2022–23 Manchester United F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was Manchester United's 31st season in the Premier League and their 48th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. This was the club's first season under the management of Erik ten Hag. They won the EFL Cup with a 2–0 victory over Newcastle United in the final, the club's first competitive trophy since winning the UEFA Europa League in 2017.[2] They also reached the final of the FA Cup, losing 2–1 to rivals Manchester City.[3]

Manchester United
2022–23 season
Manchester United at Wembley against Manchester City in the 2023 FA Cup final
Co-chairmanJoel and Avram Glazer
ManagerErik ten Hag[1]
StadiumOld Trafford
Premier League3rd
FA CupRunners-up
EFL CupWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcus Rashford (17)

All:
Marcus Rashford (30)
Highest home attendance74,345
(v. Charlton Athletic, 10 January 2023)
Lowest home attendance62,062
(v. Burnley, 21 December 2022)
Average home league attendance73,571

There was a mid-season break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with the last match being played on 13 November 2022. The team's first match after the World Cup was in the EFL Cup on 21 December 2022,[4] following the World Cup final on 18 December.[5]

On 22 November 2022, United announced the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, one year after he rejoined the club from Juventus.

Pre-season and friendlies

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United confirmed the first of their tour destinations, travelling to Bangkok, Thailand and Melbourne, Australia to face rivals Liverpool in the Bangkok Century Cup, Melbourne Victory and Crystal Palace.[6] A third friendly in Australia was later added, against Aston Villa.[7] A trip to Norway was also confirmed for a fixture against Atlético Madrid.[8] A home match, Erik ten Hag's first as United manager, was confirmed against Rayo Vallecano for 31 July.[9]

United began the tour with a 4–0 win over Liverpool; goals from Jadon Sancho, Fred and Anthony Martial put them 3–0 up by half-time, before Facundo Pellistri added a fourth less than 15 minutes from the end.[10] The tour resumed in Australia, where United came back from a goal down – scored by Chris Ikonomidis – to beat Melbourne Victory 4–1; goals from Scott McTominay, Martial, Marcus Rashford and an own goal from Victory youngster Edmond Lupancu maintained United's 100% start to pre-season.[11] On 19 July, United led Crystal Palace 3–0 first via Martial, Rashford, and Sancho before a goal from Joel Ward pulled one back for the London club.[12] Four days later, United led Aston Villa 2–0 in the first half via Sancho and a Matty Cash own goal before goals from Leon Bailey and Calum Chambers equalised for the Birmingham club.[13] A week later, United suffered their first defeat in pre-season against Atlético Madrid, following a late goal from João Félix.[14] The next day, United played another Madrid club, Rayo Vallecano. Amad scored first early in the second half before Álvaro García equalised nine minutes later.[15]

During the break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Manchester United had a week-long training camp in Cádiz, Spain, highlighted by a friendly match against Cádiz CF at Nuevo Mirandilla on 7 December.[16] A second friendly was played against Real Betis at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville three days later.[17] United lost both matches, going down 4–2 to Cádiz and 1–0 to Real Betis.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
12 July 2022 Liverpool N 4–0 Sancho 12', Fred 30', Martial 33', Pellistri 76' 50,248
15 July 2022 Melbourne Victory N 4–1 McTominay 43', Martial 45+1', Rashford 78', Lupancu 90' (o.g.) 74,157
19 July 2022 Crystal Palace N 3–1 Martial 17', Rashford 48', Sancho 59' 76,499
23 July 2022 Aston Villa N 2–2 Sancho 25', Cash 42' (o.g.) 58,228
30 July 2022 Atlético Madrid N 0–1 26,129
31 July 2022 Rayo Vallecano H 1–1 Amad 48' 68,663
7 December 2022 Cádiz A 2–4 Martial 21' (pen.), Mainoo 48' 14,648
10 December 2022 Real Betis A 0–1 11,927

Premier League

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The 2022–23 Premier League fixtures were released on 16 June 2022.[18]

The league season began with a home loss against Brighton & Hove Albion on 7 August. Pascal Groß scored twice in the first half for Brighton before they conceded an own goal by Alexis Mac Allister in the second to give United their first ever home defeat to Brighton. Named in the starting line-up, Lisandro Martínez and Christian Eriksen made their debuts for United, as did Tyrell Malacia, who came on as a substitute.[19] United then suffered another defeat to Brentford, the first time they had started a league campaign with consecutive losses since the 1992–93 season. Josh Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo all scored without reply before the clock had reached 38 minutes. The rest of the game went goalless, but it meant United went bottom of the league table. This was United's seventh straight away defeat in the league, their worst streak since a run of 10 in the 1936–37 season, which ended in relegation from the First Division.[20] That season, United lost both of their meetings with Brentford: 4–0 away on 10 October 1936 and 3–1 on 13 February 1937; those were United's most recent defeats to Brentford prior to this.[21] Erik ten Hag became the first United manager since John Chapman in 1921 to lose his opening two games in charge of the club.[22]

