Manchester United 2007-2008
Double WinnersDouble Winners
Won the Premier League title and European Cup · 1st in the Premier League, 87 pts
Manchester United won the Double in 2007-2008, finishing 1st in the Premier League with 87 points from 38 games and scoring 110 goals in all competitions. They won 39, drew 11 and lost 7 of their 57 games in all competitions under Alex Ferguson.
Stats
39
Won
11
Drawn
7
Lost
Form
D
W
W
W
L
Season at a Glance
110
Goals Scored
33
Conceded
57
Played
How this season compares
of 123 seasons
2.25
Points per game
2nd-best of 123 full seasons
1.93
Goals per game
37th-best of 123 full seasons
0.58
Conceded per game
1st-best of 123 full seasons
68%
Win rate
4th-best of 123 full seasons
In the Premier League, United ranked 1st of 20 for goals scored (+0.79 per game vs the league average) and 1st for fewest conceded.
Cup Runs
Top Scorers
1
Cristiano Ronaldo
49 apps
42
9 ast
2
Carlos Tevez
48 apps
19
7 ast
3
Wayne Rooney
43 apps
18
13 ast
4
Louis Saha
24 apps
5
1 ast
5
Luis Nani
41 apps
4
— ast
6
Ryan Giggs
43 apps
4
10 ast
7
Rio Ferdinand
51 apps
3
0 ast
8
Gerard Pique
13 apps
2
1 ast
9
Darren Fletcher
24 apps
2
0 ast
10
Paul Scholes
34 apps
2
4 ast
All Results
57 matches
August 2007 1W · 3D · 1L
D
Chelsea N
CS Giggs
1–1
5 Aug 80,731 0-1-0 D1
D
Reading H
PL
0–0
12 Aug 75,655 0-2-0 D2
D
Portsmouth A
PL Scholes
1–1
15 Aug 20,510 0-3-0 D3
L
Manchester City A
PL
0–1
19 Aug 44,955 0-3-1 L1
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
PL Nani
1–0
26 Aug 75,696 1-3-1 W1
September 2007 5W · 0D · 1L
W
Sunderland H
PL Saha
1–0
1 Sep 75,648 2-3-1 W2
W
Everton A
PL Vidic
1–0
15 Sep 39,364 3-3-1 W3
W
Sporting Club Lisbon A
EC Ronaldo
1–0
19 Sep 39,514 4-3-1 W4
W
Chelsea H
PL Tevez, Saha (pen)
2–0
23 Sep 75,663 5-3-1 W5
L
Coventry City H
LC
0–2
26 Sep 74,055 5-3-2 L1
W
Birmingham City A
PL Ronaldo
1–0
29 Sep 26,526 6-3-2 W1
October 2007 5W · 0D · 0L
W
Roma H
EC Rooney
1–0
2 Oct 73,652 7-3-2 W2
W
Wigan Athletic H
PL Tevez, Ronaldo 2, Rooney
4–0
6 Oct 75,300 8-3-2 W3
W
Aston Villa A
PL Rooney 2, Ferdinand, Giggs
4–1
20 Oct 42,640 9-3-2 W4
W
Dynamo Kiev A
EC Ferdinand, Rooney, Ronaldo 2 (pen)
4–2
23 Oct 42,000 10-3-2 W5
W
Middlesbrough H
PL Nani, Rooney, Tevez 2
4–1
27 Oct 75,720 11-3-2 W6
November 2007 3W · 1D · 1L
D
Arsenal A
PL Gallas (og), Ronaldo
2–2
3 Nov 60,161 11-4-2 D1
W
Dynamo Kiev H
EC Pique, Tevez, Rooney, Ronaldo
4–0
7 Nov 75,017 12-4-2 W1
W
Blackburn Rovers H
PL Ronaldo 2
2–0
11 Nov 75,710 13-4-2 W2
L
Bolton Wanderers A
PL
0–1
24 Nov 25,028 13-4-3 L1
W
Sporting Club Lisbon H
EC Tevez, Ronaldo
2–1
27 Nov 75,162 14-4-3 W1
December 2007 5W · 1D · 1L
W
Fulham H
PL Ronaldo 2
2–0
3 Dec 75,055 15-4-3 W2
W
Derby County H
PL Giggs, Tevez 2, Ronaldo (pen)
4–1
8 Dec 75,725 16-4-3 W3
