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Manchester United

2013–14 season
Co-chairmen	Joel and Avram Glazer
Manager	David Moyes
Stadium	Old Trafford
Premier League	6th
League Cup	Fifth Round
Community Shield	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Group stage (1st)
Top goalscorer	League: Robin van Persie (7) All: Robin van Persie (10)
Highest home attendance	75,274 vs Stoke City (26 October 2013)
Lowest home attendance	58,663 vs Norwich City (29 October 2013)
Average home league attendance	72,390
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2012–13

The 2013–14 season is Manchester United's 22nd season in the Premier League, and their 39th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. They will be aiming for an unprecedented 21st League title, after winning the Premier League the previous season.

This is David Moyes' first season in charge after taking over from Sir Alex Ferguson who retired after almost 27 years in charge.

In Europe, United are competing in the Champions League for a 18th-successive season, and will be aiming for a fourth triumph.

As well as this, they are also competing 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.

Pre-season and friendlies

United preceded their 2013–14 campaign with a global tour, including trips to Thailand for the first time since 2001, Australia for the first time since 1999, Japan for the first time since 2008, and Hong Kong for the first time since 2005.

On the way back from Hong Kong, the team stopped in Sweden for a fixture against AIK on 6 August, before returning to England to play in Rio Ferdinand's testimonial match against Sevilla on 9 August, which marked the defender's 11 years with the club.

FA Community Shield

As Premier League champions, United began the season against the holders of the FA Cup, Wigan Athletic in the 2013 FA Community Shield. The match was played at Wembley on 11 August. The game is notable for being David Moyes' first competitive fixture in charge of Manchester United.

United started the match brightly and scored within six minutes, with Robin van Persie nodding in a Patrice Evra cross. The Dutchman then doubled his goal tally and United's lead in the 59th minute when his left-footed shot found the back of the net, via some help from a James Perch deflection. The scores remained unchanged until the final whistle, meaning that Van Persie's double had secured Manchester United their first silverware of the season, and also David Moyes's first honour as the club's manager.

Premier League

The fixtures for the 2013–14 season were announced on 19 June 2013. The club began their season on 17 August 2013 with a visit to Swansea City. They will end their season on 14 May 2014 with an away match against Southampton.

David Moyes' first league game in charge of Manchester United came against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on 17 August. Two quickfire goals in two minutes from Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck put the visitors in control of the match, before Van Persie grabbed his second with a superb strike from outside the penalty area. Swansea's summer signing and Premier League debutant Wilfried Bony scored to reduce the deficit eight minutes from time, only for Welbeck to restore United's three-goal lead with a lobbed shot over Swansea keeper Michel Vorm.

United's first home game of the season was against José Mourinho's Chelsea, who were leading the table having played a match in advance due to their participation in the UEFA Super Cup. Although David Moyes and his side saw more of the possession, neither team was able to break the deadlock and the match ultimately ended in a stalemate.

The club's next match was away at Anfield against fierce rivals Liverpool, who were one of only two teams in the Premier League who had maintained a 100% win record. Brendan Rodgers' men took an early lead through Daniel Sturridge in the fourth minute, and his goal turned out to be decisive as United failed to respond. The loss was Manchester United's first of the league campaign, and also David Moyes' first competitive loss as club manager.

After the international break, Manchester United returned to action against newly promoted Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. Palace were reduced to 10 men and conceded a penalty on the stroke of half-time, as Kagisho Dikgacoi saw a straight red for his challenge on Ashley Young. Van Persie converted the subsequent spot-kick to give the home side the advantage just before the break. Wayne Rooney then sealed the win with nine minutes left on the clock, as he found the back of the net with a close-range free kick.

United then travelled across town to play their much anticipated fixture against local rivals Manchester City. City opened the scoring through Sergio Agüero in the 16th minute, then doubled their lead via Yaya Touré seconds before half-time. Any thoughts of a comeback for the visitors were dispersed soon after the restart, as Agüero grabbed his second and City's third in the 47th minute. Samir Nasri then added his own name to the scoresheet three minutes later to compound United's misery. Rooney managed to pull a goal back with a 25-yard free kick late on into the game, but it was merely consolation as United fell to their worst defeat at the Etihad Stadium in nine years.

On 28 September, Manchester United hosted West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford. The visitors took an unexpected lead in the 54th minute through Morgan Amalfitano, but United responded quickly, leveling the scores with a Rooney free kick three minutes later. However, West Brom immediately hit back, with 20-year-old substitute Saido Berahino grabbing the winner as David Moyes' side slipped to their first home defeat of the season.