On 22 August, United achieved their first league victory of the season, a 2–1 home win against rivals Liverpool. Jadon Sancho scored 15 minutes into the first half and Marcus Rashford early in the second, before Mohamed Salah scored a consolation goal that made him the fixture's outright top scorer with 10 goals. This was United's first league win against Liverpool since March 2018.[23] In the next match, United visited Southampton on 27 August. Bruno Fernandes scored the game's only goal with a volley as United won their first away match in the league and won back-to-back league matches for the first time since February 2022. Casemiro made his United debut when he came on as a substitute in the 80th minute.[24] On 1 September, United achieved a second away victory as they won 1–0 against Leicester City. Sancho scored the only goal after 23 minutes as United won three league matches in a row for the first time since December 2021.[25] On 4 September, United obtained their fourth consecutive league victory with a 3–1 home win against rivals Arsenal. Antony scored the opening goal 35 minutes into his United debut, before Bukayo Saka equalised at the hour mark. Rashford then scored two goals in order to secure victory against Arsenal, who were on top of the league table, having started the season on a five-match winning streak.[26]

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September, all league matches on the weekend of 10–12 September were postponed.[27][28] United then announced that their home game against rivals Leeds United, originally scheduled for 18 September, would also be postponed due to a police shortage ahead of the Queen's state funeral.[29]

United's break from league action was further extended by the September international window, which meant their first Premier League match in almost a month saw them face Manchester City away in the derby on 2 October. Erling Haaland and Phil Foden each scored twice for City in the first half to give the hosts a 4–0 lead at the break. Antony scored for United early in the second half, but Haaland and Foden both scored again to complete their hat-tricks before Anthony Martial came on to score two late goals for United. With a total of nine goals, it was the highest-scoring Manchester derby of all time.[30] The next week, United travelled to play Everton. Alex Iwobi opened the scoring after just five minutes, but Everton led only briefly before Antony scored the equaliser, his third consecutive league game scoring. An injury to Martial saw him replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo just before the half-hour mark, who only took 15 minutes to score the winning goal, assisted by Casemiro. It was Ronaldo's first open-play goal of the season and the 700th overall in his club career.[31] On the next match United faced Newcastle United in their first home league game in six weeks. Both teams had plenty of chances but ultimately had to settle for a goalless draw.[32] Three days later, they hosted Tottenham Hotspur. Fred scored his first goal of the season before Fernandes sealed the win.[33]

They visited Chelsea three days later in the last game against a fellow top six side in 2022. Following a foul in the penalty area by Scott McTominay, Jorginho slotted home the penalty three minutes from time, but Casemiro then headed home in the fourth minute of stoppage time – his first United goal – as United extended their unbeaten league record against the West London side to 10 matches, dating back to November 2017.[34] United hosted West Ham United on 30 October. Rashford scored his 100th club goal, which proved to be the sole goal of the game. The match was held 85 years to the start of United's run of including academy graduates in their matchday squads, which by this point already reached 4,163 consecutive matches.[35] A week later United travelled to Aston Villa, in their manager Unai Emery's first Premier League game since his days with Arsenal. A seventh-minute goal from Leon Bailey and a free kick from Lucas Digne four minutes later gave Villa an early two-goal lead, before a shot from Luke Shaw was deflected into his own net by Jacob Ramsey. Four minutes into the second half, Ramsey redeemed himself and made it 3–1. This was United's first loss at Villa Park in all competitions since October 1999, and the first in the league since August 1995.[36] The following Sunday saw United travel to West London to face Fulham for the last Premier League game prior to the World Cup. Eriksen opened the scoring with his first goal for the club with less than 15 minutes played, but as the game passed the hour mark, former United winger Daniel James scored from close range to equalise. Alejandro Garnacho, who was subbed on for Martial 11 minutes later, scored the winning goal in the final minute of added time.[37]

United's first action after the World Cup was a Boxing Day fixture against Nottingham Forest. Following up a corner kick from Eriksen, Rashford scored the opening goal after just 18 minutes, four minutes before setting up for Martial. Fred scored the third goal three minutes from time following a pass from Casemiro to secure the three points.[38] United's final game of the year saw them play Wolverhampton Wanderers away. Rashford, who was benched for disciplinary reasons, scored the game's only goal to put United into the top four.[39]

United started the new year with a home game against Bournemouth. Goals from Casemiro, Shaw and Rashford gave them a 3–0 win and strengthened the club's grip on the top four.[40] Two weeks later, they welcomed Manchester City to Old Trafford for the second derby of the season. Jack Grealish opened the scoring for City on the hour mark, before Fernandes scored an equaliser in the 78th minute; the goal was initially ruled out for an offside against Rashford, but a VAR review deemed Rashford not to have been interfering with play. Rashford then scored the winner four minutes later; it was his eighth goal in his last seven appearances. The win also extended United's winning run to nine in all competitions.[41] Four days later, United travelled to Crystal Palace. Their nine-game winning run was brought to an end after Fernandes' first half goal was cancelled out by a second half stoppage time free-kick from Michael Olise. This game saw Wout Weghorst made his debut for the club.[42] Four days later, United travelled to league leaders Arsenal. Rashford brought United forward before an equaliser by Eddie Nketiah seven minutes later. Saka put Arsenal in front in the 53rd minute, but Lisandro Martínez scored his first United goal to equalise matters. Nketiah then scored the winner at the 90th minute, extended Arsenal's unbeaten league record this season to 13 matches and home record against United to five league matches; United's most recent league win at the Emirates Stadium was on 2 December 2017.[43]