D
Roma A
EC Pique
1–1
12 Dec 29,490 16-5-3 D1
W
Liverpool A
PL Tevez
1–0
16 Dec 44,459 17-5-3 W1
W
Everton H
PL Ronaldo 2 (pen)
2–1
23 Dec 75,749 18-5-3 W2
W
Sunderland A
PL Rooney, Saha 2 (pen), Ronaldo
4–0
26 Dec 47,360 19-5-3 W3
L
West Ham United A
PL Ronaldo
1–2
29 Dec 34,966 19-5-4 L1
January 2008 6W · 0D · 0L
W
Birmingham City H
PL Tevez
1–0
1 Jan 75,459 20-5-4 W1
W
Aston Villa A
FAC Ronaldo, Rooney
2–0
5 Jan 33,630 21-5-4 W2
W
Newcastle United H
PL Ronaldo 3, Tevez 2, Ferdinand
6–0
12 Jan 75,965 22-5-4 W3
W
Reading A
PL Rooney, Ronaldo
2–0
19 Jan 24,135 23-5-4 W4
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
FAC Tevez, Ronaldo 2 (pen)
3–1
27 Jan 75,369 24-5-4 W5
W
Portsmouth H
PL Ronaldo 2
2–0
30 Jan 75,415 25-5-4 W6
February 2008 2W · 2D · 1L
D
Tottenham Hotspur A
PL Tevez
1–1
2 Feb 36,075 25-6-4 D1
L
Manchester City H
PL Carrick
1–2
10 Feb 75,970 25-6-5 L1
W
Arsenal H
FAC Rooney, Fletcher 2, Nani
4–0
16 Feb 75,550 26-6-5 W1
D
Olympique Lyonnais A
EC agg 1-1 Tevez
1–1
20 Feb 39,230 26-7-5 D1
W
Newcastle United A
PL Rooney 2, Ronaldo 2, Saha
5–1
23 Feb 52,291 27-7-5 W1
March 2008 6W · 0D · 1L
W
Fulham A
PL Hargreaves, Park, Davies (og)
3–0
1 Mar 25,314 28-7-5 W2
W
Olympique Lyonnais H
EC agg 2-1 Ronaldo
1–0
4 Mar 75,521 29-7-5 W3
L
Portsmouth H
FAC
0–1
8 Mar 75,463 29-7-6 L1
W
Derby County A
PL Ronaldo
1–0
15 Mar 33,072 30-7-6 W1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
PL Ronaldo 2
2–0
19 Mar 75,476 31-7-6 W2
W
Liverpool H
PL Brown, Ronaldo, Nani
3–0
23 Mar 76,000 32-7-6 W3
W
Aston Villa H
PL Ronaldo, Tevez, Rooney 2
4–0
29 Mar 75,932 33-7-6 W4
April 2008 4W · 3D · 1L
W
Roma A
EC agg 2-0 Ronaldo, Rooney
2–0
1 Apr 60,931 34-7-6 W5
D
Middlesbrough A
PL Ronaldo, Rooney
2–2
6 Apr 33,952 34-8-6 D1
W
Roma H
EC agg 3-0 Tevez
1–0
9 Apr 74,423 35-8-6 W1
W
Arsenal H
PL Ronaldo (pen), Hargreaves
2–1
13 Apr 75,985 36-8-6 W2
D
Blackburn Rovers A
PL Tevez
1–1
19 Apr 30,316 36-9-6 D1
D
Barcelona A
EC agg 0-0
0–0
23 Apr 95,949 36-10-6 D2
L
Chelsea A
PL Rooney
1–2
26 Apr 41,828 36-10-7 L1
W
Barcelona H
EC agg 1-0 Scholes
1–0
29 Apr 75,061 37-10-7 W1
May 2008 2W · 1D · 0L
W
West Ham United H
PL Ronaldo 2, Tevez, Carrick
4–1
3 May 76,013 38-10-7 W2
W
Wigan Athletic A
PL Ronaldo (pen), Giggs
2–0
11 May 25,133 39-10-7 W3
D
Chelsea N
EC Ronaldo
1–1
21 May 69,552 39-11-7 D1
Home & Away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | CS | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 12 | +52 | 86% | 19 | 75,428 |
| Away | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 54% | 12 | 39,570 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 75,142 |
Home crowds averaged 75,428, away 39,570. Their biggest crowd was 95,949 v Barcelona, the smallest 20,510 v Portsmouth.
