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2020–21 Manchester United F.C. season

January 20, 2023

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 Sir 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 Leicester City and finished third in their UEFA Champions League group, therefore being relegated to the UEFA Europa League.

Manchester United
2020–21 season
Co-chairmenJoel and Avram Glazer
ManagerOle Gunnar Solskjær
StadiumOld Trafford
Premier League2nd
FA CupQuarter-finals
EFL CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bruno Fernandes (18)
All:
Bruno Fernandes (28)

The season threatened to be overshadowed by the attempted formation of a European Super League. On 18 April 2021, Manchester United announced they were joining 11 other European clubs as founding members of the Super League, a proposed 20-team competition intended to rival the UEFA Champions League.[1] The announcement drew an unprecedented backlash from supporters, other clubs, media partners, sponsors, players and the UK Government, forcing the club to withdraw just two days later.[2][3][4][5][6] The failure of the project led to the resignation of executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, while resultant protests against Woodward and owners The Glazer Family led to a pitch invasion ahead of a league match against Liverpool on 2 May 2021, which saw a Premier League game get postponed due to supporter protests for the first time in the competition's history.[7][8]

On the pitch, United equalled the biggest win in Premier League history with a 9–0 victory against Southampton on 2 February 2021,[9] but ended the season with defeat on penalties in the UEFA Europa League final against Villarreal, going four straight seasons without a trophy and one season away from equalling their worst trophy drought since the club was last relegated.[10][11]

Pre-season and friendlies

Due to the belated end to the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manchester United played just one friendly before the start of their 2020–21 Premier League season, away to Aston Villa on 12 September 2020.[12] Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game in the 16th minute.[13]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
12 September 2020 Aston Villa A 0–1 0

Premier League

Manchester United's opening match of the 2020–21 Premier League season was due to be away to Burnley on 12 September, but was postponed to ensure a minimum of 30 days between seasons, as per Premier League regulations; the club's final game of the 2019–20 season was on 16 August.[14] Instead, United began their season on 19 September at home to Crystal Palace. After Andros Townsend opened the scoring for the visitors early on, David de Gea denied Jordan Ayew from the penalty spot in the second half, only for the video assistant referee (VAR) to intervene as De Gea had advanced from his line before Ayew had struck the ball; former Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha scored from the re-take. Donny van de Beek, making his debut after coming on midway through the second half, pulled a goal back for United, but Zaha scored a third for Palace five minutes later, making him the first former United player to score more than one Premier League goal in a single match against United. It was the third time United had lost their opening home match of a Premier League season and the first since 2014–15.[15] The following week, away to Brighton & Hove Albion, United came back from a goal down via an own goal by Lewis Dunk and one from Marcus Rashford – the 10,000th goal in the club's history[16] – to lead 2–1 as the match entered stoppage time at the end of the second half; however, as additional time drew to an end, Solly March equalised for the home side. As United searched for a last-minute winning goal, the referee blew the final whistle with the score at 2–2, only for the VAR to award a penalty to United for a handball by Neal Maupay. Bruno Fernandes scored the penalty to give United their first league win of the season.[17]

In the following match on 4 October, the last before the international break, a Bruno Fernandes penalty gave United an early lead at home to Tottenham Hotspur, who were led by former United manager José Mourinho; however, Spurs overturned the deficit thanks to Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung-min. After United forward Anthony Martial was sent off for slapping Erik Lamela in the face, Harry Kane scored a brace, Son added a second goal and Serge Aurier also scored to give Tottenham a 6–1 win. It was Manchester United's joint-biggest defeat in the Premier League, matching the scoreline from the Manchester derby in 2011, as well as the heaviest defeat under either Ole Gunnar Solskjær as manager or Ed Woodward as executive vice-chairman. The four goals United conceded in the first half was the most they had conceded at home in a single half since November 1957, also against Tottenham.[18] United returned from the international break with a trip to Newcastle United on 17 October, and went behind early on to a Luke Shaw own goal. After Harry Maguire equalised with a header midway through the first half, Fernandes had a penalty saved by Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow in the second, the first he had failed to score since joining the club in February. He eventually scored in the 86th minute, followed by goals from Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the 90th – the first of his senior career – and Rashford in the sixth minute of added time.[19] On 24 October, United were held to a goalless draw by Chelsea.[20] The result meant the club had failed to win any of their first three home league games for the first time since 1972–73; however, the result also extended United's unbeaten league record against Chelsea to six matches, with the most recent defeat coming in November 2017, while Chelsea had not won a league match at Old Trafford since the 2012–13 season.

On 1 November, United played rival Arsenal at home. Paul Pogba's foul inside the box led to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's winning penalty as Arsenal won a league match at Old Trafford for the first time since 17 September 2006.[21] Before the international break, United travelled to Everton. The visitors won 3–1; Fernandes scored his first brace of the season before Edinson Cavani sealed the victory deep into the added time with his first United goal.[22] Two weeks later, United returned to action at home against West Bromwich Albion. A retaken penalty from Fernandes – given after Albion's goalkeeper, former United shot stopper Sam Johnstone stepped out of the line before saving the first – secured United's maiden home league win of the season.[23] On 29 November, United visited Southampton. Trailed 2–0 at half-time by goals from Jan Bednarek and James Ward-Prowse, United came back to win 3–2 via Fernandes and a brace from Cavani. Goalkeeper Dean Henderson made his league debut for the club, coming on at the interval for the injured De Gea. The win made United the first side in Premier League history to win four consecutive away games despite trailing in everyone of them, and also made United won eight consecutive top-flight away matches for the first time in their history.[24]

On 5 December, United played West Ham United at the London Stadium. Henderson, on his first league start for the club, conceded to Tomáš Souček in the first half. In the second half, the visitors produced yet another comeback to win 3–1; Pogba and Mason Greenwood scored their first league goals of the season, before Rashford sealed the club's ninth straight away victory in the league.[25] The next week, United were held 0–0 at home by derby rivals Manchester City; this was the first derby played at Old Trafford to end goalless since October 2015, and it was United's third consecutive clean sheet against City in all competitions, the longest since a run of four – all in the league – between 1994 and 1995.[26] On 17 December, United managed yet another away comeback in a 3–2 win at Sheffield United, extending the club record to 10 consecutive league away wins. Rashford's two goals and Martial's first league goal of the season were enough to cancel out David McGoldrick's brace and keep Sheffield United winless after their first 13 league games of the season.[27] On 20 December, United went rampant as they beat their "Roses" rival Leeds United 6–2 at home. Meeting for the first time in the league since 2004, McTominay opened the game with a brace inside three minutes, becoming the first player to do so in the league's history. Fernandes scored in the 20th minute before Victor Lindelöf scored his first goal of the season to put United 4–0 up after just 37 minutes. Liam Cooper pulled one back for the visitors before half time. Daniel James scored his first league goal of the season midway through the second half, before Fernandes scored a penalty in the 70th minute. Three minutes later, Stuart Dallas scored Leeds' second to close the match. This was the first league match in which United scored more than five goals since the 8–2 win over Arsenal in August 2011.[28] United opened the Boxing Day matchday with a visit to Leicester City. Leading twice via Rashford and Fernandes with Harvey Barnes' goal sandwiched in between, United substitute defender Axel Tuanzebe scored an own goal after diverting Jamie Vardy's attempt to make the score 2–2.[29] The club ended 2020 with a home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rashford scored at 92:51 – United's latest winning goal since Michael Owen on 20 September 2009 (95:27) – to make United end the year in second place.[30]

On New Year's Day, United hosted Aston Villa in the second game of the matchweek. Martial scored first after 40 minutes before Bertrand Traoré equalises in the 58th minute. Fernandes sealed the win via a penalty three minutes later after referee Michael Oliver judged that Pogba had been fouled by Douglas Luiz inside the box.[31] On 12 January, United visited Burnley for the game in hand from the first matchday. Pogba volleyed in the only goal of the game to send United top of the table with a three-point lead over defending champions and arch rivals Liverpool, whom they would meet in the following match.[32] Both teams would only fire blanks as the said match ended goalless, keeping United top while Liverpool were down to fourth below Manchester City and Leicester City upon both sides' win in this matchday.[33] Three days later, they played Fulham away. Ademola Lookman scored after five minutes to give Fulham the early lead. Cavani equalised 16 minutes later after a mistake by Fulham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. United completed another comeback in the 65th minute by Pogba's long-range curling effort, sending United back to the top of the table after starting the match in third.[34] On 27 January, United played the first return leg of the league season as they hosted bottom-placed Sheffield United. The visitors' Kean Bryan opened the scoring after 23 minutes to end the first half 1–0 up. Maguire equalised in 64th minute only to be cancelled by Oliver Burke as Manchester United were defeated in the league for the first time in 14 matches while Sheffield United earned only their second win of the league season.[35] United ended January with a visit to rivals Arsenal. The match ended goalless as the visitors, still searching for a first league win in this fixture since April 2018, including all five league meetings under Solskjær, managed to deny Mikel Arteta from becoming the first Arsenal manager to win his first three matches against United.[36]

United began February with a 9–0 victory over Southampton that equalled their own record for the biggest home win in the Premier League, set in 1995, while the visitors equalled their worst Premier League defeat, set in 2019. Eight different players scored, including an own goal by Jan Bednarek and the record-equalling goal scored by James. Martial, who came on at half-time, was the only player to score more than once.[37] Four days later, United twice lost the lead in a 3–3 draw against Everton. Cavani and Fernandes scored past Everton's second-choice keeper Robin Olsen in the first half, only for Abdoulaye Doucouré and James Rodríguez to level the scores three minutes apart from each other. McTominay restored the lead only for Dominic Calvert-Lewin to equalise again in the final minute of stoppage time following Tuanzebe's foul on Everton substitute and fellow United Academy graduate Joshua King.[38] On Valentine's Day, United visited West Bromwich Albion. Albion's loanee forward Mbaye Diagne rubbed Lindelöf's face off upon scoring inside 83 seconds. Fernandes equalised with a volley in the 44th minute following a cross from Shaw. In the second half, Maguire had a penalty cancelled by referee Craig Pawson after a stumble with Semi Ajayi was judged by VAR Jonathan Moss as not a foul.[39] Facing Newcastle United the next Sunday, Rashford opened the scoring before Allan Saint-Maximin made the equaliser six minutes later. In the second half, Fernandes assisted James' goal and scored a penalty himself to secure a 3–1 win. Forward Shola Shoretire made his first team debut as he came on for Rashford.[40] United ended the month with a 28 February visit to Chelsea. A presumed handball from Callum Hudson-Odoi resulted in a penalty cancelled by the VAR as the fixture ended goalless again, extending United's unbeaten league record against Chelsea to seven matches.[41]