On 4 February, United faced Crystal Palace. A handball from Will Hughes penalised Palace; Fernandes executed the penalty kick smoothly to open an early lead. Rashford then made it 2–0 after a pass from Shaw. After Casemiro received a red card after an altercation with Hughes, Jeffrey Schlupp halved the deficit in the 76th minute. Marcel Sabitzer came on to make his United debut in the closing minutes as they successfully defended the lead.[44] Four days later Leeds came visiting right after the dismissal of their head coach Jesse Marsch, with Michael Skubala as his interim replacement. Within a minute, Wilfried Gnonto scored for them. In the 48th minute, Raphaël Varane scored an own goal from Crysencio Summerville's cut-back to double Leeds' lead. Rashford pulled one back 14 minutes later, before Sancho equalised within eight minutes to earn United a point.[45] United visited Leeds the following Sunday. Rashford broke the deadlock with a header at the 80th minute following a cross from Shaw, before Garnacho sealed the win with a strike assisted by Weghorst.[46] David de Gea made history as he became the first keeper to reach 400 Premier League appearances for Manchester United.[47] In the next match, United faced Leicester at Old Trafford. Rashford scored in the 25th minute, breaking his best tally in a season, and doubled the lead in the 56th minute. Sancho then scored five minutes later to secure a 3–0 win. The scoreline meant that De Gea equalled Peter Schmeichel's club record for most clean sheets.[48]

On 5 March, United visited Anfield in search of a first win there since January 2016. Instead, braces from Cody Gakpo, Darwin Núñez and the fixture's top scorer, Mohamed Salah, as well as a closing goal from Roberto Firmino gave Liverpool a 7–0 win, breaking the record set 128 years earlier for the biggest win in matches between the two teams.[49][50] This was also United's joint-biggest ever defeat and the heaviest since Wolverhampton Wanderers thrashed them by the same scoreline in 1931.[51] The following Sunday, United faced Southampton at home. The match ended in a goalless draw after a second red card of the season for Casemiro for a challenge on Theo Walcott, upgraded from a yellow card after an intervention from the video assistant referee.[52]

After the international break, United travelled to Newcastle. Joe Willock and Callum Wilson scored for the home side without reply.[53] Manchester United failed to win both league meetings against Newcastle for the first time since the 2015–16 season, and with just one point earned from a possible six, this league season was Manchester United's worst against Newcastle since they did the same in 2011–12.[54] In the next match, United welcomed Brentford. A Rashford goal gave United their first league win since February and put them back in the top four.[55] Three days later, they welcomed Everton at home. A goal each from Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial, both scoring in the league for the first time this season, secured the win.[56] Eight days later, United visited Forest for their fourth and final meeting of the season. Antony scored after 32 minutes, before Diogo Dalot scored his first Premier League goal after an assist by Antony. This became the third time that United won four matches against a single opponent in a season, after Sheffield Wednesday in 1993–94 and Chelsea in 2010–11.[57]

United returned to Premier league action 11 days later at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The away side took an early lead through Jadon Sancho before Marcus Rashford scored a second just before half-time. In the second half, Pedro Porro scored for Spurs and Son Heung-min levelled the scores in the 79th minute to end United's five match winning streak against Tottenham Hotspur in the league.[58]

Three days later, United hosted Aston Villa, with Bruno Fernandes scoring the only goal of the game six minutes before half-time after a shot from Marcus Rashford was turned into his path by Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. It marked the 100th career goal for Fernandes.[59]

United's next match was a rescheduled fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion on the 4th of May. The game was goalless heading into added time, before Brighton were awarded a penalty following a VAR review after Luke Shaw was judged to have handled the ball in the area while defending a corner. The spot kick was converted by Alexis Mac Allister, who had scored an own goal in the reverse fixture earlier in the season.[60] United then travelled to London three days later to face West Ham United. David de Gea let a shot from Said Benrahma slip through his hands in the 27th minute to gift the Hammers a win over United, the first time former manager David Moyes has beaten them in the league.[61]

The following Saturday, United played Wolverhampton Wanderers at home. Anthony Martial scored a first half tap-in from a square pass by Antony, before Alejandro Garnacho marked his return from injury with a stoppage time goal to strengthen United's grip on 4th place in the league.[62] A week later, United travelled to Bournemouth for their final away game of the season. Casemiro scored an acrobatic overhead kick for the only goal of the game and David de Gea's 17th clean sheet of the season confirmed him as the winner of the Premier League Golden Glove award for most clean sheets kept.[63]

Manchester United's penultimate league game was a 4–1 win over Chelsea. Goals from Casemiro and Martial gave United a two-goal lead at half-time, before a penalty from Fernandes and Rashford's 30th goal of the season doubled their lead, although João Félix managed a late consolation strike for the Blues. The victory sealed a top-four finish for United and qualification for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage.[64] The Red Devils ended their league season with a 2–1 victory at home to Fulham. The away side went ahead in the first half after a header from Kenny Tete, but missed the chance to double their lead after De Gea saved a penalty from Aleksandar Mitrović. United then fought back in the second half with Sancho and Fernandes getting on the scoresheet for a comeback win to ensure they would finish the season in third place.[65]