Season Records
6–0
Biggest win
v Newcastle United · 12 Jan 2008
0–2
Heaviest defeat
v Coventry City · 26 Sep 2007
6
Longest win streak
10
Longest unbeaten run
4
Longest winless run
31
Clean sheets
6
Failed to score
1–0
Most common score
12 times
United completed the league double over Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Sunderland and Wigan Athletic. They lost both league meetings with Manchester City.
When Goals Were Scored
Scored Conceded
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
United's average goal came in the 53', the average one conceded in the 47'. They scored 23 from the 81st minute on and conceded 3. Penalties: 8 scored, 2 conceded. Own goals: 2 for, 0 against.
| Min | Scorer | Opponent | Comp | Before | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35' | Ryan Giggs | v Chelsea | CS | 0–0 | 5 Aug 2007 |
| 44' | Florent Malouda | v Chelsea | CS | 1–0 | 5 Aug 2007 |
| 15' | Paul Scholes | @ Portsmouth | PL | 0–0 | 15 Aug 2007 |
| 53' | Benjani Mwaruwari | @ Portsmouth | PL | 1–0 | 15 Aug 2007 |
| 31' | Deiberson Geovanni | @ Manchester City | PL | 0–0 | 19 Aug 2007 |
| 68' | Nani | vs Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–0 | 26 Aug 2007 |
| 72' | Louis Saha | vs Sunderland | PL | 0–0 | 1 Sep 2007 |
| 83' | Nemanja Vidic | @ Everton | PL | 0–0 | 15 Sep 2007 |
| 62' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Sporting Club Lisbon | EC | 0–0 | 19 Sep 2007 |
| 45+3' | Carlos Tevez | vs Chelsea | PL | 0–0 | 23 Sep 2007 |
| 89' | Louis Saha pen | vs Chelsea | PL | 1–0 | 23 Sep 2007 |
| 27' | Michael Mifsud | vs Coventry City | LC | 0–0 | 26 Sep 2007 |
| 70' | Michael Mifsud | vs Coventry City | LC | 0–1 | 26 Sep 2007 |
| 52' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Birmingham City | PL | 0–0 | 29 Sep 2007 |
| 70' | Wayne Rooney | vs Roma | EC | 0–0 | 2 Oct 2007 |
| 54' | Carlos Tevez | vs Wigan Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 6 Oct 2007 |
| 59' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Wigan Athletic | PL | 1–0 | 6 Oct 2007 |
| 76' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Wigan Athletic | PL | 2–0 | 6 Oct 2007 |
| 82' | Wayne Rooney | vs Wigan Athletic | PL | 3–0 | 6 Oct 2007 |
| 13' | Gabriel Agbonlahor | @ Aston Villa | PL | 0–0 | 20 Oct 2007 |
| 36' | Wayne Rooney | @ Aston Villa | PL | 0–1 | 20 Oct 2007 |
| 44' | Wayne Rooney | @ Aston Villa | PL | 1–1 | 20 Oct 2007 |
| 45+2' | Rio Ferdinand | @ Aston Villa | PL | 2–1 | 20 Oct 2007 |
| 75' | Ryan Giggs | @ Aston Villa | PL | 3–1 | 20 Oct 2007 |
| 10' | Rio Ferdinand | @ Dynamo Kiev | EC | 0–0 | 23 Oct 2007 |
| 18' | Wayne Rooney | @ Dynamo Kiev | EC | 1–0 | 23 Oct 2007 |
| 34' | Diogo Rincon | @ Dynamo Kiev | EC | 2–0 | 23 Oct 2007 |
| 41' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Dynamo Kiev | EC | 2–1 | 23 Oct 2007 |
| 68' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | @ Dynamo Kiev | EC | 3–1 | 23 Oct 2007 |
| 78' | Ismael Bangoura | @ Dynamo Kiev | EC | 4–1 | 23 Oct 2007 |
| 3' | Nani | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 0–0 | 27 Oct 2007 |
| 6' | Jeremie Aliadiere | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 1–0 | 27 Oct 2007 |
| 33' | Wayne Rooney | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 1–1 | 27 Oct 2007 |
| 55' | Carlos Tevez | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 2–1 | 27 Oct 2007 |
| 85' | Carlos Tevez | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 3–1 | 27 Oct 2007 |
| 45+1' | William Gallas OG | @ Arsenal | PL | 0–0 | 3 Nov 2007 |
| 48' | Cesc Fabregas | @ Arsenal | PL | 1–0 | 3 Nov 2007 |