On a run of back-to-back Premier League defeats, United then travelled to the Stadium of Light to play against league strugglers Sunderland. Much to David Moyes' dismay, it was once again the opposition who struck first, as Craig Gardner capitalised on Nemanja Vidić's error to put the hosts ahead. However, United fired back, as 18-year-old Adnan Januzaj scored twice on his first Premier League start, rescuing a valuable three points for the visitors.

The Red Devils then began a run of four consecutive home games at Old Trafford, beginning with a visit from high-flying Southampton, who boasted the best defensive record in the Premier League. Van Persie's 26th minute strike looked to have set the hosts on course for a win, but the visitors equalised through a last gasp corner kick, with Dejan Lovren's header deflecting off of Adam Lallana to spoil United's celebrations.

The club then welcomed Mark Hughes' and his Stoke City side to Old Trafford. Despite holding the worst goalscoring record in the Premier League, Stoke unexpectedly drew first blood through Peter Crouch in the 3rd minute. Van Persie looked to have leveled proceedings heading into half-time with a 43rd minute strike, but the visitors soon regained their lead seconds before the break, this time through a Marko Arnautović free kick. With the game entering its final 15 minutes, United finally found their equaliser as Rooney headed in Van Persie's corner kick, and less than two minutes later, substitute Javier Hernandez completed the comeback as he nodded in Patrice Evra's cross.

On 2 November, Manchester United visited Fulham at the Craven Cottage. United began brightly, as Rooney set up Antonio Valencia for the game's opener in the ninth minute, and cemented their lead a few minutes later after two quick-fire goals from Van Persie and Rooney. Alexander Kačaniklić's heavily deflected shot pulled one back for the hosts in the 65th minute, but it was not enough in the end to prevent David Moyes' side from taking the three points, as his team won two consecutive league games for the first time all season.

United then clashed with rivals and league leaders Arsenal at Old Trafford. Van Persie, who had left the Gunners to join United the previous season, once again struck against his former side after his header found the back of the net in the 27th minute. Despite the visitors looking largely dominant possession wise throughout the match, solid defending from the hosts were enough to see through a win, as United recorded a memorable victory over Arsène Wenger's in-form men.

David Moyes' men then returned to South Wales, as they were presented with the opportunity to extend their impressive domestic run against Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium. Rooney put the visitors ahead with just 15 minutes played, and after former Manchester United teammate Fraizer Campbell equalised for the home side, he set up Evra's header to restore the lead just before the break. However, United were once again unraveled by a last gasp set-piece, as substitute Kim Bo-Kyung nodded in a free-kick to salvage a draw for the Welsh side.

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FA Cup

United will enter the FA Cup at the Third Round stage with the other Premier League clubs, as well as those from the Championship. The draw will be made in December 2013, with the ties taking place the following month.

League Cup

As one of seven English clubs who qualified for European competition in the 2012–13 season, United received a bye to the Third Round of the League Cup. The draw took place on 28 August 2013, with United being paired with fellow Premier League club Liverpool. It is the fourth time overall the two rivals have met in the competition and the first time since the 2003 final, where Liverpool ran out 2–0 winners. The game was played on 25 September 2013 in Old Trafford, With United winning thanks to a goal by Javier Hernández in the 46th minute after a corner kick by Rooney. After the game United were drawn to play against Norwich City on 29 October at home, which United won 4–0. The draw for the Fifth Round took place on 30 October 2013, with United being paired with fellow Premier League club Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.

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 29 August 2013. United were drawn into Group A, along with Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen from Germany, and Real Sociedad from Spain. Manchester United were previously drawn with Bayer Leverkusen in both 2001–02 and 2002–03, while Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Sociedad are new opponents.

United's first UEFA Champions League group game was at home against Bayer Leverkusen on 17 September 2013, which ended in a 4–2 win after Rooney double and a strike apiece from Robin van Persie and Antonio Valencia. The game marked Moyes first UEFA Champions League game as United manager and Rooney 200th goal in all competitions for United.

