat to Manchester City saw the Reds slip into 17th place in the table. Results elsewhere pushed them into the relegation zone for the first time in years. However, pundits were quick to point out that the last time United were in the relegation zone after three games, in 1992, they went on to win their first title in 26 years.
The following week, in a match against Tottenham, Nani scored his first competitive goal for the club to give them their first win of the season. Two more 1-0 victories followed, first against Sunderland, where Louis Saha scored in his first game back from injury, and then against Everton. Next up were Chelsea, who had parted company with manager José Mourinho only two days before, following a run of poor form. Fortunately for United, this poor form continued into their next match, and the Reds were able to claim a 2-0 victory, goals from Carlos Tévez and Louis Saha coming at the end of each half.
One notable thing about United's season so far is the paucity of goals conceded, having let in only two goals in eight games. However, the team has also been unable to score many goals, only getting seven in eight games. This changed on 6 October, when United beat Wigan Athletic 4-0, which looks to have ended their goal drought.
| M |
Date |
Tournament |
Round |
Ground |
Opponent |
Score1 |
Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 August | Premier League | 1 | H | Reading | 0 – 0 |
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| 2 | 15 August | Premier League | 2 | A | Portsmouth | 1 – 1 |
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| 3 | 19 August | Premier League | 3 | A | Manchester City | 0 – 1 |
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| 4 | 26 August | Premier League | 4 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 – 0 |
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| 5 | 1 September | Premier League | 5 | H | Sunderland | 1 – 0 |
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| 6 | 15 September | Premier League | 6 | A | Everton | 1 – 0 |
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| 7 | 23 September | Premier League | 7 | H | Chelsea | 2 – 0 |
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| 8 | 29 September | Premier League | 8 | A | Birmingham City | 1 – 0 |
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| 13 | 6 Oct 2007 | Premier League | 9 | H | Wigan Athletic | 4 – 0 |
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| 14 | 20 Oct 2007 | Premier League | 10 | A | Aston Villa | 4 – 1 |
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| 16 | 27 Oct 2007 | Premier League | 11 | H | Middlesbrough | 4 – 1 |
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| 17 | 3 Nov 2007 | Premier League | 12 | A | Arsenal | 2 – 2 |
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| 19 | 10 Nov 2007 | Premier League | 13 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 0 |
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| 20 | 24 Nov 2007 | Premier League | 14 | A | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 1 |
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| 22 | 1 Dec 2007 | Premier League | 15 | H | Fulham | 2 – 0 |
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| 23 | 8 Dec 2007 | Premier League | 16 | H | Derby County | 4 – 1 |
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| 25 | 15 Dec 2007 | Premier League | 17 | A | Liverpool | 1 – 0 |
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| 26 | 22 Dec 2007 | Premier League | 18 | H | Everton | 2 – 1 |
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Last updated: 29 September
Source: Reports' link in Report column
Notes: Barclays Premier League fixture not list due to copyright. Results will be shown.
1Manchester United goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Manchester United.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral.
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 19 | UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Group Stage |
| 2 | Manchester United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | |
| 3 | Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 16 | UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Third Qualifying Round |
Last updated: 23 December
Source: Premier League 2007-08
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.
1 Manchester United 33 24 5 4 70 17 53 77 2 Chelsea 33 22 8 3 58 23 35 74 3 Arsenal 33 20 11 2 63 27 36 71
[edit] Football League Cup
United played what turned out to be their only Carling Cup game of the 2007-08 season when they lost 2-0 at home to Coventry City. This loss was put down to the fact that Ferguson put out a young reserve team with an average age of 21, as he usually does in this competition.
| M |
Date |
Tournament |
Round |
Ground |
Opponent |
Score1 |
Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 September | Football League Cup | 3rd round | H | Coventry City | 0 – 2 |
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Last updated: 26 September
Source: Football League Cup 2007-08
1Manchester United goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Manchester United.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral.
1 Manchester United 33 24 5 4 70 17 53 77 2 Chelsea 33 22 8 3 58 23 35 74 3 Arsenal 33 20 11 2 63 27 36 71
[edit] UEFA Champions League
[edit] Group stage
United were drawn into a group with Sporting, the previous club of Cristiano Ronaldo and new signing Nani, Dynamo Kyiv, and Roma, who suffered a huge 7-1 loss to the Red Devils in the 2006-07 season. United started their 2007-08 Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win against Sporting, which they followed up with another 1-0 win, this time against Roma. In their third group stage match at Dynamo Kyiv, United turned on the style, winning 4-2 with Ronaldo finding the net twice.
| M |
Date |
Tournament |
Round |
Ground |
Opponent |
Score1 |
Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 September | UEFA Champions League | Group Stage | A  |
Sporting CP |
1 – 0 |
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| 2 | 2 October | UEFA Champions League | Group Stage | H | Roma |
1 – 0 |
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| 3 | 23 October | UEFA Champions League | Group Stage | A  |
Dynamo Kiev |
4 – 2 |
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| 4 | 7 November | UEFA Champions League | Group Stage | H | Dynamo Kiev |
4 – 0 |
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| 5 | 27 November | UEFA Champions League | Group Stage | H | Sporting CP |
2 – 1 |
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| 6 | 12 December | UEFA Champions League | Group Stage | A |
Roma |
1 – 1 |
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Last updated: 2 October
Source: Reports in Report column
1Manchester United goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Manchester United.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester United |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 15 |
| 2 | Roma |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 | Sporting CP |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 0 |
Last updated: 2 October
Source: UEFA Champions League 2007-08
[edit] Squad statistics
| Total | Premier League | UEFA Champions League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | FA Community Shield | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |
N |
P |
Name |
GS |
App |
 |
App |
|
App |
|
App |
|
App |
|
App |
|
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SRB |
15 | CB | Vidić | 11 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| ENG |
5 | CB | Ferdinand | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
 FRA SEN |
3 | LB | Evra | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Has also stared as LM | ||||||||
| ENG |
6 | RB | Brown | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| ENG |
16 | CM | Carrick | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| ENG |
18 | CM | Scholes | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
 NED |
1 | GK | van der Sar | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 WAL |
11 | WI | Giggs | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Has also started as SS | ||||||
| POR |
7 | WI | Ronaldo | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 ARG |
32 | CF | Tévez | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
POR CPV |
17 | WI | Nani | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| ENG |
10 | CF | Rooney | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
 IRE |
22 | DM | O'Shea | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
ENG CAN |
4 | DM | Hargreaves | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| FRA |
27 | LB | Silvestre | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |  Source |
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| ENG |
33 | WI | Eagles | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
 POL |
29 | GK | Kuszczak | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 BRA |
8 | AM | Anderson | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 ESP |
19 | CB | Piqué | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| ENG |
25 | RB | Simpson | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| ENG |
26 | RB | Bardsley | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| NIR |
23 | CB | Evans | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| ENG |
30 | WI | Martin | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| CHN |
21 | CF | Dong | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| FRA |
9 | CF | Saha | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| SCO |
24 | CM | Fletcher | 4 | 3 | 1 | Source |
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| ENG |
39 | CF | Campbell | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| ENG |
12 | GK | Foster | 0 | |||||||||||||
| ENG |
2 | RB | Neville | 0 | Source |
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| KOR |
13 | WI | Park Ji-Sung | 0 |
Last updated: 2 October
Source: FA Community Shield, Premier League, Football League Cup and UEFA Champions League
Ordered by Number of games started, then number of appearances, then number of goals scored, then position on pitch (from back right to front left), then squad number
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.
[edit] Transfers
[edit] In
| Status |
EU |
Country |
N |
P |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Transfer Window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transferred  |
 |
ENG CAN |
4 | DM | Hargreaves | 27 | Bayern Munich |  |
2012 | £17m | |
| Transferred |
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POR CPV |
17 | WI | Nani | 21 | Sporting CP | |
2012 | £17m | |
| Transferred |
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BRA |
8 | MF | Anderson | 20 | Porto | |
2012 | £17m | |
| Transferred |
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POL |
29 | GK | Kuszczak | 26 | West Brom | |
2010 | £3m | |
| Transferred 1 |
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ARG |
32 | CF | Tévez | 24 | West Ham United | |
2009 |  |
International Herald Tribune |
| Transferred |
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 AGO |
Unknown | CF | Manucho | 25 | |
2010 | |
1 Loaned from Media Sports Investments.
[edit] Out
| Status |
EU |
Country |
N |
P |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Transfer Window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Released |
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ENG |
CF | Marsh | 21 | |
Free | |||
| Released |
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.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} BEL |
DM | Ngalula | 21 | |
Free | |||
| Released |
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ENG |
MF | Rose | 17 | |
Free | |||
| Transferred |
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ENG |
23 | WI | Richardson | 23 | Sunderland | |
Undisclosed | BBC |
| Transferred |
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ITA US |
19 | CF | Rossi | 21 | Villarreal | |
Undisclosed | BBC |
| Transferred |
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ENG |
14 | CF | Smith | 27 | Newcastle United | |
Undisclosed | BBC |
| Loaned out |
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WAL ENG |
CB | Jones | 20 | Yeovil Town | |
— | ||
| Loaned out |
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ENG |
CM | Shawcross | 21 | Stoke City | |
— | ||
| Transferred |
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ARG |
14 | LB | Heinze | 30 | Real Madrid | |
Undisclosed | |
| Retired |
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 NOR |
20 | CF | Solskjær | 35 | |
BBC |
Last updated: 28 Aug
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; = Undisclosed; = Summer transfer window; 
= Winter transfer window; n/a = Not applicable.
[edit] See also
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