| 82' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Arsenal | PL | 1–1 | 3 Nov 2007 |
| 90+1' | William Gallas | @ Arsenal | PL | 2–1 | 3 Nov 2007 |
| 31' | Gerard Pique | vs Dynamo Kiev | EC | 0–0 | 7 Nov 2007 |
| 37' | Carlos Tevez | vs Dynamo Kiev | EC | 1–0 | 7 Nov 2007 |
| 76' | Wayne Rooney | vs Dynamo Kiev | EC | 2–0 | 7 Nov 2007 |
| 88' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Dynamo Kiev | EC | 3–0 | 7 Nov 2007 |
| 34' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–0 | 11 Nov 2007 |
| 35' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Blackburn Rovers | PL | 1–0 | 11 Nov 2007 |
| 11' | Nicholas Anelka | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 24 Nov 2007 |
| 21' | Abel | vs Sporting Club Lisbon | EC | 0–0 | 27 Nov 2007 |
| 61' | Carlos Tevez | vs Sporting Club Lisbon | EC | 0–1 | 27 Nov 2007 |
| 90+2' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Sporting Club Lisbon | EC | 1–1 | 27 Nov 2007 |
| 10' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Fulham | PL | 0–0 | 3 Dec 2007 |
| 58' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Fulham | PL | 1–0 | 3 Dec 2007 |
| 40' | Ryan Giggs | vs Derby County | PL | 0–0 | 8 Dec 2007 |
| 45' | Carlos Tevez | vs Derby County | PL | 1–0 | 8 Dec 2007 |
| 60' | Carlos Tevez | vs Derby County | PL | 2–0 | 8 Dec 2007 |
| 76' | Steve Howard | vs Derby County | PL | 3–0 | 8 Dec 2007 |
| 90+2' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | vs Derby County | PL | 3–1 | 8 Dec 2007 |
| 34' | Gerard Pique | @ Roma | EC | 0–0 | 12 Dec 2007 |
| 71' | Alessandro Mancini | @ Roma | EC | 1–0 | 12 Dec 2007 |
| 43' | Carlos Tevez | @ Liverpool | PL | 0–0 | 16 Dec 2007 |
| 22' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Everton | PL | 0–0 | 23 Dec 2007 |
| 27' | Tim Cahill | vs Everton | PL | 1–0 | 23 Dec 2007 |
| 88' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | vs Everton | PL | 1–1 | 23 Dec 2007 |
| 20' | Wayne Rooney | @ Sunderland | PL | 0–0 | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 30' | Louis Saha | @ Sunderland | PL | 1–0 | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 45+2' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Sunderland | PL | 2–0 | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 86' | Louis Saha pen | @ Sunderland | PL | 3–0 | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 14' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ West Ham United | PL | 0–0 | 29 Dec 2007 |
| 77' | Anton Ferdinand | @ West Ham United | PL | 1–0 | 29 Dec 2007 |
| 82' | Matthew Upson | @ West Ham United | PL | 1–1 | 29 Dec 2007 |
| 25' | Carlos Tevez | vs Birmingham City | PL | 0–0 | 1 Jan 2008 |
| 81' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Aston Villa | FAC | 0–0 | 5 Jan 2008 |
| 89' | Wayne Rooney | @ Aston Villa | FAC | 1–0 | 5 Jan 2008 |
| 49' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Newcastle United | PL | 0–0 | 12 Jan 2008 |
| 55' | Carlos Tevez | vs Newcastle United | PL | 1–0 | 12 Jan 2008 |
| 70' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Newcastle United | PL | 2–0 | 12 Jan 2008 |
| 85' | Rio Ferdinand | vs Newcastle United | PL | 3–0 | 12 Jan 2008 |
| 88' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Newcastle United | PL | 4–0 | 12 Jan 2008 |
| 90+1' | Carlos Tevez | vs Newcastle United | PL | 5–0 | 12 Jan 2008 |
| 77' | Wayne Rooney | @ Reading | PL | 0–0 | 19 Jan 2008 |
| 90+3' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Reading | PL | 1–0 | 19 Jan 2008 |
| 24' | Robbie Keane | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 0–0 | 27 Jan 2008 |
| 38' | Carlos Tevez | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 0–1 | 27 Jan 2008 |