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Squad statistics

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	David de Gea	12	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	19	0	0	0
2	DF	Rafael	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	8	0	2	0
3	DF	Patrice Evra	11	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	17	1	1	0
4	DF	Phil Jones	9	0	0	0	2	1	2(2)	0	1	0	14(2)	1	4	0
5	DF	Rio Ferdinand	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	11	0	0	0
6	DF	Jonny Evans	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	9	1	0	0
8	MF	Anderson	2(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	2(4)	0	0	0
10	FW	Wayne Rooney	10(1)	6	0	0	1(1)	0	4	2	0	0	15(2)	8	4	0
11	MF	Ryan Giggs	2(4)	0	0	0	1	0	3(1)	0	1	0	7(5)	0	1	0
12	DF	Chris Smalling	4(3)	0	0	0	1	0	4(1)	1	0(1)	0	9(5)	1	0	0
13	GK	Anders Lindegaard	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	FW	Javier Hernández	2(3)	1	0	0	2	3	2(1)	0	0	0	6(4)	4	1	0
15	DF	Nemanja Vidić	8	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	13	0	2	0
16	MF	Michael Carrick	10	0	0	0	0(1)	0	3	0	1	0	14(1)	0	3	0
17	MF	Nani	4(1)	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	6(1)	1	0	0
18	MF	Ashley Young	3(1)	0	0	0	1	0	0(4)	0	0	0	4(5)	0	2	0
19	FW	Danny Welbeck	4(3)	2	0	0	0(1)	0	1	1	1	0	6(4)	3	0	0
20	FW	Robin van Persie	9(1)	7	0	0	0	0	2(1)	1	1	2	12(2)	10	2	0
21	FW	Ángelo Henríquez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Fábio	1	0	0	0	0(1)	1	0	0	0	0	1(1)	1	0	0
23	MF	Tom Cleverley	7(2)	0	0	0	1	0	1(1)	0	1	0	10(3)	0	4	0
24	MF	Darren Fletcher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	Antonio Valencia	7(3)	1	0	0	0	0	5	2	0(1)	0	12(4)	3	4	0
26	MF	Shinji Kagawa	3(1)	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0(1)	0	8(2)	0	1	0
27	FW	Federico Macheda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	Alexander Büttner	1	0	0	0	2	0	0(1)	0	0	0	3(1)	0	1	0
29	FW	Wilfried Zaha	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
30	DF	Guillermo Varela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	Marouane Fellaini	3(4)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	6(4)	0	1	1
32	MF	Nick Powell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	Bébé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	Larnell Cole	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	Jesse Lingard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	Marnick Vermijl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	Michael Keane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	Tom Thorpe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	Ben Amos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	Tyler Blackett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	Adnan Januzaj	4(3)	2	0	0	1(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	5(5)	2	2	0
45	MF	Davide Petrucci	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	FW	Will Keane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	Sam Johnstone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	–	Own goals	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	2	–	–

Statistics accurate as of match played 28 November 2013

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2013	DF	Guillermo Varela	Peñarol	Undisclosed
2 September 2013	MF	Marouane Fellaini	Everton	£27.5m
2 September 2013	DF	Saidy Janko	FC Zürich	Undisclosed

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2013	DF	Reece Brown	Released	Free
1 July 2013	FW	John Cofie	Released	Free
1 July 2013	DF	Michele Fornasier	Released	Free
1 July 2013	MF	Luke Giverin	Released	Free
1 July 2013	MF	Luke Hendrie	Released	Free
1 July 2013	DF	Luke McCullough	Released	Free
1 July 2013	DF	Sean McGinty	Released	Free
1 July 2013	FW	Gyliano van Velzen	Released	Free
1 July 2013	DF	Frédéric Veseli	Released	Free
4 July 2013	MF	Mats Møller Dæhli	Molde	Undisclosed
20 August 2013	DF	Scott Wootton	Leeds United	Undisclosed

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To
15 July 2013	24 September 2013	MF	Reece James	Carlisle United
26 July 2013	1 January 2014	MF	Ryan Tunnicliffe	Ipswich Town
17 August 2013	17 November 2013	GK	Sam Johnstone	Yeovil Town
28 August 2013	30 June 2014	FW	Ángelo Henríquez	Real Zaragoza
2 September 2013	30 June 2014	MF	Nick Powell	Wigan Athletic
2 September 2013	30 June 2014	FW	Bébé	Paços de Ferreira
2 September 2013	30 June 2014	MF	Davide Petrucci	Royal Antwerp
2 September 2013	30 June 2014	DF	Marnick Vermijl	N.E.C.
16 September 2013	8 October 2013	FW	Federico Macheda	Doncaster Rovers
19 September 2013	1 January 2014	MF	Jesse Lingard	Birmingham City
1 November 2013	2 December 2013	DF	Tyler Blackett	Blackpool
15 November 2013	14 December 2013	GK	Ben Amos	Carlisle United
21 November 2013	31 December 2013	FW	Federico Macheda	Doncaster Rovers
28 November 2013	1 January 2014	DF	Michael Keane	Derby County
28 November 2013	4 January 2014	FW	Tom Lawrence	Carlisle United
28 November 2013	1 January 2014	FW	Will Keane	Wigan Athletic

See also

• List of Manchester United F.C. seasons

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• Manchester United F.C. seasons
• English football clubs 2013–14 season
• UEFA Champions League participants 2013–14