March began with a visit to Selhurst Park, where United had not been beaten in the previous 11 fixtures and won the last four. The former record was extended but not so for the latter; United failed to get revenge on Crystal Palace for their home defeat in September, as the match ended in a 0–0 draw.[42] On 7 March, United visited derby rivals' home and in-form league leaders Manchester City. Fernandes scored a penalty in the second minute after Gabriel Jesus' foul on Martial in the box. Shaw scored United's second goal five minutes into the second half – his first league goal since August 2018 – as United won for the third successive time at the City of Manchester Stadium and tighten the gap to 11 points; this was City's first defeat in 20 league matches, breaking their 21-match winning run across all competitions.[43] The next week, United hosted West Ham. An own goal by Craig Dawson following a shot from McTominay was the only goal scored as the hosts returned to the second place.[44]

Following the international break at the end of March, United returned to action with a home game against Brighton. Despite starting brightly, it was the visitors who took the lead through former United striker Danny Welbeck in the 13th minute. Rashford levelled the scores just after the hour mark, before Greenwood sealed the win with a header seven minutes from the end, the eighth time in 2020–21 that they have won after being in a losing position. It was only the second time in the Premier League that United had come from behind to do the double over an opponent in a single season; the other being was against Southampton in 2012–13.[45] On 11 April, United travelled to London to play Tottenham. Cavani seemingly scored an opener for the visiting side, but the goal was ruled out after it was seen by VAR that McTominay had hit Son Heung-min in the face and the goal was ruled out. Just moments later, Son scored the actual opener and gave the home side the lead. Twelve minutes into the second half, Fred scored his first league goal for United since September 2018 to equalise the score. Cavani then scored for real in the 79th minute, giving United the lead. In the final minute of stoppage time, Greenwood scored to secure a win for United and extended their unbeaten away run in the league to 23 matches.[46][47] In the next game against Burnley, Greenwood scored two goals which sandwiched James Tarkowski's equaliser before Cavani sealed the 3–1 win in the added time.[48] The final league match of April saw Manchester United's first visit to "Roses" rival Leeds' Elland Road since October 2003, which ended goalless.[49]

The 2 May match against rivals Liverpool was postponed due to anti-Glazer protests at Old Trafford.[50] The match at Aston Villa on 9 May saw United trailed by Traoré's first half goal. In the second half, Fernandes scored a penalty kick following Douglas Luiz's foul on Pogba, before Greenwood and Cavani completed their 10th Premier League comeback of the season, the most for any club in a single season.[51] Two days later, United hosted Leicester by fielding a much-changed starting line-up. Left-back Luke Thomas opened the scoring after 10 minutes, this was his first goal for Leicester's first team. Greenwood equalised five minutes later, but Leicester got their winning goal via a thumping header from center-back Çağlar Söyüncü, his first goal since November 2019 as local rivals Manchester City were confirmed Premier League champions for the fifth time, all within the past 10 years. This was United's first league defeat since another 1–2 against Sheffield United in January 2021.[52] This was also United's first home defeat to Leicester since 31 January 1998, and the first successive defeat to Leicester in all competitions since 1973.[53] Two days later, United finally hosted Liverpool. Fernandes opened the scoring after 10 minutes and lasted 24 minutes before Diogo Jota's equaliser. Roberto Firmino scored twice to bring the visitors 3–1 up. Rashford pulled one back but Mohamed Salah sealed the game to send Liverpool to fifth. This was United's first home league defeat to Liverpool since the 0–3 in March 2014, with Firmino the first Liverpool player to score a league brace at Old Trafford since Steven Gerrard, who did it in the aforementioned match.[54] On the final home match of the season, United played the already-relegated Fulham. Cavani's shot from 40 yards opened the scoring chart, but Joe Bryan equalised later on.[55] Leicester's defeat to Chelsea later that night secured United's second place finish.[56] On the final matchday on 23 May, in the away match against Wolverhampton, Anthony Elanga headed home his first senior goal before equaliser by Nélson Semedo. Romain Saïss' foul on Van de Beek inside the box resulted in a penalty for United executed by Juan Mata, who slotted the ball in to secure a 2–1 win in Wolves' manager Nuno Espírito Santo's final match in charge of the club. United thus became only the fourth side to remain unbeaten away from home in an entire English top-flight campaign, stretching from the first season in 1888–89.[57]

Matches

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
19 September 2020 Crystal Palace H 1–3 Van de Beek 80' 0 16th
26 September 2020 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–2 Dunk 43' (o.g.), Rashford 55', Fernandes 90+10' (pen.) 0 13th
4 October 2020 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–6 Fernandes 2' (pen.) 0 16th
17 October 2020 Newcastle United A 4–1 Maguire 23', Fernandes 86', Wan-Bissaka 90', Rashford 90+6' 0 15th
24 October 2020 Chelsea H 0–0 0 15th
1 November 2020 Arsenal H 0–1 0 15th
7 November 2020 Everton A 3–1 Fernandes (2) 25', 32', Cavani 90+5' 0 14th
21 November 2020 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 Fernandes 56' (pen.) 0 10th
29 November 2020 Southampton A 3–2 Fernandes 59', Cavani (2) 74', 90+2' 0 9th
5 December 2020 West Ham United A 3–1 Pogba 65', Greenwood 68', Rashford 78' 2,000[58] 6th
12 December 2020 Manchester City H 0–0 0 8th
17 December 2020 Sheffield United A 3–2 Rashford (2) 26', 51', Martial 33' 0 6th
20 December 2020 Leeds United H 6–2 McTominay (2) 2', 3', Fernandes (2) 20', 70' (pen.), Lindelöf 37', James 66' 0 3rd
26 December 2020 Leicester City A 2–2 Rashford 23', Fernandes 79' 0 4th
29 December 2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 Rashford 90+3' 0 2nd
1 January 2021 Aston Villa H 2–1 Martial 40', Fernandes 61' (pen.) 0 2nd
12 January 2021 Burnley A 1–0 Pogba 71' 0 1st
17 January 2021 Liverpool A 0–0 0 1st
20 January 2021 Fulham A 2–1 Cavani 21', Pogba 65' 0 1st
27 January 2021 Sheffield United H 1–2 Maguire 64' 0 2nd
30 January 2021 Arsenal A 0–0 0 2nd
2 February 2021 Southampton H 9–0 Wan-Bissaka 18', Rashford 25', Bednarek 34' (o.g.), Cavani 39',
Martial (2) 69', 90', McTominay 71', Fernandes 87' (pen.), James 90+3' 		0 2nd
6 February 2021 Everton H 3–3 Cavani 24', Fernandes 45', McTominay 70' 0 2nd
14 February 2021 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 Fernandes 44' 0 2nd
21 February 2021 Newcastle United H 3–1 Rashford 30', James 57', Fernandes 75' (pen.) 0 2nd
28 February 2021 Chelsea A 0–0 0 2nd
3 March 2021 Crystal Palace A 0–0 0 2nd
7 March 2021 Manchester City A 2–0 Fernandes 2' (pen.), Shaw 50' 0 2nd
14 March 2021 West Ham United H 1–0 Dawson 53' (o.g.) 0 2nd
4 April 2021 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–1 Rashford 62', Greenwood 83' 0 2nd
11 April 2021 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–1 Fred 57', Cavani 79', Greenwood 90+6' 0 2nd
18 April 2021 Burnley H 3–1 Greenwood (2) 48', 84', Cavani 90+3' 0 2nd
25 April 2021 Leeds United A 0–0 0 2nd
9 May 2021 Aston Villa A 3–1 Fernandes 52' (pen.), Greenwood 56', Cavani 87' 0 2nd
11 May 2021 Leicester City H 1–2 Greenwood 15' 0 2nd
13 May 2021[a] Liverpool H 2–4 Fernandes 10', Rashford 68' 0 2nd
18 May 2021 Fulham H 1–1 Cavani 15' 10,000[59] 2nd
23 May 2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 Elanga 13', Mata 45+4' (pen.) 4,500[60] 2nd

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 27 5 6 83 32 +51 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester United 38 21 11 6 66 44 +22 74
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 68 42 +26 69
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 58 36 +22 67
5 Leicester City 38 20 6 12 68 50 +18 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[61]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Originally scheduled for 2 May 2021 but postponed due to the 2021 Old Trafford protests.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 FA Cup, Leicester City, also qualified for the Europa League based on league position, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Manchester United entered the 2020–21 FA Cup in the Third Round Proper along with the other Premier League and Championship clubs. For this round, they were drawn at home against Championship side Watford.[62] United took the lead via stand-in captain Scott McTominay inside five minutes, it was the only goal of the game as the hosts won 1–0.[63] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[64] They were drawn against arch rivals Liverpool.[65] Liverpool took the lead through Mohamed Salah after 18 minutes, before Mason Greenwood's equaliser eight minutes later. Marcus Rashford scored the second, only to be equalised by Salah. Substitute Bruno Fernandes then scored the match-deciding free kick 12 minutes from time as United won 3–2, earning their first victory against Liverpool in all competitions since March 2018.[66] In the fifth round, they played host to West Ham United. McTominay scored seven minutes into extra time to send the home side into the quarter-finals for the seventh successive season, equalling the club's longest home winning run in the competition (nine), set between 1908 and 1912. The match was also the first in English football to have a concussion substitute, as West Ham's Issa Diop did not return for the second 45 minute-half following his collision with Anthony Martial.[67] In the quarter-finals, United were defeated 3–1 by Leicester City, the club's first domestic away loss since January 2020. Kelechi Iheanacho struck first before being equalised by Greenwood. In the second half, goals from Youri Tielemans and Iheanacho sealed Leicester's first FA Cup semis in 39 years and the first win against United in any competition since the 5–3 win in the league in September 2014.[68]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
9 January 2021 Round 3 Watford H 1–0 McTominay 5' 0
24 January 2021 Round 4 Liverpool H 3–2 Greenwood 26', Rashford 48', Fernandes 78' 0
9 February 2021 Round 5 West Ham United H 1–0
(a.e.t.) 		McTominay 97' 0
21 March 2021 Quarter-finals Leicester City A 1–3 Greenwood 38' 0

