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Manchester United
2012–13 season
Co-chairmenJoel and Avram Glazer
ManagerSir Alex Ferguson
StadiumOld Trafford
Premier League1st
FA CupThird Round
League CupFourth Round
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Robin van Persie (16)
All:
Robin van Persie (20)
Highest home attendance75,603 vs Queens Park Rangers
(23 November 2012)
Lowest home attendance46,358 vs Newcastle United
(26 September 2012)
Average home league attendance72,915

The 2012–13 season is Manchester United's 21st season in the Premier League, and their 38th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football.

United began the season on 20 August 2012, by commencing their Premier League campaign. They will be aiming for an unprecedented 20th League title, after narrowly missing out on goal difference last season.

In Europe, United are competing in the Champions League for a 17th successive season, and will be hoping for a fourth triumph.

United will also compete in the two domestic cups, the FA Cup and the League Cup, and will enter both tournaments in the Third Round courtesy of their league position. They were knocked out of the League Cup at the Fourth Round stage after losing 5–4 in extra-time to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 31 October 2012.

Pre-season and friendlies

United preceded their 2012–13 campaign with a global tour, including trips to South Africa for the first time since 2008, China for the first time since 2009 and Norway for the first time since 2002. The tour began with matches against South African teams AmaZulu on 18 July 2012 and Ajax Cape Town on 21 July 2012.[1] They then travelled to China to play Shanghai Shenhua on 25 July 2012 at the Shanghai Stadium,[2] before moving on to Norway to play Vålerenga at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 5 August,[3] and Sweden to play Spanish side Barcelona at Ullevi, Gothenburg, on 8 August 2012.[4] The final game of the pre-season tour was against Hannover 96 (whom they had not played since 1965) at the AWD-Arena on 11 August 2012.[5]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
18 July 2012 AmaZulu A 1–0 Macheda 20'
21 July 2012 Ajax Cape Town A 1–1 Bébé 90+2'
25 July 2012 Shanghai Shenhua N 1–0 Kagawa 68' 42,725
5 August 2012 Vålerenga A 0–0
8 August 2012 Barcelona N 0–0
(0–2p) 		47,141
11 August 2012 Hannover 96 A 4–3 Hernández 31', Rooney (2) 69', 82', Kagawa 85' 35,800

Premier League

The fixtures for the 2012–13 season were announced on 18 June at 09:00 BST.[6]

United's first game was away from home at Goodison Park to Everton on 20 August 2012,[7] a game that they lost to a goal by Marouane Fellaini in the 57th minute. It was United's first Premier League opening game defeat since 2004.

United then returned to Old Trafford where they played against Fulham. The game started with Fulham taking the lead in third minute through a Damien Duff goal, a goal which marked Fulham's first goal at Old Trafford since 2006. United levelled the game seven minutes later through Robin van Persie who scored his first goal for United after joining the team a week before. United then took the lead in the 35th minute through Shinji Kagawa who, like Van Persie scored his first United goal. Rafael made the scoreline 3–1 just five minutes before half-time. In the second-half Fulham managed to reduce United's lead after an own goal by United defender Nemanja Vidić.

United's next game was against Southampton, and Southampton took a shock two goal lead through Rickie Lambert before a Van Persie hat trick saved United. In the next game United thrashed Wigan 4–0 with summer signings Alexander Büttner and Nick Powell scoring their first goals, with Hernández and Scholes also on the scoresheet. United's next game was against arch rivals Liverpool. Liverpool took the lead but United fought back with goals from Rafael and a penalty from Van Persie and won the game 2–1. United suffered a 3–2 loss at the hands of Tottenham. Tottenham took a 2–0 lead but at half-time Wayne Rooney made his return, and contributed with an assist but Tottenham held on.

The next match saw Manchester United win 3–0 against Newcastle United in St James' Park. Goals from Jonny Evans and Patrice Evra, both headed from corners gave United a 2–0 lead before Tom Cleverley scored a curling screamer from 25 yards. The next match saw United win 4–2 against Stoke City, Wayne Rooney scored an own goal in the 11th minute before equalising in 28th minute. Robin van Persie gave United the lead just before the break, and Danny Welbeck's diving header gave United a 2-goal advantage before Michael Kightly cut the margin in the 58th minute. But it lasted only seven minutes before Rooney scored to give United the lead to win the game 4–2.