| 69' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 1–1 | 27 Jan 2008 |
| 88' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 2–1 | 27 Jan 2008 |
| 10' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Portsmouth | PL | 0–0 | 30 Jan 2008 |
| 13' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Portsmouth | PL | 1–0 | 30 Jan 2008 |
| 20' | Dimitar Berbatov | @ Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–0 | 2 Feb 2008 |
| 90+4' | Carlos Tevez | @ Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–1 | 2 Feb 2008 |
| 24' | Darius Vassell | vs Manchester City | PL | 0–0 | 10 Feb 2008 |
| 45' | Benjani Mwaruwari | vs Manchester City | PL | 0–1 | 10 Feb 2008 |
| 90+2' | Michael Carrick | vs Manchester City | PL | 0–2 | 10 Feb 2008 |
| 14' | Wayne Rooney | vs Arsenal | FAC | 0–0 | 16 Feb 2008 |
| 20' | Darren Fletcher | vs Arsenal | FAC | 1–0 | 16 Feb 2008 |
| 38' | Nani | vs Arsenal | FAC | 2–0 | 16 Feb 2008 |
| 74' | Darren Fletcher | vs Arsenal | FAC | 3–0 | 16 Feb 2008 |
| 54' | Karim Benzema | @ Olympique Lyonnais | EC | 0–0 | 20 Feb 2008 |
| 87' | Carlos Tevez | @ Olympique Lyonnais | EC | 0–1 | 20 Feb 2008 |
| 25' | Wayne Rooney | @ Newcastle United | PL | 0–0 | 23 Feb 2008 |
| 45' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Newcastle United | PL | 1–0 | 23 Feb 2008 |
| 56' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Newcastle United | PL | 2–0 | 23 Feb 2008 |
| 79' | Amdy Faye | @ Newcastle United | PL | 3–0 | 23 Feb 2008 |
| 80' | Wayne Rooney | @ Newcastle United | PL | 3–1 | 23 Feb 2008 |
| 90+1' | Louis Saha | @ Newcastle United | PL | 4–1 | 23 Feb 2008 |
| 15' | Owen Hargreaves | @ Fulham | PL | 0–0 | 1 Mar 2008 |
| 44' | Ji-Sung Park | @ Fulham | PL | 1–0 | 1 Mar 2008 |
| 72' | Simon Davies OG | @ Fulham | PL | 2–0 | 1 Mar 2008 |
| 41' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Olympique Lyonnais | EC | 0–0 | 4 Mar 2008 |
| 78' | Sully Muntari pen | vs Portsmouth | FAC | 0–0 | 8 Mar 2008 |
| 76' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Derby County | PL | 0–0 | 15 Mar 2008 |
| 9' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 19 Mar 2008 |
| 20' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–0 | 19 Mar 2008 |
| 34' | Wesley Brown | vs Liverpool | PL | 0–0 | 23 Mar 2008 |
| 79' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Liverpool | PL | 1–0 | 23 Mar 2008 |
| 81' | Nani | vs Liverpool | PL | 2–0 | 23 Mar 2008 |
| 17' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Aston Villa | PL | 0–0 | 29 Mar 2008 |
| 33' | Carlos Tevez | vs Aston Villa | PL | 1–0 | 29 Mar 2008 |
| 53' | Wayne Rooney | vs Aston Villa | PL | 2–0 | 29 Mar 2008 |
| 70' | Wayne Rooney | vs Aston Villa | PL | 3–0 | 29 Mar 2008 |
| 39' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Roma | EC | 0–0 | 1 Apr 2008 |
| 66' | Wayne Rooney | @ Roma | EC | 1–0 | 1 Apr 2008 |
| 10' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 0–0 | 6 Apr 2008 |
| 35' | Alfonso Alves | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 1–0 | 6 Apr 2008 |
| 56' | Alfonso Alves | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 1–1 | 6 Apr 2008 |
| 74' | Wayne Rooney | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 1–2 | 6 Apr 2008 |
| 70' | Carlos Tevez | vs Roma | EC | 0–0 | 9 Apr 2008 |
| 48' | Emmanuel Adebayor | vs Arsenal | PL | 0–0 | 13 Apr 2008 |
| 54' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | vs Arsenal | PL | 0–1 | 13 Apr 2008 |
| 72' | Owen Hargreaves | vs Arsenal | PL | 1–1 | 13 Apr 2008 |
| 21' | Roque Santa Cruz | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–0 | 19 Apr 2008 |