EFL Cup

Manchester United received a bye to the third round of the 2020–21 EFL Cup, having finished third in the 2019–20 Premier League and thus qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. The draw took place on 6 September 2020 and paired United with the winners of the second round tie between Reading and Luton Town, both of the Championship.[69] Luton won that match 1–0 and hosted the third round match on 22 September.[70] United took the lead just before half-time through a Juan Mata penalty kick. In the second half, goalkeeper Dean Henderson, making his first-team debut, denied Luton an equaliser with a one-handed save from Tom Lockyer, before substitutes Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood both scored in the last couple of minutes to give United a 3–0 win.[71]

In the fourth round, the club was drawn against the winners of the match between Preston North End and Brighton & Hove Albion,[72] which Brighton won 2–0.[73] The match came just four days after the two sides had met in the league, and saw Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba score their first goals of the season, while Juan Mata was again on the scoresheet to give United a 3–0 win.[74]

In the quarter-finals, United were again given an away draw, this time against fellow Premier League club Everton.[75] Playing before 2,000 spectators, United won 2–0 via late goals from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial.[76]

In the semi-finals, they met derby rivals Manchester City at home. The clubs had met thrice in this round – in 1969–70, 2009–10, and 2019–20; the team progressed from each of these ties would gone on to win the trophy. City, the EFL Cup holders for three consecutive seasons, progressed to the record-equalling fourth final in a row with a 2–0 victory over a defensively poor United, who suffered a fourth consecutive cup competition semi-final exit.[77]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
22 September 2020 Round 3 Luton Town A 3–0 Mata 44' (pen.), Rashford 88', Greenwood 90+2' 0
30 September 2020 Round 4 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–0 McTominay 44', Mata 73', Pogba 80' 0
23 December 2020 Quarter-finals Everton A 2–0 Cavani 88', Martial 90+6' 2,000[76]
6 January 2021 Semi-finals Manchester City H 0–2 0

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage

United qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League after finishing third in the 2019–20 Premier League. This was their 23rd UEFA Champions League campaign, more than any English club. The draw for the group stage took place in Geneva, Switzerland on 1 October 2020.[78] The club was drawn in Group H with Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig and Champions League group stage debutants İstanbul Başakşehir. This was United's first meeting with Paris Saint-Germain since the 2018–19 round of 16 tie, which United won on away goals through a stoppage time penalty, while they had never met Leipzig and Başakşehir.

In the first group match, United got a 2–1 away win at Paris Saint-Germain; goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford cancelled out Anthony Martial's own goal.[79] United then beat RB Leipzig 5–0 in the second match a week later; Mason Greenwood opened the scoring in the first half, Rashford scored his first senior hat-trick after coming on as a second-half substitute, and Martial also scored a late penalty. Rashford's hat-trick was the first scored by a United substitute since current manager Solskjær did so against Nottingham Forest in 1999.[80] It was United's eighth hat-trick in the Champions League, scored by six different players. It was the club's first in the competition since Wayne Rooney against Club Brugge in the 2015–16 play-off round, their first in the Champions League proper since Robin van Persie against Olympiacos in the 2013–14 knockout phase, and the first in the competition's group stage since Michael Owen against Wolfsburg in the 2009–10 season.[81] Spanning 16 minutes, it was also the quickest of the five hat-tricks scored by substitutes in the competition's history.[citation needed]

In the third match, United lost 2–1 away to İstanbul Başakşehir, who had former United defender Rafael in their team. Former Chelsea forward Demba Ba gave Başakşehir their first ever goal in the Champions League on the way to claiming their first point – and first win – in the competition. The result ended United's club record 10-match winning streak on the road in all competitions, stretching back to a 1–1 draw with Tottenham in June 2020; it was also their first away defeat in all competitions in 19 matches, stretching back to January 2020.[82]

In the return leg 20 days later, United got their revenge against Başakşehir by winning 4–1. Fernandes scored twice inside 20 minutes before Rashford slotted home a penalty to bring United led by three goals at half-time in a Champions League game for the first time since the 7–1 win over Roma in April 2007. A direct free-kick goal from Deniz Türüç – the first to be scored in the Champions League against United since Franck Ribéry in March 2010 – was cancelled out by Daniel James, who scored at home for the first time since August 2019.[83]

On 2 December, United were defeated 3–1 by Paris Saint-Germain, with a brace from Neymar and a goal from Marquinhos cancelled Rashford's, who scored for the third consecutive match against the Parisians.[84] The next week, Leipzig also got their revenge by winning 3–2 with goals from Angeliño, Amadou Haidara, and Justin Kluivert; Angeliño's goal at 1:49 was the quickest Champions League goal scored against United since Alan's for Sporting Braga in October 2012 (1:27). United scored two late goals via Fernandes and Ibrahima Konaté's own goal but their Champions League time was up before they could get the equaliser needed to progress. This was the first time since both legs of the quarter-final in 2002–03 that they conceded three or more goals in consecutive Champions League games while Solskjær became the first manager of an English club to lose at least six times in his first 10 Champions League games, having lost in 2018–19 against Paris Saint-Germain at home in the round of 16 and both of the season's quarter-final matches versus Barcelona.[85]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Group
position
20 October 2020 Paris Saint-Germain A 2–1 Fernandes 23' (pen.), Rashford 87' 0[86] 2nd
28 October 2020 RB Leipzig H 5–0 Greenwood 21', Rashford (3) 74', 78', 90+2', Martial 87' (pen.) 577[87] 1st
4 November 2020 İstanbul Başakşehir A 1–2 Martial 43' 350[88] 1st
24 November 2020 İstanbul Başakşehir H 4–1 Fernandes (2) 7', 19', Rashford 35' (pen.), James 90+2' 545[89] 1st
2 December 2020 Paris Saint-Germain H 1–3 Rashford 32' 638[90] 1st
8 December 2020 RB Leipzig A 2–3 Fernandes 80' (pen.), Konaté 82' (o.g.) 0[91] 3rd
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12[a] Advance to knockout phase
2   RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12[a]
3   Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 +5 9 Transfer to Europa League
4   İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 0 5 7 18 −11 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

As one of the third-place finishers in the Champions League group stage, United entered the UEFA Europa League knockout phase. This was their fifth Europa League campaign, having also entered in the knockout phase in 2011–12 and 2015–16 as well as starting at the group stage during their 2016–17 winning campaign and 2019–20.

In the round of 32, United were drawn against Spanish club Real Sociedad, whom they last met in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage.[92] The first leg was played at Juventus Stadium in Turin due to travel restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Former United winger Adnan Januzaj, playing against the club for the first time since he was sold to Sociedad in July 2017, had the first chance of the tie, but United went on to win 4–0 with two goals from Bruno Fernandes and one each from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James. Winger Amad Diallo made his first-team debut for the club when he came on for Mason Greenwood.[93] In the return leg at Old Trafford, Mikel Oyarzabal's missed penalty and a goal from Axel Tuanzebe that was disallowed for a foul by Lindelöf meant the match finished as a goalless draw. Forward Shola Shoretire made his European debut when he came on for Greenwood and became the youngest United player to appear in a European fixture, beating the record of Norman Whiteside by 108 days.[94]

In the round of 16, United were drawn against Italian club and fellow former UEFA Champions League winner Milan, whom they last met in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.[95] This would be their first meeting outside the European Cup/UEFA Champions League.[96] In the first leg, Amad Diallo scored first – his maiden goal for United – only to be equalised by Simon Kjær in the stoppage time.[97] In the second leg, substitute Paul Pogba, playing his first game since 6 February 2021, scored the only goal as United progressed to the quarter-finals with a 2–1 aggregate win. Former United striker Zlatan Ibrahimović played against the club for the first time since leaving for LA Galaxy in March 2018 and nearly equalised via a header saved by goalkeeper Dean Henderson.[98]

In the quarter-finals, United were drawn against another Spanish club in the form of Granada, whom they never played against before.[99] This was the first season in their history that United faced more than one Spanish opposition. United won the first leg 2–0 with goals scored by Rashford and Fernandes, the club's first ever consecutive European away win against Spanish sides. Rashford became the first Englishman to score eight European competition proper goals in a single season since Bobby Charlton in 1964–65 season.[100] In the return leg, a goal from Edinson Cavani and an own goal from Jesús Vallejo ensured United's passage to the semi-finals.[101]

In the semi-finals, United met Italian club Roma, whom they last met in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage. After scoring first via Fernandes, United fell behind to goals from Lorenzo Pellegrini's penalty and former Manchester City forward Edin Džeko. In the second half, United scored five without reply; Fernandes scored his second via a penalty, Cavani scored a brace, with Pogba and Greenwood scoring one each to secure a first-leg win of 6–2. This made United the first side to score six goals in a major European competition's semi-final since Real Madrid won 6–0 against Zürich in 1964.[102] The second leg was a tight one; United scored first through Cavani only to be reversed by Džeko and Bryan Cristante. Cavani scored again, but Nicola Zalewski's goal, which later would reassigned as Alex Telles' own goal, sent Roma to their first victory over United since 2007. However, United still went through with an 8–5 aggregate win as manager Solskjær progressed to his first final as United's manager, the club's first European final since the victorious 2017 UEFA Europa League Final.[103]