United then played title rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, a place where they had not won in the past 10 years. In the first 12 minutes United struck twice. The first one was a David Luiz own goal after a Van Persie shot hit the post and bounced off the Brazilian, and then the dutchman himself scoring the second. Juan Mata scored for Chelsea just before half time, and Ramires equalised for the hosts ten minutes after the break. However, Branislav Ivanović saw red for a foul near the area, and nine minutes later Fernando Torres received a second yellow for diving. Then, substitute Hernández scored a seemingly offside goal that saw the visitors come out victorious.

The next game was at Old Trafford against rivals Arsenal, in which Van Persie scored against his former club within three minutes of the game. Wayne Rooney missed a penalty just before half time, but Patrice Evra doubled United's lead after heading Rooney's cross. Arsenal pulled a goal back in the final minute via Santi Cazorla. An away visit to Aston Villa saw United fall two goals behind before substitute Hernández scored twice and assisted an own goal that gave United the victory.

United suffered their third defeat of the season away to Norwich City, falling to a 1–0 score. The scorer was none other than former Manchester United Youth Anthony Pilkington. United then entertained QPR and fell behind after 52 minutes. United responded strongly with Jonny Evans and Darren Fletcher both netted from Wayne Rooney corners and Hernández did what he does best to make the points safe. United then had visiting West Ham United as their next rivals. United won the match 1–0 thanks to an early Van Persie goal after just 31 seconds.

United established a 3-point lead over their closest rivals Manchester City after edging a seven-goal thriller against Reading at Madejski Stadium. Hal Robson-Kanu lashed home the opener, then Anderson cracked in an equaliser and Wayne Rooney slid home a penalty before Adam le Fondre and Sean Morrison quickly headed in from corners to have the hosts 3–2 up by 23 minutes. For all the nightmarish defending on show, however, their attacking play was just as irresistible, and Rooney clinically turned in Patrice Evra’s cross to level again, before turning provider for Robin van Persie to spring the hosts’ offside trap and beat Adam Federici to make it 3–4 in 34 minutes. United held on to the lead in a nervous second half to win the match.

United then played city rivals and closest contenders Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Wayne Rooney scored two goals in the first half an hour to give United a 2-goal cushion. But the match looked to have turned completely with half an hour left as Ashley Young had a goal wrongly ruled out as offside before Yaya Touré netted within seconds. It allowed the Blues to stage a comeback that led to Pablo Zabaleta levelling from a corner on 86 minutes. Incredibly, Van Persie, with a deflected free kick, had the final say in stoppage time to end City's unbeaten run at home that lasted almost two years and inflict their first league defeat since April 2012. In winning the match, United stretched the advantage at the summit to six points.

In their next match, United faced Sunderland at Old Trafford and goals from Robin van Persie and Tom Cleverley gave United a two-goal lead at half-time before Wayne Rooney put United to a three-goal advantage in the second half. Fraizer Campbell scored the only goal for the visitors, heading in Stéphane Sessègnon's cross. United held on to win the game 3–1. United then played Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. Patrice Evra headed the Reds in front before Swansea striker Michu netted his 13th goal of the season in a see-sawing first half. The game ended at 1-1 – United's first draw of the season – but it was enough to ensure a lead of four points at the top of the table on Christmas Day.

Manchester United played Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Boxing Day in what turned out to be a classic. United conceded first when James Perch scored for Newcastle in the fourth minute. Jonny Evans then scored for both teams in quick succession, first equalising for United before putting through his own net to restore Newcastle's lead; the goal was originally ruled out for offside against Papiss Cissé, who was lurking behind Evans, but referee Mike Dean allowed it to stand, having deemed that Cissé was not interfering with play. Patrice Evra scored close to the hour mark to make the scores level with a 25-yard strike to mark his best season in terms of goals. Papiss Cissé then scored with a sublime finish to make it 3–2 on 68 minutes, only for Robin van Persie to get United's third equaliser three minutes later. Then United did what they do best with Javier Hernández, dramatically then scoring a winner with just seconds of the 90 minutes left to win the game 4–3. With Manchester City losing away at Sunderland, United extended their lead at the top to seven points.

United then played West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford, making five changes to the side that played on Boxing Day with Shinji Kagawa returning to the side behind Danny Welbeck. Ashley Young's drilled cross was deflected off Gareth McAuley into his own net in the 9th minute for United's opener. Later in injury time, substitute Robin van Persie scored a wonderful curling shot assisted by Antonio Valencia to make it 2–0.