| 88' | Carlos Tevez | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–1 | 19 Apr 2008 |
| 45+1' | Michael Ballack | @ Chelsea | PL | 0–0 | 26 Apr 2008 |
| 56' | Wayne Rooney | @ Chelsea | PL | 0–1 | 26 Apr 2008 |
| 86' | Michael Ballack pen | @ Chelsea | PL | 1–1 | 26 Apr 2008 |
| 14' | Paul Scholes | vs Barcelona | EC | 0–0 | 29 Apr 2008 |
| 3' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs West Ham United | PL | 0–0 | 3 May 2008 |
| 24' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs West Ham United | PL | 1–0 | 3 May 2008 |
| 26' | Carlos Tevez | vs West Ham United | PL | 2–0 | 3 May 2008 |
| 28' | Dean Ashton | vs West Ham United | PL | 3–0 | 3 May 2008 |
| 59' | Michael Carrick | vs West Ham United | PL | 3–1 | 3 May 2008 |
| 33' | Cristiano Ronaldo pen | @ Wigan Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 11 May 2008 |
| 80' | Ryan Giggs | @ Wigan Athletic | PL | 1–0 | 11 May 2008 |
| 26' | Cristiano Ronaldo | v Chelsea | EC | 0–0 | 21 May 2008 |
| 45' | Frank Lampard | v Chelsea | EC | 1–0 | 21 May 2008 |
Squad
30 players
| Player | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | Mins | Yel | Red | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Ast | ||||
| Wesley Brown | 36 (2) | 1 | 4 | – | 1 (1) | – | 10 (1) | – | 1 | – | 52 (4) | 1 | – | – | 8 | – |
| Rio Ferdinand | 35 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | 1 | – | 51 | 3 | – | 4,60590% | 6 | – |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 34 (3) | 31 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 11 | 8 | 1 | – | 49 (3) | 42 | 9 | 4,25583% | 7 | 1 |
| Michael Carrick | 31 (7) | 2 | 4 (1) | – | 1 (1) | – | 12 (1) | – | 1 | – | 49 (10) | 2 | 3 | 3,77774% | 3 | – |
| Carlos Tevez | 34 (3) | 14 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 12 (6) | 4 | – | – | 48 (9) | 19 | 7 | 3,52369% | 2 | – |
| Patrice Evra | 33 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | 48 | – | 3 | 4,29484% | 7 | – |
| Nemanja Vidic | 32 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 45 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – |
| Edwin van der Sar | 29 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | 44 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| Wayne Rooney | 27 (2) | 12 | 4 (1) | 2 | – | – | 11 (1) | 4 | 1 | – | 43 (4) | 18 | 13 | 3,65771% | 11 | – |
| Ryan Giggs | 31 (5) | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 (5) | – | 1 | 1 | 43 (10) | 4 | 10 | 3,01959% | 1 | – |
| Luis Nani | 26 (10) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 11 (4) | – | 1 (1) | – | 41 (15) | 4 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Oliveira Anderson | 24 (8) | – | 4 (2) | – | 1 | – | 9 (3) | – | – | – | 38 (13) | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| John O'Shea | 28 (18) | – | 2 (1) | – | 1 | – | 6 (2) | – | 1 | – | 38 (21) | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Owen Hargreaves | 23 (7) | 2 | 3 (1) | – | – | – | 8 (3) | – | – | – | 34 (11) | 2 | 2 | 2,28244% | 4 | – |
| Paul Scholes | 24 (2) | 1 | 3 (2) | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 34 (4) | 2 | 4 | 2,80255% | 3 | – |
| Louis Saha | 17 (11) | 5 | 2 (1) | – | – | – | 5 (2) | – | – | – | 24 (14) | 5 | 1 | 1,29525% | – | – |
| Darren Fletcher | 16 (11) | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6 (1) | – | 1 (1) | – | 24 (13) | 2 | – | 1,27425% | 3 | – |
| Ji-Sung Park | 12 (4) | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 18 (4) | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Tomasz Kuszczak | 9 (1) | – | 1 (1) | – | 1 | – | 5 (2) | – | – | – | 16 (4) | – | – | 1,21524% | – | 1 |