Matches

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Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance League
position
7 August 2022 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–2 Mac Allister 68' (o.g.) 73,711 13th
13 August 2022 Brentford A 0–4 17,250 20th
22 August 2022 Liverpool H 2–1 Sancho 16', Rashford 53' 73,594 14th
27 August 2022 Southampton A 1–0 Fernandes 55' 31,196 7th
1 September 2022 Leicester City A 1–0 Sancho 23' 32,226 5th
4 September 2022 Arsenal H 3–1 Antony 35', Rashford (2) 66', 75' 73,723 5th
2 October 2022 Manchester City A 3–6 Antony 56', Martial (2) 84', 90+1' (pen.) 53,475 6th
9 October 2022 Everton A 2–1 Antony 15', Ronaldo 44' 39,258 5th
16 October 2022 Newcastle United H 0–0 73,726 5th
19 October 2022 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 Fred 47', Fernandes 69' 73,677 5th
22 October 2022 Chelsea A 1–1 Casemiro 90+4' 39,503 5th
30 October 2022 West Ham United H 1–0 Rashford 38' 73,682 5th
6 November 2022 Aston Villa A 1–3 Ramsey 45' (o.g.) 42,058 5th
13 November 2022 Fulham A 2–1 Eriksen 14', Garnacho 90+3' 24,246 5th
27 December 2022 Nottingham Forest H 3–0 Rashford 19', Martial 22', Fred 87' 73,608 5th
31 December 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 Rashford 76' 31,658 4th
3 January 2023 Bournemouth H 3–0 Casemiro 23', Shaw 49', Rashford 86' 73,322 4th
14 January 2023 Manchester City H 2–1 Fernandes 78', Rashford 82' 73,546 4th
18 January 2023[a] Crystal Palace A 1–1 Fernandes 43' 35,853 3rd
22 January 2023 Arsenal A 2–3 Rashford 17', Martínez 59' 60,325 4th
4 February 2023 Crystal Palace H 2–1 Fernandes 7' (pen.), Rashford 62' 73,420 3rd
8 February 2023[b] Leeds United H 2–2 Rashford 62', Sancho 70' 73,456 3rd
12 February 2023 Leeds United A 2–0 Rashford 80', Garnacho 85' 36,919 3rd
19 February 2023 Leicester City H 3–0 Rashford (2) 25', 56', Sancho 61' 73,578 3rd
5 March 2023 Liverpool A 0–7 53,001 3rd
12 March 2023 Southampton H 0–0 73,439 3rd
2 April 2023 Newcastle United A 0–2 52,268 4th
5 April 2023[c] Brentford H 1–0 Rashford 27' 73,309 4th
8 April 2023 Everton H 2–0 McTominay 36', Martial 71' 73,509 4th
16 April 2023 Nottingham Forest A 2–0 Antony 32', Dalot 76' 29,435 3rd
27 April 2023 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–2 Sancho 7', Rashford 44' 61,586 4th
30 April 2023 Aston Villa H 1–0 Fernandes 39' 73,592 4th
4 May 2023[d] Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 31,577 4th
7 May 2023 West Ham United A 0–1 62,477 4th
13 May 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 Martial 32', Garnacho 90+4' 73,570 4th
20 May 2023 Bournemouth A 1–0 Casemiro 9' 10,240 4th
25 May 2023[e] Chelsea H 4–1 Casemiro 6', Martial 45+6', Fernandes 73' (pen.), Rashford 78' 73,561 3rd
28 May 2023 Fulham H 2–1 Sancho 39', Fernandes 55' 73,465 3rd
  1. ^ This match, originally scheduled for 11 September 2022, was part of the league-wide postponement of that weekend's matches due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[27][28]
  2. ^ This match, originally scheduled for 18 September 2022, was postponed due to a police shortage ahead of the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.[29]
  3. ^ This match, originally scheduled for 26 February 2023, was rescheduled due to United's involvement in the 2023 EFL Cup final.
  4. ^ This match, originally scheduled for 19 March 2023, was rescheduled due to both teams' involvement in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
  5. ^ This match, originally scheduled for 22 April 2023, was rescheduled due to United's involvement in the FA Cup semi-finals.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 38 28 5 5 94 33 +61 89 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Arsenal 38 26 6 6 88 43 +45 84
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 58 43 +15 75
4 Newcastle United 38 19 14 5 68 33 +35 71
5 Liverpool 38 19 10 9 75 47 +28 67 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
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[66]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

FA Cup

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As a Premier League side, United entered the 2022–23 FA Cup in the third round proper in January 2023. They were drawn against Everton and the match was played at Old Trafford on 6 January 2023 as the first match of the round.[67] Antony opened the scoring after just four minutes, Conor Coady equalised ten minutes later. He then scored an own goal in the second half to give United the lead, before Marcus Rashford scored a third goal from the penalty spot.[68]

In the fourth round proper, they were drawn at home to Championship side Reading.[69] Casemiro scored two goals in five minutes, before Fred scored a third goal with a backheel. Amadou Salif Mbengue scored a consolation goal for the visitors in the 72nd minute.[70]

In the fifth round proper, Manchester United were drawn at home again, this time against West Ham United.[71] Despite falling behind in the 54th minute by Saïd Benrahma, an own goal from Nayef Aguerd levelled the tie in the 77th minute, before two late goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Fred secured the home side's progression to the quarter-finals, and a home tie with Fulham.[72]

In the quarter-finals, United fell behind when Aleksandar Mitrović scored for Fulham in the 50th minute, his first FA Cup goal. A handball from Willian at the goal line led to a VAR referral, where Fulham manager Marco Silva attempted to influence the referee, which resulted in his dismissal. The referee then granted the penalty kick on review, and red carded Willian for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity. Right after Willian was shown the red card, an enraged Mitrović assaulted referee Chris Kavanagh, prompting his own immediate expulsion. Bruno Fernandes equalised from the penalty. Two minutes later, Marcel Sabitzer backheeled his first United goal following a pass from Luke Shaw. Fernandes secured the victory right before the final whistle, assisted by Fred, as they secured a fourth consecutive 3–1 cup win and a record 31st FA Cup semi-final. United were drawn against Brighton & Hove Albion, whom they defeated in the 1983 FA Cup final.[73]

In the semi-final, United and Brighton both had chances before the match ended goalless after extra time. Both teams converted their first six penalties as it entered sudden death; Solly March missed Brighton's seventh attempt before Victor Lindelöf converted to take United into their 21st FA Cup final, their first since 2018 and the first FA Cup final to feature a Manchester derby.[74]

The final gave United a chance to stop their local rivals City from becoming the second English team to win the treble, after United had done it themselves in 1999. İlkay Gündoğan scored a goal after only 13 seconds, the fastest goal to date in an FA Cup final, before Fernandes equalised from the penalty spot shortly after the half-hour mark. Gündoğan scored again in the second half to give City their seventh FA Cup title. This was United's ninth defeat in the FA Cup final and second in a row after also losing to Chelsea in 2018.[75]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
6 January 2023 Third round Everton H 3–1 Antony 4', Coady 52' (o.g.), Rashford 90+7' (pen.) 72,306
28 January 2023 Fourth round Reading H 3–1 Casemiro (2) 54', 58', Fred 66' 73,460
1 March 2023 Fifth round West Ham United H 3–1 Aguerd 77' (o.g.), Garnacho 90', Fred 90+5' 72,571
19 March 2023 Quarter-finals Fulham H 3–1 Fernandes (2) 75' (pen.), 90+6', Sabitzer 77' 73,511
23 April 2023 Semi-finals Brighton & Hove Albion N 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6p)
81,445
3 June 2023 Final Manchester City N 1–2 Fernandes 33' (pen.) 83,179

EFL Cup

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As United were competing in UEFA competition in 2022–23, they entered the EFL Cup in the third round. They were drawn against Aston Villa, and the match was played at Old Trafford on 10 November 2022.[76] United gave a debut to goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka, who kept a clean sheet in the first half, but within three minutes of the second half starting, United were behind to a goal from Ollie Watkins. Anthony Martial equalised 19 seconds after the ensuing kick-off, only for United to go behind again when Diogo Dalot diverted a ball from Leon Bailey into his own net just after the hour mark. Marcus Rashford equalised six minutes later, before Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay sealed the victory.[77]

United received another home draw in the fourth round; they played against Burnley on 21 December 2022.[78] Christian Eriksen opened the scoring in the first half before Rashford added a second after the half-time interval.[79]

In the quarter-finals, Manchester United were drawn at home against the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition, Charlton Athletic.[80] In the sides' first meeting in nearly 16 years,[81] a first-half goal from Antony, followed by two goals in five minutes from substitute Rashford late in the game secured United a place in the semi-finals. The match featured Kobbie Mainoo and Facundo Pellistri's competitive debuts for the club; the former started and played for an hour while the latter came on as a substitute at 84 minutes and assisted Rashford's first goal. This was also goalkeeper Tom Heaton's first start for the club.[82]

In the semi-finals, United faced Nottingham Forest, whom they defeated in the 1992 final to lift their first League Cup title. In the first leg held at City Ground, Rashford opened the scoring inside six minutes. Wout Weghorst then scored just before half-time, his first goal for the club. Fernandes wrapped up the win with another strike.[83] In the return leg, goals from Anthony Martial and Fred secured a 5–0 aggregate win and a final appearance against Newcastle United.[84]

In the final, Casemiro opened the scoring before Rashford struck the second goal. United clung on to win their sixth League Cup and the club's first trophy since 2017.[2] The 2–0 scoreline was a repeat of the 1999 FA Cup final. David de Gea kept his 181st clean sheet for the club during the match, surpassing the record held by Peter Schmeichel.[85]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
10 November 2022 Third round Aston Villa H 4–2 Martial 49', Rashford 67', Fernandes 78', McTominay 90+1' 72,512
21 December 2022 Fourth round Burnley H 2–0 Eriksen 27', Rashford 57' 62,062
10 January 2023 Quarter-finals Charlton Athletic H 3–0 Antony 21', Rashford (2) 90', 90+4' 74,345
25 January 2023 Semi-finals
First leg
Nottingham Forest A 3–0 Rashford 6', Weghorst 45', Fernandes 89' 29,325
1 February 2023 Semi-finals
Second leg
Nottingham Forest H 2–0 Martial 73', Fred 76' 72,315
26 February 2023 Final Newcastle United N 2–0 Casemiro 33', Rashford 39' 87,306