United then played Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium, making three changes to the side that beat West Bromwich Albion. Javier Hernández latched onto a rebound from Patrice Evra's shot and Robin van Persie rounded Iván Ramis and converted before half time. In the second half, Hernández smashed a volley after a blocked Van Persie free kick. Van Persie himself scored the 4th goal after receiving a short-driving cross from Danny Welbeck from the left hand side of the post to make it 4–0. The game was their fifth clean sheet in the league so far this season.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
20 August 2012 Everton A 0–1 38,415 16th
25 August 2012 Fulham H 3–2 Van Persie 10', Kagawa 35', Rafael 41' 75,352 7th
2 September 2012 Southampton A 3–2 Van Persie (3) 23', 87', 90+2' 31,609 5th
15 September 2012 Wigan Athletic H 4–0 Scholes 51', Hernández 63', Büttner 66', Powell 82' 75,142 2nd
23 September 2012 Liverpool A 2–1 Rafael 51', Van Persie 81' (pen.) 44,263 2nd
29 September 2012 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–3 Nani 51', Kagawa 53' 75,566 3rd
7 October 2012 Newcastle United A 3–0 Evans 8', Evra 15', Cleverley 71' 52,203 2nd
20 October 2012 Stoke City H 4–2 Rooney (2) 27', 65', Van Persie 44', Welbeck 46' 75,585 2nd
28 October 2012 Chelsea A 3–2 Luiz 4' (o.g.), Van Persie 12', Hernández 75' 41,644 2nd
3 November 2012 Arsenal H 2–1 Van Persie 3', Evra 67' 75,492 1st
10 November 2012 Aston Villa A 3–2 Hernández (2) 58', 87', Vlaar 63' (o.g.) 40,538 1st
17 November 2012 Norwich City A 0–1 26,840 2nd
23 November 2012 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 Evans 64', Fletcher 68', Hernández 72' 75,603 1st
28 November 2012 West Ham United H 1–0 Van Persie 1' 75,572 1st
1 December 2012 Reading A 4–3 Anderson 13', Rooney (2) 16' (pen.), 30', Van Persie 34' 24,095 1st
9 December 2012 Manchester City A 3–2 Rooney (2) 16', 29', Van Persie 90+2' 47,166 1st
15 December 2012 Sunderland H 3–1 Van Persie 16', Cleverley 19', Rooney 59' 75,582 1st
23 December 2012 Swansea City A 1–1 Evra 16' 20,650 1st
26 December 2012 Newcastle United H 4–3 Evans 25', Evra 58', Van Persie 71', Hernández 90' 75,596 1st
29 December 2012 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 McAuley 9' (o.g.), Van Persie 90' 75,595 1st
1 January 2013 Wigan Athletic A 4–0 Hernández (2) 35', 63', Van Persie (2) 43', 88' 20,342 1st
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester United 21 17 1 3 54 28 +26 52
2 Manchester City 21 13 6 2 41 19 +22 45
3 Tottenham Hotspur 21 12 3 6 39 27 +12 39

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

FA Cup

United entered the FA Cup at the Third Round stage with the other Premier League clubs, as well as those from the Championship. The draw was made on 2 December 2012, with the ties taking place on the weekend of 5–6 January 2013. United was drawn in an away match against West Ham United.[8] The game ended in a 2–2 draw which meant United will play again against West Ham United, this time at Old Trafford on 16 January 2013.

The draw for the Fourth Round took place on 6 January 2013, and gave United the chance of playing at home on 23 January against the winner between Fulham and Blackpool.[9]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
5 January 2013 Round 3 West Ham United A 2–2 Cleverley 23', Van Persie 90+1' 32,922
16 January 2013 Round 3
Replay 		West Ham United H

League Cup

As one of seven English clubs who qualified for European competition in the 2011–12 season, United received a bye to the Third Round of the League Cup. The draw took place on 30 August 2012, with United being paired with fellow Premier League club Newcastle United.[10] United defeated Newcastle 2–1 on 26 September. Later that day they were drawn against Chelsea for their Fourth Round match.[11]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
26 September 2012 Round 3 Newcastle United H 2–1 Anderson 44', Cleverley 58' 46,358
31 October 2012 Round 4 Chelsea A 4–5
(a.e.t.) 		Giggs (2) 22', 120' (pen.), Hernández 43', Nani 59' 41,126

