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The 2011–12 season was the 20th time Manchester United played in the Premier League. It was a very exciting year for the team!

Manchester United signed a big £40 million deal with DHL for four years. This helped the club a lot.

In November, Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated 25 years as the manager of the club. This was a huge milestone for him and the team.

Pre-season Tour

Manchester United started their season with a trip to the United States. They played several friendly matches there. The tour ended with a game against Barcelona in Washington on July 30.

Here are the results from their pre-season games:

Community Shield Match

Manchester United played against Manchester City in the Community Shield. This is a match played before the main season starts, between the winners of the Premier League and the FA Cup.

Player Changes

Football teams often buy and sell players. Here's who joined, left, or signed new deals with Manchester United for this season.

Players Joining

New Players
Position Name From Team Cost
DF England Phil Jones England Blackburn Rovers £16 million
MF England Ashley Young England Aston Villa £17 million
GK Spain David de Gea Spain Atlético Madrid £17.8 million

Players Leaving

Players Who Left
Position Name To Team Fee
DF England Wes Brown England Sunderland £1 million
DF Republic of Ireland John O'Shea England Sunderland £4 million
MF France Gabriel Obertan England Newcastle United £3 million

New Contracts

Players Who Signed New Deals
Position Name
DF England Chris Smalling
MF Ecuador Antonio Valencia
MF South Korea Park Ji-Sung
MF England Tom Cleverley
FW Mexico Javier Hernández

Players on Loan

Players Loaned Out
Position Name To Team
FW Portugal Bébé Turkey Beşiktaş
DF Belgium De Laet England Norwich City

Players Released or Retired

Players Released
Position Name
MF England Owen Hargreaves
Players Who Retired
Position Name
GK Netherlands Edwin van der Sar
MF England Paul Scholes

Team Squad

Here are the players who were part of the Manchester United squad for the 2011–12 season.

Number Position Name
1 GK Spain David de Gea
29 GK Poland Tomasz Kuszczak
34 GK Denmark Anders Lindegaard
40 GK England Ben Amos
Number Position Name
3 DF France Patrice Evra
4 DF England Phil Jones
5 DF England Rio Ferdinand
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans
12 DF England Chris Smalling
15 DF Serbia Nemanja Vidić
20 DF Brazil Fábio
21 DF Brazil Rafael Injured
Number Position Name
8 MF Brazil Anderson
11 MF Wales Ryan Giggs
13 MF South Korea Park Ji-Sung
16 MF England Michael Carrick
17 MF Portugal Nani
18 MF England Ashley Young
23 MF England Tom Cleverley Injured
24 MF Scotland Darren Fletcher
25 MF Ecuador Antonio Valencia
28 MF Republic of Ireland Darron Gibson
Number Position Name
7 FW England Michael Owen Injured
9 FW Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov
10 FW England Wayne Rooney
14 FW Mexico Javier Hernández
19 FW England Danny Welbeck Injured
27 FW Italy Federico Macheda
32 FW Senegal Mame Biram Diouf

Premier League Season

Manchester United had a strong start in the Premier League. They won their first five matches! This included a huge 8-2 win against Arsenal.

Here are some of their early Premier League results:

After 3 games, Manchester United were at the top of the league:

Pos Club P Pts
1 Manchester United 3 9
2 Manchester City 3 9
3 Liverpool 3 7

They continued their winning streak:

After 6 games, they were still at the top:

Pos Club P Pts
1 Manchester United 6 16
2 Manchester City 6 16
3 Chelsea 6 13

The season continued with more matches:

After 10 games, Manchester United were second in the league:

Pos Club P Pts
1 Manchester City 10 28
2 Manchester United 10 23
3 Newcastle United 10 22

More results from the Premier League:

Player Statistics in Premier League

Here are some top players for goals and assists in the Premier League during this period.

Top Scorers

Number Position Name Goals
10 FW England Wayne Rooney 9
14 FW Mexico Javier Hernández 6
17 MF Portugal Nani 3
19 FW England Danny Welbeck 3

Top Assists

Number Position Name Assists
18 MF England Ashley Young 5
17 MF Portugal Nani 4
11 MF Wales Ryan Giggs 2

Cards Received

Players can get yellow cards (Booked) for minor fouls or red cards (Red card) for serious fouls.

Number Position Name Booked
18 MF England Ashley Young 3
3 DF France Patrice Evra 3
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 2
Number Position Name Red card
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 1

Champions League Journey

In the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United were in Group C. They played against Benfica, Basel, and Otelul Galati.

Here's how the group looked after four matches:

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8
Portugal S.L. Benfica 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 8
Switzerland FC Basel 4 1 2 1 6 7 –1 5
Romania FC Oțelul Galați 4 0 0 4 1 7 –6 0

Here are the results from their Champions League group stage matches:

League Cup and FA Cup Matches

Manchester United also competed in two other important cup competitions: the League Cup and the FA Cup.

League Cup

Manchester United were drawn to play against Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

Here are their results in the League Cup so far:

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