In the final, they met first-time finalists Villarreal, United's third Spanish opposition this season. The clubs previously met four times, in the 2005–06 and 2008–09 Champions League group stages. All ended in goalless draws.[104][105] The final was held on 26 May 2021, on the 22nd anniversary of the now-manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær's winning goal in the UEFA Champions League final and also would have been the 112th birthday of former manager Matt Busby, who won the club its first European title in 1968. This match ended in a 1–1 draw after 120 minutes; Gerard Moreno stroke first before Cavani equalised in 55th minute. David de Gea became the last kicker in the penalties and the only one failed to score, as his was saved by Gerónimo Rulli, handing Villarreal their first ever major trophy and their head coach Unai Emery, formerly of Arsenal, his record fourth UEFA Cup/Europa League title, surpassing three-time winner Giovanni Trapattoni.[106] Some of the team were later criticised on social media for removing their silver medal on field, or even refused to wear one.[107] Those who removed their medals were Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Rashford, Axel Tuanzebe, Pogba, Brandon Williams, Victor Lindelöf, Scott McTominay, Lee Grant,[108] Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Diallo, Eric Bailly and Solskjær,[109] while Fernandes and Greenwood simply received the medal with their hand.[110]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
18 February 2021 Round of 32
First leg 		Real Sociedad N[a] 4–0 Fernandes (2) 27', 58', Rashford 65', James 90' 0[113]
25 February 2021 Round of 32
Second leg 		Real Sociedad H 0–0 0[114]
11 March 2021 Round of 16
First leg 		Milan H 1–1 Diallo 50' 0[115]
18 March 2021 Round of 16
Second leg 		Milan A 1–0 Pogba 49' 0[116]
8 April 2021 Quarter-finals
First leg 		Granada A 2–0 Rashford 31', Fernandes 90' (pen.) 0[117]
15 April 2021 Quarter-finals
Second leg 		Granada H 2–0 Cavani 6', Vallejo 90' (o.g.) 0[118]
29 April 2021 Semi-finals
First leg 		Roma H 6–2 Fernandes (2) 9', 71' (pen.), Cavani (2) 48', 64', Pogba 75', Greenwood 86' 0[119]
6 May 2021 Semi-finals
Second leg 		Roma A 2–3 Cavani (2) 39', 68' 0[120]
26 May 2021 Final Villarreal N 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(10–11p) 		Cavani 55' 9,412[121]

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   David de Gea 26 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 36 0 0 0
2 DF   Victor Lindelöf 29 1 3 0 2 0 11 0 45 1 4 0
3 DF   Eric Bailly 10(2) 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 19(2) 0 4 0
4 DF   Phil Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Harry Maguire (c) 34 2 3(1) 0 3 0 11 0 51(1) 2 15 0
6 MF   Paul Pogba 21(5) 3 2 0 2(1) 1 6(5) 2 31(11) 6 8 0
7 FW   Edinson Cavani 13(13) 10 1(2) 0 1 1 6(3) 6 21(18) 17 5 0
8 MF   Juan Mata 6(3) 1 1 0 2 2 1(5) 0 10(8) 3 0 0
9 FW   Anthony Martial 17(5) 4 2(2) 0 1(1) 1 7(1) 2 27(9) 7 1 1
10 FW   Marcus Rashford 33(4) 11 2(1) 1 1(3) 1 10(3) 8 46(11) 21 4 0
11 FW   Mason Greenwood 21(10) 7 4 2 1(2) 1 10(4) 2 36(16) 12 2 0
12 DF   Chris Smalling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   Lee Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Jesse Lingard 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0
15 MF   Andreas Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   Marcos Rojo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Fred 27(3) 1 2(1) 0 3 0 10(2) 0 42(6) 1 9 1
18 MF   Bruno Fernandes 35(2) 18 0(3) 1 2(1) 0 14(1) 9 51(7) 28 7 0
19 MF   Amad Diallo 2(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(4) 1 2(6) 1 0 0
20 DF   Diogo Dalot 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 MF   Daniel James 11(4) 3 1 0 1 0 5(4) 2 18(8) 5 3 0
22 GK   Sergio Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   Luke Shaw 30(2) 1 1(2) 0 1(1) 0 9(1) 0 41(6) 1 13 0
24 DF   Timothy Fosu-Mensah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 1(2) 0 1 0
25 FW   Odion Ighalo 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0 0(1) 0 2(2) 0 0 0
26 GK   Dean Henderson 12(1) 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 25(1) 0 3 0
27 DF   Alex Telles 8(1) 0 3 0 1 0 8(3) 0 20(4) 0 1 0
28 MF   Facundo Pellistri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   Aaron Wan-Bissaka 34 2 3 0 2 0 15 0 54 2 4 0
30 GK   Nathan Bishop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF   Nemanja Matić 12(8) 0 2(1) 0 2 0 6(5) 0 22(14) 0 4 0
33 DF   Brandon Williams 2(2) 0 1(1) 0 2 0 0(6) 0 5(9) 0 2 0
34 MF   Donny van de Beek 4(15) 1 4 0 3(1) 0 4(5) 0 15(21) 1 1 0
37 MF   James Garner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF   Axel Tuanzebe 4(5) 0 1 0 1 0 3(5) 0 9(10) 0 7 0
39 MF   Scott McTominay 25(7) 4 2(2) 2 2 1 9(2) 0 38(11) 7 7 0
40 GK   Joel Castro Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF   Teden Mengi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW   Tahith Chong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF   Hannibal Mejbri 0(1) 0 — — 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
48 DF   Will Fish 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
56 FW   Anthony Elanga 2 1 — — 0 0 2 1 0 0
60 GK   Ondřej Mastný 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 FW   Shola Shoretire 0(2) 0 0 0 — 0(1) 0 0(3) 0 0 0
Own goals — 3 — 0 — 0 — 2 — 5 — —

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
2 September 2020 MF   Donny van de Beek   Ajax Undisclosed[b] [123]
5 October 2020 DF   Alex Telles   Porto Undisclosed[c] [125]
FW   Edinson Cavani Unattached[d] Free [126]
MF   Facundo Pellistri   Peñarol Undisclosed[e] [128]
7 January 2021 MF   Amad Diallo   Atalanta Undisclosed[f] [130]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2020 DF   Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Released[g] [132]
GK   Alex Fojtíček Released[h]
MF   Ethan Hamilton Released[i]
DF   Demetri Mitchell Released[j]
GK   Kieran O'Hara Released[k]
FW   Largie Ramazani Released[l]
DF   George Tanner Released[m]
MF   Aidan Barlow Released
MF   Dion McGhee Released[n]
MF   Angel Gomes Released[o] [141]
23 July 2020 DF   Ben Hockenhull   Brentford Undisclosed [142]
6 August 2020 FW   Alexis Sánchez   Inter Milan Free [143]
4 September 2020 DF   Oliver Denham   Cardiff City Free [144]
11 September 2020 FW   Deji Sotona Released[p] [146]
5 October 2020 DF   Chris Smalling   Roma Undisclosed[q] [148]
19 November 2020 DF   Owen Dodgson   Burnley Undisclosed [149]
DF   Calen Gallagher-Allison
4 January 2021 MF   Max Haygarth   Brentford Undisclosed [150]
8 January 2021 DF   Luca Ercolani   Carpi Undisclosed [151]
13 January 2021 DF   Timothy Fosu-Mensah   Bayer Leverkusen Undisclosed[r] [153]
25 January 2021 DF   Łukasz Bejger   Śląsk Wrocław Undisclosed [154]
2 February 2021 DF   Marcos Rojo   Boca Juniors Undisclosed [155]
7 May 2021 DF   Harvey Neville   Fort Lauderdale CF Undisclosed [156]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
16 August 2020 30 January 2021 FW   Tahith Chong   Werder Bremen [157][158]
17 August 2020 End of season MF   Aliou Traoré   Caen [159]
28 August 2020 5 January 2021 GK   Matěj Kovář   Swindon Town [160]
29 August 2020 End of season GK   Joel Castro Pereira   Huddersfield Town [161]
8 September 2020 8 January 2021 MF   Dylan Levitt   Charlton Athletic [162]
18 September 2020 30 January 2021 MF   James Garner   Watford [163][164]
1 October 2020 January 2021 DF   Max Taylor   Kidderminster Harriers [165]
2 October 2020 End of season MF   Andreas Pereira   Lazio [166]
4 October 2020 DF   Diogo Dalot   Milan [167]
16 October 2020 DF   Di'Shon Bernard   Salford City [168]
January 2021 MF   Max Haygarth   Brentford B [169]
GK   Jacob Carney   Brighouse Town
8 January 2021 End of season DF   Ethan Laird   Milton Keynes Dons [170]
15 January 2021 GK   Jacob Carney   Portadown [168]
29 January 2021 MF   Jesse Lingard   West Ham United [171]
30 January 2021 MF   James Garner   Nottingham Forest [172]
FW   Tahith Chong   Club Brugge [173]
31 January 2021 MF   Facundo Pellistri   Deportivo Alavés [174]
1 February 2021 DF   Teden Mengi   Derby County [175]
15 February 2021 MF   Dylan Levitt   Istra 1961 [176]

Notes

  1. ^ The match was originally due to take place at Sociedad's Anoeta Stadium, but was moved due to Spanish government restrictions on travellers from England regarding the new coronavirus variant.[111][112]
  2. ^ Fee reported as £35 million, plus £5 million in add-ons.[122]
  3. ^ Fee reported as £13.6 million, plus £1.8 million in add-ons.[124]
  4. ^ Most recently played for Paris Saint-Germain.
  5. ^ Fee reported as £9 million.[127]
  6. ^ Fee reported as £19 million, plus £18.1 million in add-ons.[129]
  7. ^ Joined Oldham Athletic on 2 August 2020.[131]
  8. ^ Joined Blackpool on 25 August 2020.[133]
  9. ^ Joined Peterborough United on 13 August 2020.[134]
  10. ^ Joined Blackpool on 4 September 2020.[135]
  11. ^ Joined Burton Albion on 11 September 2020.[136]
  12. ^ Joined Almería on 24 August 2020.[137]
  13. ^ Joined Carlisle United on 3 August 2020.[138]
  14. ^ Joined Braga on 8 January 2021.[139]
  15. ^ Joined Lille on 4 August 2020.[140]
  16. ^ Joined Nice on 30 September 2020.[145]
  17. ^ Fee reported as €15 million, plus €5 million in add-ons.[147]
  18. ^ Fee reported as £1.8 million.[152]

