Position1of 20
Points90in 38
Won, drawn, lost28-6-4
Goals68for, 24 against
FormWWWDW
Results
2008-09Sun 24 May
FT
Sat 16 May
FT
Wed 13 May
FT
Sun 10 May
FT
Sat 2 May
FT
Sat 25 Apr
FT
Wed 22 Apr
FT
Sat 11 Apr
FT
Sun 5 Apr
FT
Sat 21 Mar
FT
Sat 14 Mar
FT
Wed 4 Mar
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Wed 18 Feb
FT
Sun 8 Feb
FT
Sat 31 Jan
FT
Tue 27 Jan
FT
Sat 17 Jan
FT
Wed 14 Jan
FT
Sun 11 Jan
FT
Mon 29 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Sat 13 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sun 30 Nov
FT
Sat 22 Nov
FT
Sat 15 Nov
FT
Sat 8 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Wed 29 Oct
FT
Sat 25 Oct
FT
Sat 18 Oct
FT
Sat 4 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sun 21 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Mon 25 Aug
FT
Sun 17 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 22ndof 84 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 9matches unbeaten, running now
- 11wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 14clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 26%of the team's league goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo
- 58%of matches won since 2001-02
- 9–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Manchester United 9–0 Southampton
- 0–7Heaviest defeat: Liverpool 7–0 Manchester United
In Europe
114 matches in the European cups since 2015-16Won, drawn, lost62-24-28
Goals212– 117
Finals3won Europa League 2016-17
Vesta and Manchester United
347 league matches since 2017-18- 55%of Manchester United's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 145wins in 246 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 9%won with 9%: Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United
- 10%won with 10%: Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United
- 12%won with 12%: Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United
- 77%lost at 77%: Manchester United 0–2 Cardiff
- 74%lost at 74%: Manchester United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion
- 68%lost at 68%: Manchester United 1–2 Sheffield United
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2008-09, 35 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 8 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 |
| Against | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
- 8points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 0points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 13points won after going behind
- 10points dropped after going ahead
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
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,579Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemanja VidicCentre-back | 34 | 2,999 | 4 | 1 |
| Edwin van der SarGoalkeeper | 33 | 2,913 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristiano RonaldoForward | 33 | 2,771 | 18 | 6 |
| Dimitar BerbatovForward | 31 | 2,543 | 9 | 9 |
| Patrice EvraLeft-back | 28 | 2,411 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne RooneyForward | 30 | 2,267 | 12 | 7 |
| Rio FerdinandCentre-back | 25 | 2,230 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren FletcherMidfielder | 26 | 2,060 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael CarrickDefensive midfielder | 28 | 2,041 | 4 | 5 |
| John O'SheaCentre-back | 30 | 2,023 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlos TévezForward | 29 | 1,859 | 5 | 3 |
| Park Ji-SungForward | 25 | 1,729 | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan GiggsMidfielder | 28 | 1,500 | 2 | 7 |
| Jonny EvansCentre-back | 17 | 1,419 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul ScholesMidfielder | 21 | 1,337 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary NevilleCentre-back | 16 | 1,073 | 0 | 0 |
| RafaelRight-back | 16 | 1,056 | 1 | 0 |
| Anderson– | 17 | 936 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes BrownCentre-back | 8 | 594 | 1 | 0 |
| NaniLeft winger | 13 | 545 | 1 | 2 |
| Tomasz KuszczakGoalkeeper | 4 | 327 | 0 | 0 |
| Federico MachedaForward | 4 | 190 | 2 | 1 |
| Ben FosterGoalkeeper | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Darron GibsonMidfielder | 3 | 138 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny WelbeckForward | 3 | 117 | 1 | 0 |
| Owen HargreavesMidfielder | 2 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Martin– | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraizer CampbellForward | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Ritchie de Laet– | 1 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodrigo Possebon– | 3 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Eckersley– | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| ManuchoForward | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Zoran Tosic– | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |