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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Having finished sixth in the 2021–22 Premier League, United qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League. They entered the competition in the group stage, which was drawn on 26 August 2022, with United in Pot 1 along with Roma, Arsenal, Lazio, Braga, Red Star Belgrade, Dynamo Kyiv and Olympiacos.[86] They were drawn into Group E with Spanish club Real Sociedad, Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol and Cypriot representative Omonia. They last met Sociedad in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League round of 32, which they won 4–0 away and drew 0–0 at home. They also met in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage, when United drew 0–0 away and won 1–0 at home. The meetings with Sheriff and Omonia were United's first against teams from either Moldova or Cyprus.[87] The group stage began on 8 September and concluded on 3 November 2022.[88]

Before United's opening group match at home to Real Sociedad, a moment of silence was observed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II earlier that day. Real Sociedad's Brais Méndez scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot after 59 minutes, following a contentious handball decision against substitute Lisandro Martínez, to give the Spanish side their first ever win over United.[89] For the next match United travelled to Chișinău, where Zimbru Stadium hosted the match instead of Sheriff's regular stadium, Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol, due to Transnistria's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Jadon Sancho opened the scoring before Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the season via a penalty.[90]

The next match saw United travel to Omonia's GSP Stadium in Nicosia. Despite a heavily dominant United display in the first half, Karim Ansarifard put Omonia into the lead after 34 minutes. Half-time substitutes Rashford and Martial put United 3–1 up before Nikolas Panayiotou scored a late consolation goal for the hosts.[91] The return fixture was played the next week, with Scott McTominay scoring the game's winning goal.[92]

United hosted Sheriff Tiraspol on 27 October, with Alejandro Garnacho making his first senior start for the club. Diogo Dalot scored the opener with a header. It was only his second ever goal for United, and the first since January 2020. Rashford then doubled the lead with another header before Ronaldo ensured United's passage to the Europa League knockout stage.[93] On the final matchday, United needed to win by two goals in their return match against Real Sociedad at Anoeta Stadium to win the group. Garnacho scored his first senior goal for the club in the first half, but there were no further goals, which meant United finished second based on their overall goal difference.[94]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Group
position
8 September 2022 Real Sociedad H 0–1 71,720 3rd
15 September 2022 Sheriff Tiraspol A 2–0 Sancho 17', Ronaldo 39' (pen.) 8,734 2nd
6 October 2022 Omonia A 3–2 Rashford (2) 53', 84', Martial 63' 20,011 2nd
13 October 2022 Omonia H 1–0 McTominay 90+3' 73,132 2nd
27 October 2022 Sheriff Tiraspol H 3–0 Dalot 44', Rashford 65', Ronaldo 81' 73,764 2nd
3 November 2022 Real Sociedad A 1–0 Garnacho 17' 36,744 2nd
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Real Sociedad 6 5 0 1 10 2 +8 15[a] Advance to round of 16
2   Manchester United 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 15[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs
3   Sheriff Tiraspol 6 2 0 4 4 10 −6 6 Transfer to Europa Conference League
4   Omonia 6 0 0 6 3 12 −9 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Knockout phase

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Having finished second in their group, United played in the Europa League knock-out round playoffs against one of the eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League group stage. There were no other English teams in the draw conducted on 7 November 2022, so all eight opponents were possible: Ajax, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Red Bull Salzburg, Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting CP.[95] United were drawn first from the group runners-up pot, paired with Barcelona. The two teams have previously met in 13 competitive matches, most notably in the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final – which United won 2–1 – and the 2009 and 2011 UEFA Champions League finals, which Barcelona won 2–0 and 3–1, respectively. It was the sides' first meeting since the 2018–19 Champions League quarter-finals, which United lost 4–0 on aggregate.[96] United came on a quest to win away against Barcelona for the first time ever, and almost did it. After Marcos Alonso scored the opener at the 50th minute, it only took two minutes for Marcus Rashford to score the equaliser, his 22nd goal of the campaign. It was his cross that forced Jules Koundé to make a mistake and scored an own goal seven minutes later. However, former Leeds United winger Raphinha, who assisted Alonso for the first goal, scored himself 14 minutes from full time as the teams settled for a 2–2 draw.[97] In the second leg, United went behind after just 18 minutes to a penalty from Robert Lewandowski. Second half goals from Brazilian duo Fred and Antony turned around the match and tie as United secured only their fourth competitive win over Barcelona, and the first since the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League semi-finals.[98]

In the round of 16, United were drawn against another Spanish side in Real Betis, the two clubs' first competitive encounter.[99] In the first leg at Old Trafford, Rashford scored after just six minutes, with Ayoze Pérez equalising 26 minutes later. Second-half goals from Antony, Bruno Fernandes, and Wout Weghorst – his first home goal for United – secured a 4–1 win.[100] In the second leg, a 56th minute goal from Rashford saw United secure a 1–0 win and progression to the quarter-finals with a 5–1 victory on aggregate.[101]

In the quarter-finals, United were paired with yet another Spanish club in Sevilla, Betis's cross-city rivals.[102] This was the first time in history that United had faced four different opponents from the same country in a single European campaign.[103] United were looking to beat the Europa League's most successful side for the first time, having lost the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League round of 16 and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League semi-final ties.[104] The first leg was held at home on 13 April, with United scoring two goals through Marcel Sabitzer inside 21 minutes. With six minutes left, Tyrell Malacia deflected a cross from former Manchester City winger Jesús Navas into his own net, and when Lisandro Martínez was injured shortly after, United were forced to play with 10 men, having already used all five substitutions. Two minutes into the added time, one of the substitutes, Harry Maguire, deflected a Youssef En-Nesyri cross into United's net as well.[105] In the return leg, another error from Maguire enabled En-Nesyri to score within eight minutes. A looping header from Loïc Badé doubled Sevilla's lead two minutes after half time. En-Nesyri scored another goal nine minutes from time, taking advantage of a defensive error by David de Gea. A 3–0 defeat meant United were knocked out 5–2 on aggregate. This was the sixth consecutive season—all after winning the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League—in which United were eliminated by Spanish opposition in Europe, which started against Sevilla in 2017–18. United had not won their first five competitive games against Sevilla, the most they have faced a club in Europe without winning in their history.[106][107]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
16 February 2023 Knockout round play-off
First leg
Barcelona A 2–2 Rashford 52', Koundé 59' (o.g.) 90,225
23 February 2023 Knockout round play-off
Second leg
Barcelona H 2–1 Fred 47', Antony 73' 73,021
9 March 2023 Round of 16
First leg
Real Betis H 4–1 Rashford 6', Antony 52', Fernandes 58', Weghorst 82' 72,998
16 March 2023 Round of 16
Second leg
Real Betis A 1–0 Rashford 56' 54,643
13 April 2023 Quarter-finals
First leg
Sevilla H 2–2 Sabitzer (2) 14', 21' 72,825
20 April 2023 Quarter-finals
Second leg
Sevilla A 0–3 41,974

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   David de Gea 38 0 6 0 2 0 12 0 58 0 2 0
2 DF   Victor Lindelöf 14(6) 0 4 0 3(1) 0 6(1) 0 27(8) 0 2 0
3 DF   Eric Bailly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Phil Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Harry Maguire (c) 8(8) 0 3(1) 0 2(2) 0 3(4) 0 16(15) 0 9 0
6 DF   Lisandro Martínez 24(3) 1 1(2) 0 4(1) 0 9(1) 0 38(7) 1 10 0
7 FW   Cristiano Ronaldo 4(6) 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 10(6) 3 3 0
8 MF   Bruno Fernandes 37 8 6 3 5 2 10(1) 1 58(1) 14 12 0
9 FW   Anthony Martial 11(10) 6 2 0 2(1) 2 2(1) 1 17(12) 9 0 0
10 FW   Marcus Rashford 32(3) 17 5(1) 1 4(2) 6 5(4) 6 46(10) 30 3 0
11 FW   Mason Greenwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   Tyrell Malacia 14(8) 0 3(1) 0 4 0 8(1) 0 29(10) 0 9 0
14 MF   Christian Eriksen 25(3) 1 4 0 2(2) 1 6(2) 0 37(7) 2 4 0
15 MF   Marcel Sabitzer 7(4) 0 2(1) 1 0(1) 0 2(1) 2 11(7) 3 1 0
16 FW   Amad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Fred 12(23) 2 1(5) 2 4(2) 1 6(3) 1 23(33) 6 10 0
18 MF   Casemiro 24(4) 4 4(1) 2 4(2) 1 11(1) 0 43(8) 7 13 2
19 DF   Raphaël Varane 22(2) 0 2(1) 0 2 0 5 0 31(3) 0 3 0
20 DF   Diogo Dalot 24(2) 1 3 0 3 0 8(2) 1 38(4) 2 8 0
21 FW   Antony 23(2) 4 4(1) 1 4(1) 1 8(1) 2 39(5) 8 8 0
22 GK   Tom Heaton 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
23 DF   Luke Shaw 30(1) 1 4 0 2(1) 0 4(5) 0 40(7) 1 12 0
25 FW   Jadon Sancho 21(5) 6 2(1) 0 0(2) 0 6(4) 1 29(12) 7 0 0
27 FW   Wout Weghorst 10(7) 0 3(2) 0 3 1 4(2) 1 20(11) 2 2 0
28 MF   Facundo Pellistri 0(4) 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 1(2) 0 1(9) 0 3 0
29 DF   Aaron Wan-Bissaka 16(3) 0 4 0 3(2) 0 5(1) 0 28(6) 0 3 0
30 GK   Nathan Bishop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31[a] GK   Martin Dúbravka 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
31[a] GK   Jack Butland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   Brandon Williams 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
34 MF   Donny van de Beek 2(5) 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 4(6) 0 0 0
36 FW   Anthony Elanga 5(11) 0 0(1) 0 1(3) 0 1(4) 0 7(19) 0 0 0
38 DF   Axel Tuanzebe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF   Scott McTominay 10(14) 1 2(2) 0 3(1) 1 1(6) 1 16(23) 3 10 0
43 DF   Teden Mengi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF   Hannibal Mejbri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 FW   Shola Shoretire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 FW   Alejandro Garnacho 5(14) 3 1(3) 1 3(2) 0 2(4) 1 11(23) 5 4 0
50 GK   Radek Vítek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 MF   Zidane Iqbal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 FW   Charlie McNeill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
63 DF   Marc Jurado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 DF   Rhys Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 MF   Kobbie Mainoo 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0
80 DF   Tyler Fredricson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals 2 2 0 1 5 N/A