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Having finished in the top three in the league last season, United began their Champions League campaign in the group stage. Courtesy of their UEFA coefficient, they were seeded in Pot 1 for the draw, which took place in Monaco on 30 August 2012.[12] United were drawn into Group H, along with Braga of Portugal, Turkish champions Galatasaray and Romanian champions CFR Cluj.[13] Manchester United were previously drawn with Galatasaray in both 1993–94 and 1994–95, while Braga and CFR Cluj are new opponents.[14]

United ensured qualification into the knockout stage on 7 November when they won away at Braga by a score of 3–1. United fell behind early in the second half when Braga was awarded a penalty as the result of a Jonny Evans challenge. Alan converted the penalty in the 49th minute to put the home side ahead. The match was halted for approximately 12 minutes due to the floodlights going out. When play resumed, Robin van Persie tied the match in the 80th minute with a long-range strike. United were then awarded a penalty in the 85th minute, which Wayne Rooney successfully converted. Javier Hernández then put the game away in stoppage time. With top spot in the group secured United, fielding younger squads, lost both of their final matches 1–0 to Galatasaray and CFR Cluj.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Group
position
19 September 2012 Galatasaray H 1–0 Carrick 7' 74,653 2nd
2 October 2012 CFR Cluj A 2–1 Van Persie (2) 29', 49' 16,259 1st
23 October 2012 Braga H 3–2 Hernández (2) 25', 75', Evans 62' 73,195 1st
7 November 2012 Braga A 3–1 Van Persie 80', Rooney 85' (pen.), Hernández 90+2' 15,388 1st
20 November 2012 Galatasaray A 0–1 50,278 1st
5 December 2012 CFR Cluj H 0–1 71,521 1st
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 6 4 0 2 9 6 +3 12
Turkey Galatasaray 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
Romania CFR Cluj 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
Portugal Braga 6 1 0 5 6 11 −6 3

Knockout phase

The draw for the round of 16 was made in Nyon, Switzerland, on 20 December 2012. The first leg will be played on 13 February 2013 away from home, and the second leg will be played on 5 March 2013 at Old Trafford. As winners of their group, United were drawn against defending Spanish league champions, Real Madrid, who finished as runners-up in Group D. This will be the fifth tie between the two famed clubs and the first time they have faced one another since 2003 when Real Madrid won the quarter-final tie 6–5 on aggregate. This will also mark the first time United will face Cristiano Ronaldo since selling him to Madrid in 2009 for a record £80 million.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
13 February 2013 Round of 16
First leg 		Real Madrid A
5 March 2013 Round of 16
Second leg 		Real Madrid H

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain David de Gea 13 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 20 0 0 0
2 DF Brazil Rafael 16 2 1 0 1 0 4(1) 0 22(1) 2 3 0
3 DF France Patrice Evra 20 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 4 1 0
4 DF England Phil Jones 2(3) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4(3) 0 2 0
5 DF England Rio Ferdinand 16 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 17(1) 0 3 0
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 14(1) 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 19(1) 4 1 0
7 MF Ecuador Antonio Valencia 14(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0 16(2) 0 3 0
8 MF Brazil Anderson 3(6) 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 8(6) 2 1 0
10 FW England Wayne Rooney 12(2) 7 0 0 1 0 4 1 17(2) 8 4 0
11 MF Wales Ryan Giggs 6(5) 0 0(1) 0 1 2 2(1) 0 9(7) 2 1 0
12 DF England Chris Smalling 6(3) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9(3) 0 2 0
13 GK Denmark Anders Lindegaard 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 0 0
14 FW Mexico Javier Hernández 5(8) 8 1 0 2 1 5(1) 3 13(9) 12 1 0
15 DF Serbia Nemanja Vidić 6(1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8(1) 0 2 0
16 MF England Michael Carrick 20 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23 1 2 0
17 MF Portugal Nani 4(3) 1 0 0 1 1 2(1) 0 7(4) 2 1 0
18 MF England Ashley Young 12(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 12(3) 0 1 0
19 FW England Danny Welbeck 7(7) 1 1 0 2 0 3(2) 0 13(9) 1 1 0
20 FW Netherlands Robin van Persie 18(3) 16 0(1) 1 0 0 3(1) 3 21(5) 20 5 0
21 FW Chile Ángelo Henríquez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England Paul Scholes 7(7) 1 1 0 0 0 1(1) 0 9(8) 1 8 0
23 MF England Tom Cleverley 12(2) 2 1 1 1 1 4 0 18(2) 4 1 0
24 MF Scotland Darren Fletcher 2(1) 1 0 0 2 0 3(2) 0 7(3) 1 0 0
25 MF England Nick Powell 0(2) 1 0 0 0(2) 0 2 0 2(4) 1 0 0
26 MF Japan Shinji Kagawa 7(1) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 10(1) 2 1 0
27 FW Italy Federico Macheda 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 0(3) 0 0 0
28 DF Netherlands Alexander Büttner 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 7 1 1 0
31 DF England Scott Wootton 0 0 0 0 2 0 1(1) 0 3(1) 0 1 0
33 FW Portugal Bébé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF England Larnell Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England Jesse Lingard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Belgium Marnick Vermijl 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
37 MF Republic of Ireland Robbie Brady 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
38 DF England Michael Keane 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
39 DF England Tom Thorpe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK England Ben Amos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF England Tyler Blackett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Italy Davide Petrucci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF England Ryan Tunnicliffe 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
48 FW England Will Keane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF Switzerland Frédéric Veseli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK England Sam Johnstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF Brazil Fábio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— – Own goals – 3 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 3 – –

Statistics accurate as of 5 January 2013[15]

Transfers

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2012 and List of English football transfers winter 2012–13

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 July 2012 MF Japan Shinji Kagawa Germany Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed[16]
1 July 2012 MF England Nick Powell England Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed[17]
17 August 2012 FW Netherlands Robin van Persie England Arsenal Undisclosed[18]
21 August 2012 DF Netherlands Alexander Büttner Netherlands Vitesse Undisclosed[19]
5 September 2012 FW Chile Ángelo Henríquez Chile Universidad de Chile Undisclosed[20]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
15 May 2012 DF Belgium Ritchie De Laet England Leicester City Undisclosed[21][22]
15 May 2012 MF England Matty James England Leicester City Undisclosed[21][22]
1 July 2012 MF Northern Ireland Oliver Norwood England Huddersfield Town Undisclosed[23][24]
1 July 2012 MF France Paul Pogba Italy Juventus Tribunal[25]
1 July 2012 GK Poland Tomasz Kuszczak England Brighton & Hove Albion Free[26][27]
1 July 2012 DF England Zeki Fryers Belgium Standard Liège Free[28]
1 July 2012 GK Australia Liam Jacob England Oldham Athletic Free[26][29]
1 July 2012 FW England Michael Owen Released[26]
1 July 2012 GK Republic of Ireland Joe Coll Released[26]
9 July 2012 MF South Korea Park Ji-Sung England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed[30]
31 August 2012 FW Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov England Fulham Undisclosed[31]
2 January 2013 FW Norway Joshua King England Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed[32]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
2 July 2012 30 June 2013 DF Brazil Fábio England Queens Park Rangers[33]
13 July 2012 2 January 2013 FW England John Cofie England Sheffield United[34][35]
20 July 2012 30 June 2013 DF England Reece Brown England Coventry City[36]
31 July 2012 3 January 2013 GK England Ben Amos England Hull City[37]
4 August 2012 13 September 2012 DF Republic of Ireland Sean McGinty England Oxford United[38]
31 August 2012 30 June 2013 MF England Luke Giverin Belgium Royal Antwerp[39]
31 August 2012 2 January 2013 FW Netherlands Gyliano van Velzen Belgium Royal Antwerp[39][35]
5 November 2012 2 January 2013 MF Republic of Ireland Robbie Brady England Hull City[40][41]
6 November 2012 31 January 2013 DF England Michael Keane England Leicester City[42][41][43]
6 November 2012 2 January 2013 MF England Jesse Lingard England Leicester City[42][41]
6 November 2012 5 January 2013 DF Republic of Ireland Sean McGinty England Carlisle United[44][45]
22 November 2012 31 December 2012 FW Norway Joshua King England Blackburn Rovers[46]
1 January 2013 30 June 2013 FW Portugal Bébé Portugal Rio Ave[47]
2 January 2013 30 June 2013 FW Chile Ángelo Henríquez England Wigan Athletic[48]

See also

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