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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 Sir 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 Leicester City and finished third in their UEFA Champions League group therefore being relegated to the UEFA Europa League Manchester United2020 21 seasonCo chairmenJoel and Avram GlazerManagerOle Gunnar SolskjaerStadiumOld TraffordPremier League2ndFA CupQuarter finalsEFL CupSemi finalsUEFA Champions LeagueGroup stageUEFA Europa LeagueRunners upTop goalscorerLeague Bruno Fernandes 18 All Bruno Fernandes 28 Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 2019 202021 22 The season threatened to be overshadowed by the attempted formation of a European Super League On 18 April 2021 Manchester United announced they were joining 11 other European clubs as founding members of the Super League a proposed 20 team competition intended to rival the UEFA Champions League 1 The announcement drew an unprecedented backlash from supporters other clubs media partners sponsors players and the UK Government forcing the club to withdraw just two days later 2 3 4 5 6 The failure of the project led to the resignation of executive vice chairman Ed Woodward while resultant protests against Woodward and owners The Glazer Family led to a pitch invasion ahead of a league match against Liverpool on 2 May 2021 which saw a Premier League game get postponed due to supporter protests for the first time in the competition s history 7 8 On the pitch United equalled the biggest win in Premier League history with a 9 0 victory against Southampton on 2 February 2021 9 but ended the season with defeat on penalties in the UEFA Europa League final against Villarreal going four straight seasons without a trophy and one season away from equalling their worst trophy drought since the club was last relegated 10 11 Contents 1 Pre season and friendlies 2 Premier League 2 1 Matches 2 2 League table 3 FA Cup 4 EFL Cup 5 UEFA Champions League 5 1 Group stage 6 UEFA Europa League 6 1 Knockout phase 7 Squad statistics 8 Transfers 8 1 In 8 2 Out 8 3 Loan out 9 Notes 10 ReferencesPre season and friendlies EditDue to the belated end to the previous season as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic Manchester United played just one friendly before the start of their 2020 21 Premier League season away to Aston Villa on 12 September 2020 12 Aston Villa s Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game in the 16th minute 13 Date Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance12 September 2020 Aston Villa A 0 1 0Premier League EditManchester United s opening match of the 2020 21 Premier League season was due to be away to Burnley on 12 September but was postponed to ensure a minimum of 30 days between seasons as per Premier League regulations the club s final game of the 2019 20 season was on 16 August 14 Instead United began their season on 19 September at home to Crystal Palace After Andros Townsend opened the scoring for the visitors early on David de Gea denied Jordan Ayew from the penalty spot in the second half only for the video assistant referee VAR to intervene as De Gea had advanced from his line before Ayew had struck the ball former Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha scored from the re take Donny van de Beek making his debut after coming on midway through the second half pulled a goal back for United but Zaha scored a third for Palace five minutes later making him the first former United player to score more than one Premier League goal in a single match against United It was the third time United had lost their opening home match of a Premier League season and the first since 2014 15 15 The following week away to Brighton amp Hove Albion United came back from a goal down via an own goal by Lewis Dunk and one from Marcus Rashford the 10 000th goal in the club s history 16 to lead 2 1 as the match entered stoppage time at the end of the second half however as additional time drew to an end Solly March equalised for the home side As United searched for a last minute winning goal the referee blew the final whistle with the score at 2 2 only for the VAR to award a penalty to United for a handball by Neal Maupay Bruno Fernandes scored the penalty to give United their first league win of the season 17 In the following match on 4 October the last before the international break a Bruno Fernandes penalty gave United an early lead at home to Tottenham Hotspur who were led by former United manager Jose Mourinho however Spurs overturned the deficit thanks to Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung min After United forward Anthony Martial was sent off for slapping Erik Lamela in the face Harry Kane scored a brace Son added a second goal and Serge Aurier also scored to give Tottenham a 6 1 win It was Manchester United s joint biggest defeat in the Premier League matching the scoreline from the Manchester derby in 2011 as well as the heaviest defeat under either Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager or Ed Woodward as executive vice chairman The four goals United conceded in the first half was the most they had conceded at home in a single half since November 1957 also against Tottenham 18 United returned from the international break with a trip to Newcastle United on 17 October and went behind early on to a Luke Shaw own goal After Harry Maguire equalised with a header midway through the first half Fernandes had a penalty saved by Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow in the second the first he had failed to score since joining the club in February He eventually scored in the 86th minute followed by goals from Aaron Wan Bissaka in the 90th the first of his senior career and Rashford in the sixth minute of added time 19 On 24 October United were held to a goalless draw by Chelsea 20 The result meant the club had failed to win any of their first three home league games for the first time since 1972 73 however the result also extended United s unbeaten league record against Chelsea to six matches with the most recent defeat coming in November 2017 while Chelsea had not won a league match at Old Trafford since the 2012 13 season On 1 November United played rival Arsenal at home Paul Pogba s foul inside the box led to Pierre Emerick Aubameyang s winning penalty as Arsenal won a league match at Old Trafford for the first time since 17 September 2006 21 Before the international break United travelled to Everton The visitors won 3 1 Fernandes scored his first brace of the season before Edinson Cavani sealed the victory deep into the added time with his first United goal 22 Two weeks later United returned to action at home against West Bromwich Albion A retaken penalty from Fernandes given after Albion s goalkeeper former United shot stopper Sam Johnstone stepped out of the line before saving the first secured United s maiden home league win of the season 23 On 29 November United visited Southampton Trailed 2 0 at half time by goals from Jan Bednarek and James Ward Prowse United came back to win 3 2 via Fernandes and a brace from Cavani Goalkeeper Dean Henderson made his league debut for the club coming on at the interval for the injured De Gea The win made United the first side in Premier League history to win four consecutive away games despite trailing in everyone of them and also made United won eight consecutive top flight away matches for the first time in their history 24 On 5 December United played West Ham United at the London Stadium Henderson on his first league start for the club conceded to Tomas Soucek in the first half In the second half the visitors produced yet another comeback to win 3 1 Pogba and Mason Greenwood scored their first league goals of the season before Rashford sealed the club s ninth straight away victory in the league 25 The next week United were held 0 0 at home by derby rivals Manchester City this was the first derby played at Old Trafford to end goalless since October 2015 and it was United s third consecutive clean sheet against City in all competitions the longest since a run of four all in the league between 1994 and 1995 26 On 17 December United managed yet another away comeback in a 3 2 win at Sheffield United extending the club record to 10 consecutive league away wins Rashford s two goals and Martial s first league goal of the season were enough to cancel out David McGoldrick s brace and keep Sheffield United winless after their first 13 league games of the season 27 On 20 December United went rampant as they beat their Roses rival Leeds United 6 2 at home Meeting for the first time in the league since 2004 McTominay opened the game with a brace inside three minutes becoming the first player to do so in the league s history Fernandes scored in the 20th minute before Victor Lindelof scored his first goal of the season to put United 4 0 up after just 37 minutes Liam Cooper pulled one back for the visitors before half time Daniel James scored his first league goal of the season midway through the second half before Fernandes scored a penalty in the 70th minute Three minutes later Stuart Dallas scored Leeds second to close the match This was the first league match in which United scored more than five goals since the 8 2 win over Arsenal in August 2011 28 United opened the Boxing Day matchday with a visit to Leicester City Leading twice via Rashford and Fernandes with Harvey Barnes goal sandwiched in between United substitute defender Axel Tuanzebe scored an own goal after diverting Jamie Vardy s attempt to make the score 2 2 29 The club ended 2020 with a home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers Rashford scored at 92 51 United s latest winning goal since Michael Owen on 20 September 2009 95 27 to make United end the year in second place 30 On New Year s Day United hosted Aston Villa in the second game of the matchweek Martial scored first after 40 minutes before Bertrand Traore equalises in the 58th minute Fernandes sealed the win via a penalty three minutes later after referee Michael Oliver judged that Pogba had been fouled by Douglas Luiz inside the box 31 On 12 January United visited Burnley for the game in hand from the first matchday Pogba volleyed in the only goal of the game to send United top of the table with a three point lead over defending champions and arch rivals Liverpool whom they would meet in the following match 32 Both teams would only fire blanks as the said match ended goalless keeping United top while Liverpool were down to fourth below Manchester City and Leicester City upon both sides win in this matchday 33 Three days later they played Fulham away Ademola Lookman scored after five minutes to give Fulham the early lead Cavani equalised 16 minutes later after a mistake by Fulham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola United completed another comeback in the 65th minute by Pogba s long range curling effort sending United back to the top of the table after starting the match in third 34 On 27 January United played the first return leg of the league season as they hosted bottom placed Sheffield United The visitors Kean Bryan opened the scoring after 23 minutes to end the first half 1 0 up Maguire equalised in 64th minute only to be cancelled by Oliver Burke as Manchester United were defeated in the league for the first time in 14 matches while Sheffield United earned only their second win of the league season 35 United ended January with a visit to rivals Arsenal The match ended goalless as the visitors still searching for a first league win in this fixture since April 2018 including all five league meetings under Solskjaer managed to deny Mikel Arteta from becoming the first Arsenal manager to win his first three matches against United 36 United began February with a 9 0 victory over Southampton that equalled their own record for the biggest home win in the Premier League set in 1995 while the visitors equalled their worst Premier League defeat set in 2019 Eight different players scored including an own goal by Jan Bednarek and the record equalling goal scored by James Martial who came on at half time was the only player to score more than once 37 Four days later United twice lost the lead in a 3 3 draw against Everton Cavani and Fernandes scored past Everton s second choice keeper Robin Olsen in the first half only for Abdoulaye Doucoure and James Rodriguez to level the scores three minutes apart from each other McTominay restored the lead only for Dominic Calvert Lewin to equalise again in the final minute of stoppage time following Tuanzebe s foul on Everton substitute and fellow United Academy graduate Joshua King 38 On Valentine s Day United visited West Bromwich Albion Albion s loanee forward Mbaye Diagne rubbed Lindelof s face off upon scoring inside 83 seconds Fernandes equalised with a volley in the 44th minute following a cross from Shaw In the second half Maguire had a penalty cancelled by referee Craig Pawson after a stumble with Semi Ajayi was judged by VAR Jonathan Moss as not a foul 39 Facing Newcastle United the next Sunday Rashford opened the scoring before Allan Saint Maximin made the equaliser six minutes later In the second half Fernandes assisted James goal and scored a penalty himself to secure a 3 1 win Forward Shola Shoretire made his first team debut as he came on for Rashford 40 United ended the month with a 28 February visit to Chelsea A presumed handball from Callum Hudson Odoi resulted in a penalty cancelled by the VAR as the fixture ended goalless again extending United s unbeaten league record against Chelsea to seven matches 41 March began with a visit to Selhurst Park where United had not been beaten in the previous 11 fixtures and won the last four The former record was extended but not so for the latter United failed to get revenge on Crystal Palace for their home defeat in September as the match ended in a 0 0 draw 42 On 7 March United visited derby rivals home and in form league leaders Manchester City Fernandes scored a penalty in the second minute after Gabriel Jesus foul on Martial in the box Shaw scored United s second goal five minutes into the second half his first league goal since August 2018 as United won for the third successive time at the City of Manchester Stadium and tighten the gap to 11 points this was City s first defeat in 20 league matches breaking their 21 match winning run across all competitions 43 The next week United hosted West Ham An own goal by Craig Dawson following a shot from McTominay was the only goal scored as the hosts returned to the second place 44 Following the international break at the end of March United returned