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Manchester United

England, 1st in the Premier League 2008-09
Position1of 20
Points90in 38
Won, drawn, lost28-6-4
Goals68for, 24 against
FormWWWDW

Results

2008-09
Sun 24 May
FT Hull0 Manchester United1
Sat 16 May
FT Manchester United0 Arsenal0
Wed 13 May
FT Wigan Athletic1 Manchester United2
Sun 10 May
FT Manchester United2 Manchester City0
Sat 2 May
FT Middlesbrough0 Manchester United2
Sat 25 Apr
FT Manchester United5 Tottenham2
Wed 22 Apr
FT Manchester United2 Portsmouth0
Sat 11 Apr
FT Sunderland1 Manchester United2
Sun 5 Apr
FT Manchester United3 Aston Villa2
Sat 21 Mar
FT Fulham2 Manchester United0
Sat 14 Mar
FT Manchester United1 Liverpool4
Wed 4 Mar
FT Newcastle United1 Manchester United2
Sat 21 Feb
FT Manchester United2 Blackburn Rovers1
Wed 18 Feb
FT Manchester United3 Fulham0
Sun 8 Feb
FT West Ham0 Manchester United1
Sat 31 Jan
FT Manchester United1 Everton0
Tue 27 Jan
FT West Bromwich Albion0 Manchester United5
Sat 17 Jan
FT Bolton Wanderers0 Manchester United1
Wed 14 Jan
FT Manchester United1 Wigan Athletic0
Sun 11 Jan
FT Manchester United3 Chelsea0
Mon 29 Dec
FT Manchester United1 Middlesbrough0
Fri 26 Dec
FT Stoke0 Manchester United1
Sat 13 Dec
FT Tottenham0 Manchester United0
Sat 6 Dec
FT Manchester United1 Sunderland0
Sun 30 Nov
FT Manchester City0 Manchester United1
Sat 22 Nov
FT Aston Villa0 Manchester United0
Sat 15 Nov
FT Manchester United5 Stoke0
Sat 8 Nov
FT Arsenal2 Manchester United1
Sat 1 Nov
FT Manchester United4 Hull3
Wed 29 Oct
FT Manchester United2 West Ham0
Sat 25 Oct
FT Everton1 Manchester United1
Sat 18 Oct
FT Manchester United4 West Bromwich Albion0
Sat 4 Oct
FT Blackburn Rovers0 Manchester United2
Sat 27 Sep
FT Manchester United2 Bolton Wanderers0
Sun 21 Sep
FT Chelsea1 Manchester United1
Sat 13 Sep
FT Liverpool2 Manchester United1
Mon 25 Aug
FT Portsmouth0 Manchester United1
Sun 17 Aug
FT Manchester United1 Newcastle United1

In numbers

In Europe

114 matches in the European cups since 2015-16
Won, drawn, lost62-24-28
Goals212– 117
Finals3won Europa League 2016-17
FT Manchester United4 Sabah FK0 Champions League, League PhaseThu 10 Sep 2026 FT Tottenham1 Manchester United0 Europa League, FinalWed 21 May 2025 FT Manchester United4 Athletic Club1 Europa League, Semifinals · 2nd Leg - Manchester United advance 7-1 on aggregateThu 8 May 2025 FT Athletic Club0 Manchester United3 Europa League, Semifinals · 1st LegThu 1 May 2025 FT Manchester United5 Lyon4 Europa League, Quarterfinals · 2nd Leg - Manchester United advance 7-6 on aggregateThu 17 Apr 2025 FT Lyon2 Manchester United2 Europa League, Quarterfinals · 1st LegThu 10 Apr 2025

Vesta and Manchester United

347 league matches since 2017-18

Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).

By the minute

2008-09, 35 matches
Goals1-1516-3031-45+46-6061-7576-90+
For815891315
Against193326
  • 8points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time2nd most in the league; 8 goals scored from the 86th minute on
  • 0points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time2 goals conceded from the 86th minute on
  • 13points won after going behindBehind at some point in 9 matches; joint 5th most in the league
  • 10points dropped after going aheadAhead at some point in 32 matches; joint 13th most in the league

Goal minutes, for 35 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.

League position

2008-09
Manchester United: league position through 2008-091510152008-1611-0201-1003-1505-24

Strength

Rating 1,579
Manchester United: Vesta rating since 2014-151,5001,5501,6001,65020142017202020232026

Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.

Squad

Players used in 2008-09
PlayerAppsMinGAxGxAShots
Nemanja VidicCentre-back342,99941––36
Edwin van der SarGoalkeeper332,91300––0
Cristiano RonaldoForward332,771186––181
Dimitar BerbatovForward312,54399––56
Patrice EvraLeft-back282,41102––7
Wayne RooneyForward302,267127––123
Rio FerdinandCentre-back252,23000––7
Darren FletcherMidfielder262,06030––26
Michael CarrickDefensive midfielder282,04145––41
John O'SheaCentre-back302,02303––7
Carlos TévezForward291,85953––66
Park Ji-SungForward251,72922––36
Ryan GiggsMidfielder281,50027––23
Jonny EvansCentre-back171,41900––6
Paul ScholesMidfielder211,33722––31
Gary NevilleCentre-back161,07300––3
RafaelRight-back161,05610––7
Anderson–1793600––18
Wes BrownCentre-back859410––2
NaniLeft winger1354512––15
Tomasz KuszczakGoalkeeper432700––0
Federico MachedaForward419021––6
Ben FosterGoalkeeper218000––0
Darron GibsonMidfielder313810––4
Danny WelbeckForward311710––4
Owen HargreavesMidfielder211400––0
Lee Martin–19000––0
Fraizer CampbellForward18000––4
Ritchie de Laet–17900––1
Rodrigo Possebon–35100––0
Richard Eckersley–24900––1
ManuchoForward11501––3
Zoran Tosic–21500––1