| Gerard Pique | 9 (4) | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | 13 (4) | 2 | 1 | 96319% | 1 | – |
| Danny Simpson | 3 (2) | – | 1 (1) | – | 1 | – | 3 (1) | – | – | – | 8 (4) | – | 1 | 4168% | – | – |
| Chris Eagles | 4 (3) | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6 (3) | – | – | 3487% | – | – |
| Mikael Silvestre | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (1) | – | 1 | – | 6 (1) | – | – | 3477% | – | – |
| Jonny Evans | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 (1) | – | – | – | 3 (1) | – | – | 1653% | – | – |
| Fraizer Campbell | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (2) | – | – | 661% | – | – |
| Fangzhou Dong | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 2 (1) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Phil Bardsley | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 461% | – | – |
| Ben Foster | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 902% | – | – |
| Lee Robert Martin | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gary Neville | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | 110% | – | – |
Premier League Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 22 | +58 | 87 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 65 | 26 | +39 | 85 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 74 | 31 | +43 | 83 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 76 |
| 5 | Everton | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 65 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 60 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 58 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 57 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 55 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 49 |
| 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 61 | +5 | 46 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 43 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 53 | -10 | 42 |
| 14 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 40 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 59 | -23 | 39 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 54 | -18 | 37 |
| 17 | Fulham | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 60 | -22 | 36 |
| 18 | Reading | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 66 | -25 | 36 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 35 |
| 20 | Derby County | 38 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 89 | -69 | 11 |
Points Progression
Premier League
Transfers
29 moves
In
- Anderson Central Midfield
- Nani Left Winger
- Owen Hargreaves Defensive Midfield
- Tomasz Kuszczak Goalkeeper
- Rodrigo Possebon Central Midfield
- Rafael Right-Back
- Manucho Centre-Forward
Out
- Gabriel Heinze Centre-Back
- Giuseppe Rossi Centre-Forward
- Alan Smith Central Midfield
- Kieran Richardson Left-Back
- Tim Howard Goalkeeper
- Phil Bardsley Right-Back
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Centre-Forward
- Phil Marsh Centre-Forward
- Souleymane Mamam Defensive Midfield
Loans
- OUT Lee Martin Attacking Midfield
- OUT Lee Martin Attacking Midfield
- OUT Michael Lea Left-Back
Debuts & Farewells
Debuts this season
- Carlos Tevez 48 apps, 19 goals
- Luis Nani 41 apps, 4 goals
- Oliveira Anderson 38 apps
- Owen Hargreaves 34 apps, 2 goals
- Danny Simpson 8 apps
- Jonny Evans 3 apps
- Fraizer Campbell 2 apps
- Ben Foster 1 app
Final appearances
- Louis Saha last of 24 apps
- Gerard Pique last of 13 apps
- Chris Eagles last of 6 apps
- Mikael Silvestre last of 6 apps
- Fangzhou Dong last of 2 apps
- Phil Bardsley last of 1 app
Quick Quiz
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