Transfers

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Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
5 July 2022 DF   Tyrell Malacia   Feyenoord Undisclosed[b] [110]
15 July 2022 MF   Christian Eriksen Unattached[c] Free [111]
27 July 2022 DF   Lisandro Martínez   Ajax Undisclosed[d] [113]
2 August 2022 MF   Tom Huddlestone Unattached[e] Free [114]
22 August 2022 MF   Casemiro   Real Madrid Undisclosed[f] [116]
1 September 2022 FW   Antony   Ajax Undisclosed[g] [118]
27 February 2023 FW   Gabriele Biancheri   Cardiff City Undisclosed [119]
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2022 GK   Lee Grant Retired [120][121]
DF   Paul McShane [120][122]
FW   Edinson Cavani Released[h] [120][124]
DF   Reece Devine   Swindon Town Free [120][125]
MF   Jesse Lingard Released[i] [120][127]
MF   Juan Mata Released[j] [120][129]
MF   Nemanja Matić   Roma Free [120][130][131]
FW   D'Mani Mellor   Wycombe Wanderers Free [120][132][133]
MF   Paul Pogba Released[k] [120][135]
MF   Connor Stanley   Bolton Wanderers Free [120][136]
7 July 2022 MF   Martin Šviderský   Almería Undisclosed [137]
8 July 2022 MF   Dylan Levitt   Dundee United Undisclosed [138]
11 July 2022 MF   Andreas Pereira   Fulham Undisclosed[l] [140]
1 September 2022 FW   Tahith Chong   Birmingham City Undisclosed[m] [142]
MF   James Garner   Everton Undisclosed[n] [144]
23 November 2022 FW   Cristiano Ronaldo Released[o] [146]

Loan in

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Date from Date to Pos. Name From Ref.
1 September 2022 1 January 2023[p] GK   Martin Dúbravka   Newcastle United [148]
6 January 2023 End of season GK   Jack Butland   Crystal Palace [149]
13 January 2023 End of season FW   Wout Weghorst   Burnley [150]
1 February 2023 End of season MF   Marcel Sabitzer   Bayern Munich [151]

Loan out

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Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
2 July 2022 End of season GK   Dean Henderson   Nottingham Forest [152]
26 July 2022 End of season DF   Álvaro Fernández   Preston North End [153]
4 August 2022 End of season DF   Alex Telles   Sevilla [154]
15 August 2022 End of season DF   Ethan Laird   Queens Park Rangers [155]
16 August 2022 1 January 2023 GK   Dermot Mee   Altrincham [156]
24 August 2022 End of season DF   Eric Bailly   Marseille [157]
29 August 2022 End of season MF   Hannibal Mejbri   Birmingham City [158]
31 August 2022 End of season FW   Amad   Sunderland [159]
1 September 2022 End of season DF   Will Fish   Hibernian [160]
MF   Ethan Galbraith   Salford City [161]
2 September 2022 End of season DF   Charlie Wellens   Oldham Athletic [162]
9 September 2022 End of season GK   Matěj Kovář   Sparta Prague [163]
19 January 2023 End of season FW   Shola Shoretire   Bolton Wanderers [164]
27 January 2023 End of season MF   Charlie Savage   Forest Green Rovers [165]
30 January 2023 End of season GK   Ondřej Mastný   Portadown [166]
31 January 2023 End of season DF   Di'Shon Bernard   Portsmouth [167]
FW   Charlie McNeill   Newport County [168]
1 February 2023 End of season DF   Axel Tuanzebe   Stoke City [169]
DF   Maxi Oyedele   Altrincham [170]
DF   Sonny Aljofree
FW   Joe Hugill
9 February 2023 End of season GK   Tom Wooster   Ramsbottom United [171]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Martin Dúbravka wore number 31 until 1 January 2023 when he was recalled from loan by Newcastle United. Jack Butland subsequently replaced him as number 31 on 6 January 2023.[108]
  2. ^ Reported as £13 million, plus £1.7 million in add-ons[109]
  3. ^ Most recently played for Brentford
  4. ^ Reported as £49 million, plus £8.5 million in add-ons[112]
  5. ^ Most recently played for Hull City
  6. ^ Reported as £60 million, plus £10 million in add-ons[115]
  7. ^ Reported as £82 million, plus up to £4.3 million in add-ons[117]
  8. ^ Joined Valencia after release[123]
  9. ^ Joined Nottingham Forest after release[126]
  10. ^ Joined Galatasaray after release[128]
  11. ^ Joined Juventus after release[134]
  12. ^ Reported as £10 million, plus £3 million in add-ons[139]
  13. ^ Reported as £1.5 million[141]
  14. ^ Reported as £9 million, plus £6 million in add-ons[143]
  15. ^ Joined Al Nassr after release[145]
  16. ^ On 1 January, Dúbravka was recalled back to Newcastle United[147]

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