to action with a home game against Brighton Despite starting brightly it was the visitors who took the lead through former United striker Danny Welbeck in the 13th minute Rashford levelled the scores just after the hour mark before Greenwood sealed the win with a header seven minutes from the end the eighth time in 2020 21 that they have won after being in a losing position It was only the second time in the Premier League that United had come from behind to do the double over an opponent in a single season the other being was against Southampton in 2012 13 45 On 11 April United travelled to London to play Tottenham Cavani seemingly scored an opener for the visiting side but the goal was ruled out after it was seen by VAR that McTominay had hit Son Heung min in the face and the goal was ruled out Just moments later Son scored the actual opener and gave the home side the lead Twelve minutes into the second half Fred scored his first league goal for United since September 2018 to equalise the score Cavani then scored for real in the 79th minute giving United the lead In the final minute of stoppage time Greenwood scored to secure a win for United and extended their unbeaten away run in the league to 23 matches 46 47 In the next game against Burnley Greenwood scored two goals which sandwiched James Tarkowski s equaliser before Cavani sealed the 3 1 win in the added time 48 The final league match of April saw Manchester United s first visit to Roses rival Leeds Elland Road since October 2003 which ended goalless 49 The 2 May match against rivals Liverpool was postponed due to anti Glazer protests at Old Trafford 50 The match at Aston Villa on 9 May saw United trailed by Traore s first half goal In the second half Fernandes scored a penalty kick following Douglas Luiz s foul on Pogba before Greenwood and Cavani completed their 10th Premier League comeback of the season the most for any club in a single season 51 Two days later United hosted Leicester by fielding a much changed starting line up Left back Luke Thomas opened the scoring after 10 minutes this was his first goal for Leicester s first team Greenwood equalised five minutes later but Leicester got their winning goal via a thumping header from center back Caglar Soyuncu his first goal since November 2019 as local rivals Manchester City were confirmed Premier League champions for the fifth time all within the past 10 years This was United s first league defeat since another 1 2 against Sheffield United in January 2021 52 This was also United s first home defeat to Leicester since 31 January 1998 and the first successive defeat to Leicester in all competitions since 1973 53 Two days later United finally hosted Liverpool Fernandes opened the scoring after 10 minutes and lasted 24 minutes before Diogo Jota s equaliser Roberto Firmino scored twice to bring the visitors 3 1 up Rashford pulled one back but Mohamed Salah sealed the game to send Liverpool to fifth This was United s first home league defeat to Liverpool since the 0 3 in March 2014 with Firmino the first Liverpool player to score a league brace at Old Trafford since Steven Gerrard who did it in the aforementioned match 54 On the final home match of the season United played the already relegated Fulham Cavani s shot from 40 yards opened the scoring chart but Joe Bryan equalised later on 55 Leicester s defeat to Chelsea later that night secured United s second place finish 56 On the final matchday on 23 May in the away match against Wolverhampton Anthony Elanga headed home his first senior goal before equaliser by Nelson Semedo Romain Saiss foul on Van de Beek inside the box resulted in a penalty for United executed by Juan Mata who slotted the ball in to secure a 2 1 win in Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo s final match in charge of the club United thus became only the fourth side to remain unbeaten away from home in an entire English top flight campaign stretching from the first season in 1888 89 57 Matches Edit Date Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance Leagueposition19 September 2020 Crystal Palace H 1 3 Van de Beek 80 0 16th26 September 2020 Brighton amp Hove Albion A 3 2 Dunk 43 o g Rashford 55 Fernandes 90 10 pen 0 13th4 October 2020 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 6 Fernandes 2 pen 0 16th17 October 2020 Newcastle United A 4 1 Maguire 23 Fernandes 86 Wan Bissaka 90 Rashford 90 6 0 15th24 October 2020 Chelsea H 0 0 0 15th1 November 2020 Arsenal H 0 1 0 15th7 November 2020 Everton A 3 1 Fernandes 2 25 32 Cavani 90 5 0 14th21 November 2020 West Bromwich Albion H 1 0 Fernandes 56 pen 0 10th29 November 2020 Southampton A 3 2 Fernandes 59 Cavani 2 74 90 2 0 9th5 December 2020 West Ham United A 3 1 Pogba 65 Greenwood 68 Rashford 78 2 000 58 6th12 December 2020 Manchester City H 0 0 0 8th17 December 2020 Sheffield United A 3 2 Rashford 2 26 51 Martial 33 0 6th20 December 2020 Leeds United H 6 2 McTominay 2 2 3 Fernandes 2 20 70 pen Lindelof 37 James 66 0 3rd26 December 2020 Leicester City A 2 2 Rashford 23 Fernandes 79 0 4th29 December 2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 0 Rashford 90 3 0 2nd1 January 2021 Aston Villa H 2 1 Martial 40 Fernandes 61 pen 0 2nd12 January 2021 Burnley A 1 0 Pogba 71 0 1st17 January 2021 Liverpool A 0 0 0 1st20 January 2021 Fulham A 2 1 Cavani 21 Pogba 65 0 1st27 January 2021 Sheffield United H 1 2 Maguire 64 0 2nd30 January 2021 Arsenal A 0 0 0 2nd2 February 2021 Southampton H 9 0 Wan Bissaka 18 Rashford 25 Bednarek 34 o g Cavani 39 Martial 2 69 90 McTominay 71 Fernandes 87 pen James 90 3 0 2nd6 February 2021 Everton H 3 3 Cavani 24 Fernandes 45 McTominay 70 0 2nd14 February 2021 West Bromwich Albion A 1 1 Fernandes 44 0 2nd21 February 2021 Newcastle United H 3 1 Rashford 30 James 57 Fernandes 75 pen 0 2nd28 February 2021 Chelsea A 0 0 0 2nd3 March 2021 Crystal Palace A 0 0 0 2nd7 March 2021 Manchester City A 2 0 Fernandes 2 pen Shaw 50 0 2nd14 March 2021 West Ham United H 1 0 Dawson 53 o g 0 2nd4 April 2021 Brighton amp Hove Albion H 2 1 Rashford 62 Greenwood 83 0 2nd11 April 2021 Tottenham Hotspur A 3 1 Fred 57 Cavani 79 Greenwood 90 6 0 2nd18 April 2021 Burnley H 3 1 Greenwood 2 48 84 Cavani 90 3 0 2nd25 April 2021 Leeds United A 0 0 0 2nd9 May 2021 Aston Villa A 3 1 Fernandes 52 pen Greenwood 56 Cavani 87 0 2nd11 May 2021 Leicester City H 1 2 Greenwood 15 0 2nd13 May 2021 a Liverpool H 2 4 Fernandes 10 Rashford 68 0 2nd18 May 2021 Fulham H 1 1 Cavani 15 10 000 59 2nd23 May 2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2 1 Elanga 13 Mata 45 4 pen 4 500 60 2ndLeague table Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Manchester City C 38 27 5 6 83 32 51 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage2 Manchester United 38 21 11 6 66 44 22 743 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 68 42 26 694 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 58 36 22 675 Leicester City 38 20 6 12 68 50 18 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage b Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scored 4 If the champions relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3 rules 4 1 to 4 3 are applied 4 1 Points gained in head to head record between such teams 4 2 Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams 4 3 Play offs 61 C ChampionNotes Originally scheduled for 2 May 2021 but postponed due to the 2021 Old Trafford protests Since the winners of the 2020 21 FA Cup Leicester City also qualified for the Europa League based on league position the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth placed team FA Cup EditAs a Premier League side Manchester United entered the 2020 21 FA Cup in the Third Round Proper along with the other Premier League and Championship clubs For this round they were drawn at home against Championship side Watford 62 United took the lead via stand in captain Scott McTominay inside five minutes it was the only goal of the game as the hosts won 1 0 63 The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January conducted by Peter Crouch 64 They were drawn against arch rivals Liverpool 65 Liverpool took the lead through Mohamed Salah after 18 minutes before Mason Greenwood s equaliser eight minutes later Marcus Rashford scored the second only to be equalised by Salah Substitute Bruno Fernandes then scored the match deciding free kick 12 minutes from time as United won 3 2 earning their first victory against Liverpool in all competitions since March 2018 66 In the fifth round they played host to West Ham United McTominay scored seven minutes into extra time to send the home side into the quarter finals for the seventh successive season equalling the club s longest home winning run in the competition nine set between 1908 and 1912 The match was also the first in English football to have a concussion substitute as West Ham s Issa Diop did not return for the second 45 minute half following his collision with Anthony Martial 67 In the quarter finals United were defeated 3 1 by Leicester City the club s first domestic away loss since January 2020 Kelechi Iheanacho struck first before being equalised by Greenwood In the second half goals from Youri Tielemans and Iheanacho sealed Leicester s first FA Cup semis in 39 years and the first win against United in any competition since the 5 3 win in the league in September 2014 68 Date Round Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance9 January 2021 Round 3 Watford H 1 0 McTominay 5 024 January 2021 Round 4 Liverpool H 3 2 Greenwood 26 Rashford 48 Fernandes 78 09 February 2021 Round 5 West Ham United H 1 0 a e t McTominay 97 021 March 2021 Quarter finals Leicester City A 1 3 Greenwood 38 0EFL Cup EditManchester United received a bye to the third round of the 2020 21 EFL Cup having finished third in the 2019 20 Premier League and thus qualified for the 2020 21 UEFA Champions League The draw took place on 6 September 2020 and paired United with the winners of the second round tie between Reading and Luton Town both of the Championship 69 Luton won that match 1 0 and hosted the third round match on 22 September 70 United took the lead just before half time through a Juan Mata penalty kick In the second half goalkeeper Dean Henderson making his first team debut denied Luton an equaliser with a one handed save from Tom Lockyer before substitutes Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood both scored in the last couple of minutes to give United a 3 0 win 71 In the fourth round the club was drawn against the winners of the match between Preston North End and Brighton amp Hove Albion 72 which Brighton won 2 0 73 The match came just four days after the two sides had met in the league and saw Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba score their first goals of the season while Juan Mata was again on the scoresheet to give United a 3 0 win 74 In the quarter finals United were again given an away draw this time against fellow Premier League club Everton 75 Playing before 2 000 spectators United won 2 0 via late goals from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial 76 In the semi finals they met derby rivals Manchester City at home The clubs had met thrice in this round in 1969 70 2009 10 and 2019 20 the team progressed from each of these ties would gone on to win the trophy City the EFL Cup holders for three consecutive seasons progressed to the record equalling fourth final in a row with a 2 0 victory over a defensively poor United who suffered a fourth consecutive cup competition semi final exit 77 Date Round Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance22 September 2020 Round 3 Luton Town A 3 0 Mata 44 pen Rashford 88 Greenwood 90 2 030 September 2020 Round 4 Brighton amp Hove Albion A 3 0 McTominay 44 Mata 73 Pogba 80 023 December 2020 Quarter finals Everton A 2 0 Cavani 88 Martial 90 6 2 000 76 6 January 2021 Semi finals Manchester City H 0 2 0UEFA Champions League EditGroup stage Edit Main article 2020 21 UEFA Champions League group stage United qualified for the 2020 21 UEFA Champions League after finishing third in the 2019 20 Premier League This was their 23rd UEFA Champions League campaign more than any English club The draw for the group stage took place in Geneva Switzerland on 1 October 2020 78 The club was drawn in Group H with Paris Saint Germain RB Leipzig and Champions League group stage debutants Istanbul Basaksehir This was United s first meeting with Paris Saint Germain since the 2018 19 round of 16 tie which United won on away goals through a stoppage time penalty while they had never met Leipzig and Basaksehir In the first group match United got a 2 1 away win at Paris Saint Germain goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford cancelled out Anthony Martial s own goal 79 United then beat RB Leipzig 5 0 in the second match a week later Mason Greenwood opened the scoring in the first half Rashford scored his first senior hat trick after coming on as a second half substitute and Martial also scored a late penalty Rashford s hat trick was the first scored by a United substitute since current manager Solskjaer did so against Nottingham Forest in 1999 80 It was United s eighth hat trick in the Champions League scored by six different players It was the club s first in the competition since Wayne Rooney against Club Brugge in the 2015 16 play off round their first in the Champions League proper since Robin van Persie against Olympiacos in the 2013 14 knockout phase and the first in the competition s group stage since Michael Owen against Wolfsburg in the 2009 10 season 81 Spanning 16 minutes it was also the quickest of the five hat tricks scored by substitutes in the competition s history citation needed In the third match United lost 2 1 away to Istanbul Basaksehir who had former United defender Rafael in their team Former Chelsea forward Demba Ba gave Basaksehir their first ever goal in the Champions League on the way to claiming their first point and first win in the competition The result ended United s club record 10 match winning streak on the road in all competitions stretching back to a 1 1 draw with Tottenham in June 2020 it was also their first away defeat in all competitions in 19 matches stretching back to January 2020 82 In the return leg 20 days later United got their revenge against Basaksehir by winning 4 1 Fernandes scored twice inside 20 minutes before Rashford slotted home a penalty to bring United led by three goals at half time in a Champions League game for the first time since the 7 1 win over Roma in April 2007 A direct free kick goal from Deniz Turuc the first to be scored in the Champions League against United since Franck Ribery in March 2010 was cancelled out by Daniel James who scored at home for the first time since August 2019 83 On 2 December United were defeated 3 1 by Paris Saint Germain with a brace from Neymar and a goal from Marquinhos cancelled Rashford s who scored for the third consecutive match against the Parisians 84 The next week Leipzig also got their revenge by winning 3 2 with goals from Angelino Amadou Haidara and Justin Kluivert Angelino s goal at 1 49 was the quickest Champions League goal scored against United since Alan s for Sporting Braga in October 2012 1 27 United scored two late goals via Fernandes and Ibrahima Konate s own goal but their Champions League time was up before they could get the equaliser needed to progress This was the first time since both legs of the quarter final in 2002 03 that they conceded three or more goals in consecutive Champions League games while Solskjaer became the first manager of an English club to lose at least six times in his first 10 Champions League games having lost in 2018 19 against Paris Saint Germain at home in the round of 16 and both of the season s quarter final matches versus Barcelona 85 Date Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance Groupposition20 October 2020 Paris Saint Germain A 2 1 Fernandes 23 pen Rashford 87 0 86 2nd28 October 2020 RB Leipzig H 5 0 Greenwood 21 Rashford 3 74 78 90 2 Martial 87 pen 577 87 1st4 November 2020 Istanbul Basaksehir A 1 2 Martial 43 350 88 1st24 November 2020 Istanbul Basaksehir H 4 1 Fernandes 2 7 19 Rashford 35 pen James 90 2 545 89 1st2 December 2020 Paris Saint Germain H 1 3 Rashford 32 638 90 1st8 December 2020 RB Leipzig A 2 3 Fernandes 80 pen Konate 82 o g 0 91 3rdPos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Paris Saint Germain 6 4 0 2 13 6 7 12 a Advance to knockout phase2 RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 11 12 1 12 a 3 Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 5 9 Transfer to Europa League4 Istanbul Basaksehir 6 1 0 5 7 18 11 3Source UEFARules for classification Group stage tiebreakersNotes a b Tied on head to head points 3 Head to head away goals Paris Saint Germain 1 RB Leipzig 0 UEFA Europa League EditKnockout phase Edit Main article 2020 21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase As one of the third place finishers in the Champions League group stage United entered the UEFA Europa League knockout phase This was their fifth Europa League campaign having also entered in the knockout phase in 2011 12 and 2015 16 as well as starting at the group stage during their 2016 17 winning campaign and 2019 20 In the round of 32 United were drawn against Spanish club Real Sociedad whom they last met in the 2013 14 UEFA Champions League group stage 92 The first leg was played at Juventus Stadium in Turin due to travel restrictions relating to the COVID 19 pandemic Former United winger Adnan Januzaj playing against the club for the first time since he was sold to Sociedad in July 2017 had the first chance of the tie but United went on to win 4 0 with two goals from Bruno Fernandes and one each from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James Winger Amad Diallo made his first team debut for the club when he came on for Mason Greenwood 93 In the return leg at Old Trafford Mikel Oyarzabal s missed penalty and a goal from Axel Tuanzebe that was disallowed for a foul by Lindelof meant the match finished as a goalless draw Forward Shola Shoretire made his European debut when he came on for Greenwood and became the youngest United player to appear in a European fixture beating the record of Norman Whiteside by 108 days 94 In the round of 16 United were drawn against Italian club and fellow former UEFA Champions League winner Milan whom they last met in the 2009 10 UEFA Champions League knockout phase 95 This would be their first meeting outside the European Cup UEFA Champions League 96 In the first leg Amad Diallo scored first his maiden goal for United only to be equalised by Simon Kjaer in the stoppage time 97 In the second leg substitute Paul Pogba playing his first game since 6 February 2021 scored the only goal as United progressed to the quarter finals with a 2 1 aggregate win Former United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic played against the club for the first time since leaving for LA Galaxy in March 2018 and nearly equalised via a header saved by goalkeeper Dean Henderson 98 In the quarter finals United were drawn against another Spanish club in the form of Granada whom they never played against before 99 This was the first season in their history that United faced more than one Spanish opposition United won the first leg 2 0 with goals scored by Rashford and Fernandes the club s first ever consecutive European away win against Spanish sides Rashford became the first Englishman to score eight European competition proper goals in a single season since Bobby Charlton in 1964 65 season 100 In the return leg a goal from Edinson Cavani and an own goal from Jesus Vallejo ensured United s passage to the semi finals 101 In the semi finals United met Italian club Roma whom they last met in the 2007 08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage After scoring first via Fernandes United fell behind to goals from Lorenzo Pellegrini s penalty and former Manchester City forward Edin Dzeko In the second half United scored five without reply Fernandes scored his second via a penalty Cavani scored a brace with Pogba and Greenwood scoring one each to secure a first leg win of 6 2 This made United the first side to score six goals in a major European competition s semi final since Real Madrid won 6 0 against Zurich in 1964 102 The second leg was a tight one United scored first through Cavani only to be reversed by Dzeko and Bryan Cristante Cavani scored again but Nicola Zalewski s goal which later would reassigned as Alex Telles own goal sent Roma to their first victory over United since 2007 However United still went through with an 8 5 aggregate win as manager Solskjaer progressed to his first final as United s manager the club s first European final since the victorious 2017 UEFA Europa League Final 103 In the final they met first time finalists Villarreal United s third Spanish opposition this season The clubs previously met four times in the 2005 06 and 2008 09 Champions League group stages All ended in goalless draws 104 105 The final was held on 26 May 2021 on the 22nd anniversary of the now manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s winning goal in the UEFA Champions League final and also would have been the 112th birthday of former manager Matt Busby who won the club its first European title in 1968 This match ended in a 1 1 draw after 120 minutes Gerard Moreno stroke first before Cavani equalised in 55th minute David de Gea became the last kicker in the penalties and the only one failed to score as his was saved by Geronimo Rulli handing Villarreal their first ever major trophy and their head coach Unai Emery formerly of Arsenal his record fourth UEFA Cup Europa League title surpassing three time winner Giovanni Trapattoni 106 Some of the team were later criticised on social media for removing their silver medal on field or even refused to wear one 107 Those who removed their medals were Harry Maguire Luke Shaw Rashford Axel Tuanzebe Pogba Brandon Williams Victor Lindelof Scott McTominay Lee Grant 108 Aaron Wan Bissaka Diallo Eric Bailly and Solskjaer 109 while Fernandes and Greenwood simply received the medal with their hand 110 Date Round Opponents H A ResultF A Scorers Attendance18 February 2021 Round of 32First leg Real Sociedad N a 4 0 Fernandes 2 27 58 Rashford 65 James 90 0 113 25 February 2021 Round of 32Second leg Real Sociedad H 0 0 0 114 11 March 2021 Round of 16First leg Milan H 1 1 Diallo 50 0 115 18 March 2021 Round of 16Second leg Milan A 1 0 Pogba 49 0 116 8 April 2021 Quarter finalsFirst leg Granada A 2 0 Rashford 31 Fernandes 90 pen 0 117 15 April 2021 Quarter finalsSecond leg Granada H 2 0 Cavani 6 Vallejo 90 o g 0 118 29 April 2021 Semi finalsFirst leg Roma H 6 2 Fernandes 2 9 71 pen Cavani 2 48 64 Pogba 75 Greenwood 86 0 119 6 May 2021 Semi finalsSecond leg Roma A 2 3 Cavani 2 39 68 0 120 26 May 2021 Final Villarreal N 1 1 a e t 10 11p Cavani 55 9 412 121 Squad statistics EditNo Pos Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total DisciplineApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK David de Gea 26 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 36 0 0 02 DF Victor Lindelof 29 1 3 0 2 0 11 0 45 1 4 03 DF Eric Bailly 10 2 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 19 2 0 4 04 DF Phil Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 DF Harry Maguire c 34 2 3 1 0 3 0 11 0 51 1 2 15 06 MF Paul Pogba 21 5 3 2 0 2 1 1 6 5 2 31 11 6 8 07 FW Edinson Cavani 13 13 10 1 2 0 1 1 6 3 6 21 18 17 5 08 MF Juan Mata 6 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 5 0 10 8 3 0 09 FW Anthony Martial 17 5 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 7 1 2 27 9 7 1 110 FW Marcus Rashford 33 4 11 2 1 1 1 3 1 10 3 8 46 11 21 4 011 FW Mason Greenwood 21 10 7 4 2 1 2 1 10 4 2 36 16 12 2 012 DF Chris Smalling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 GK Lee Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 MF Jesse Lingard 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 015 MF Andreas Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 DF Marcos Rojo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 MF Fred 27 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 10 2 0 42 6 1 9 118 MF Bruno Fernandes 35 2 18 0 3 1 2 1 0 14 1 9 51 7 28 7 019 MF Amad Diallo 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 6 1 0 020 DF Diogo Dalot 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 021 MF Daniel James 11 4 3 1 0 1 0 5 4 2 18 8 5 3 022 GK Sergio Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 DF Luke Shaw 30 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 9 1 0 41 6 1 13 024 DF Timothy Fosu Mensah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 025 FW Odion Ighalo 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 026 GK Dean Henderson 12 1 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 25 1 0 3 027 DF Alex Telles 8 1 0 3 0 1 0 8 3 0 20 4 0 1 028 MF Facundo Pellistri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 029 DF Aaron Wan Bissaka 34 2 3 0 2 0 15 0 54 2 4 030 GK Nathan Bishop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 MF Nemanja Matic 12 8 0 2 1 0 2 0 6 5 0 22 14 0 4 033 DF Brandon Williams 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 0 5 9 0 2 034 MF Donny van de Beek 4 15 1 4 0 3 1 0 4 5 0 15 21 1 1 037 MF James Garner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 038 DF Axel Tuanzebe 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 0 9 10 0 7 039 MF Scott McTominay 25 7 4 2 2 2 2 1 9 2 0 38 11 7 7 040 GK Joel Castro Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 043 DF Teden Mengi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 044 FW Tahith Chong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 046 MF Hannibal Mejbri 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 048 DF Will Fish 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 056 FW Anthony Elanga 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 060 GK Ondrej Mastny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 074 FW Shola Shoretire 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0Own goals 3 0 0 2 5 Transfers EditIn Edit Date Pos Name From Fee Ref 2 September 2020 MF Donny van de Beek Ajax Undisclosed b 123 5 October 2020 DF Alex Telles Porto Undisclosed c 125 FW Edinson Cavani Unattached d Free 126 MF Facundo Pellistri Penarol Undisclosed e 128 7 January 2021 MF Amad Diallo Atalanta Undisclosed f 130 Out Edit Date Pos Name To Fee Ref 30 June 2020 DF Cameron Borthwick Jackson Released g 132 GK Alex Fojticek Released h MF Ethan Hamilton Released i DF Demetri Mitchell Released j GK Kieran O Hara Released k FW Largie Ramazani Released l DF George Tanner Released m MF Aidan Barlow ReleasedMF Dion McGhee Released n MF Angel Gomes Released o 141 23 July 2020 DF Ben Hockenhull Brentford Undisclosed 142 6 August 2020 FW Alexis Sanchez Inter Milan Free 143 4 September 2020 DF Oliver Denham Cardiff City Free 144 11 September 2020 FW Deji Sotona Released p 146 5 October 2020 DF Chris Smalling Roma Undisclosed q 148 19 November 2020 DF Owen Dodgson Burnley Undisclosed 149 DF Calen Gallagher Allison4 January 2021 MF Max Haygarth Brentford Undisclosed 150 8 January 2021 DF Luca Ercolani Carpi Undisclosed 151 13 January 2021 DF Timothy Fosu Mensah Bayer Leverkusen Undisclosed r 153 25 January 2021 DF Lukasz Bejger Slask Wroclaw Undisclosed 154 2 February 2021 DF Marcos Rojo Boca Juniors Undisclosed 155 7 May 2021 DF Harvey Neville Fort Lauderdale CF Undisclosed 156 Loan out Edit Date from Date to Pos Name To Ref 16 August 2020 30 January 2021 FW Tahith Chong Werder Bremen 157 158 17 August 2020 End of season MF Aliou Traore Caen 159 28 August 2020 5 January 2021 GK Matej Kovar Swindon Town 160 29 August 2020 End of season GK Joel Castro Pereira Huddersfield Town 161 8 September 2020 8 January 2021 MF Dylan Levitt Charlton Athletic 162 18 September 2020 30 January 2021 MF James Garner Watford 163 164 1 October 2020 January 2021 DF Max Taylor Kidderminster Harriers 165 2 October 2020 End of season MF Andreas Pereira Lazio 166 4 October 2020 DF Diogo Dalot Milan 167 16 October 2020 DF Di Shon Bernard Salford City 168 January 2021 MF Max Haygarth Brentford B 169 GK Jacob Carney Brighouse Town8 January 2021 End of season DF Ethan Laird Milton Keynes Dons 170 15 January 2021 GK Jacob Carney Portadown 168 29 January 2021 MF Jesse Lingard West Ham United 171 30 January 2021 MF James Garner Nottingham Forest 172 FW Tahith Chong Club Brugge 173 31 January 2021 MF Facundo Pellistri Deportivo Alaves 174 1 February 2021 DF Teden Mengi Derby County 175 15 February 2021 MF Dylan Levitt Istra 1961 176 Notes Edit The match was originally due to take place at Sociedad s Anoeta Stadium but was moved due to Spanish government restrictions on travellers from England regarding the new coronavirus variant 111 112 Fee reported as 35 million plus 5 million in add ons 122 Fee reported as 13 6 million plus 1 8 million in add ons 124 Most recently played for Paris Saint Germain Fee reported as 9 million 127 Fee reported as 19 million plus 18 1 million in add ons 129 Joined Oldham Athletic on 2 August 2020 131 Joined Blackpool on 25 August 2020 133 Joined Peterborough United on 13 August 2020 134 Joined Blackpool on 4 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