On 28 February 2010, United won the League Cup for the second season in a row, defeating Aston Villa 2–1 at Wembley. [25] Nevertheless, despite being reduced to ten men, the Red Devils increased their lead to 3–1 as Wayne Rooney slotted the ball through Cudicini's legs for the final goal of the game – Rooney's fifth in five league matches. United went to the KC next and picked up all three points as Wayne Rooney played a role in all four goals in United’s 3-1 win. Wayne Rooney’s third minute goal set United on their way early in the match but Gareth Barry equalized for City with an assist from former Red, Carlos Tevez. Tomasz Kuszczak also started ahead of Ben Foster due to Van der Sar's injury. In the build-up to the game, much media attention had been spent on the fitness of Wayne Rooney, who had missed the club's last two games,[34] and the prospect of Michael Owen facing his former club in Manchester United colours for the first time. [53], In a repeat of the 1994 final, United's opponents in the final were Aston Villa. United then went to the City of Manchester Stadium to face Manchester City in the fourth Manchester derby of the season. [49] United won 2–0 after a brace from Darron Gibson in the first half. 2009/2010 Franck Ribéry fired a free-kick which took a deflection off Rooney and into the back of the net. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Manchester united - End Of Season Review 2009/2010 (DVD, 2010) at the best online prices at eBay! Parity was short-lived as Kevin-Prince Boateng equalised for the hosts just eight minutes later via another penalty goal after Serbian international Nemanja Vidić clumsily fouled Frédéric Piquionne. Manchester United 2009/2010 Season Review. That the equaliser came was no surprise, but that it took over 70 minutes to come was. The result meant that United had been eliminated from the FA Cup at the third round stage for the first time under the management of Alex Ferguson – they last lost an FA Cup third round tie in 1984, when they were beaten 2–0 by Bournemouth at Dean Court. Joe Cole slipped a back-heel home midway through the first half and – despite a vastly improved performance in the second, Didier Drogba scored from an offside position after 79 minutes, the goal standing despite the offside. [21], Three days later, the Red Devils suffered their first defeat of the season, going down by a single goal at Burnley. [13] With a 2–1 win featuring a maiden goal for Anderson and a debut goal for Antonio Valencia, United secured a place in the final against Bayern Munich the next day. [58], For the next match, two weeks later, United played host to the German champions, Wolfsburg, at Old Trafford. Nevertheless, United put on a master-class during the second half, Wayne Rooney scoring his first hat-trick of the season with another penalty and a superb tap-in. Manchester United announced the first four fixtures of their 2009 pre-season schedule on 14 January 2009, with the team touring Asia for the seventh time since 1995. What happened next was dramatic, heart-breaking (if you’re a City fan) and summed up what football is all about. Manchester United View events: More info: Sun: 20/10/19: PRL: Manchester United 1 - 1 Liverpool View events: More info: Sun: 24/02/19: PRL: Manchester United 0 - 0 Liverpool More info: Sun: 16/12/18: PRL [36] Liverpool had also been struggling with injuries, with Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson and Fernando Torres all doubtful for the starting line-up. [18] If Manchester United had won, it would have made them the first team to win the FA Community Shield outright three times in a row. November started with a daunting trip to top of the table, Chelsea, as the first and second teams in the league collided and, although United had the better of the game, they suffered a demoralizing 1-0 defeat thanks to John Terry’s controversial goal which gave Chelsea a five-point lead as early as November. However, United – despite playing well – went behind and only equalised just after an hour through an own goal by Scott Dann. Five minutes later, Arsenal had a corner, but a lightning breakaway by Nani and Wayne Rooney saw the latter score his 100th Premier League goal by slotting past Almunia with a first-time shot from a great pass by the Portuguese winger just eleven seconds after Arsenal took their corner. Moments after he scored what turned out to be the winning goal, Rooney also hit the post with another header from another Valencia cross. There are some light blue lines on the away kit. [5] However, following the bombings on 17 July, the club cancelled the match. This allowed pressure from Manchester United to mount, and in the fourth minute of injury time, a shot across the face of goal from Patrice Evra was turned into the Sunderland goal by defender Anton Ferdinand – brother of United defender Rio. Manchester United mounted yet another rescue mission on Thursday, beating Sheffield United 3-2 to win their sixth consecutive Premier League away match of the season.... more » 17.12.2020 22:20 With Berbatov out injured, this gave Michael Owen a spot in the starting 11. Saves from Edwin van der Sar kept United in front before 3 goals in twelve minutes in the second half, two from Dimitar Berbatov and one from Darron Gibson gave United a 4–0 win to stay top of the table. A last-gasp goal by the evergreen Paul Scholes gave United a 1-0 victory at Molineux against Wolves and the Red Devils avenged their 3-0 defeat to Fulham in December by the same score at Old Trafford. Joueurs étrangers: 19 63,3 %. United visited the league’s worst side Portsmouth next and Wayne Rooney helped himself to a hatrick and Ryan Giggs grabbed his 100th league goal for the club in a 4-1 triumph. The sponsor of the away kit is Adidas. United ended 2009 in the league with their second 5–0 thrashing of Wigan of the season, with the goals scored by five different players. [3] United took a 2–0 lead in the first half-hour through Rooney and Nani, but Mohd Amri Yahyah pulled one back on the stroke of half-time before pulling the sides level seven minutes into the second half. A late goal from Thomas Vermaelen (deflected off Jonny Evans gave Arsenal hope, but they failed to find another goal and – after missed chances from Nani and Rooney, the game ended 3–1, leaving United second, one point behind Chelsea having played a game more. It was United's first successful cup tournament defence in history. With just eight minutes of normal time remaining, Rooney's early goal was still the only thing separating the two teams, but then three goals in quick succession – all from Wayne Rooney – gave United a 4–0 win. A header from Owen, diverted into the net by Zat Knight, gave United the lead in the fifth minute, before Antonio Valencia doubled the lead just after the half-hour mark. Portuguese international Nani opened the scoring for United in the 10th minute, but Chelsea equalised through his compatriot Ricardo Carvalho seven minutes into the second half. [45], The draw for the Fourth Round was made on 26 September 2009, and handed Manchester United a trip to Oakwell to play against Barnsley, who are managed by former United striker Mark Robins. 12. A season that started with Cristiano Ronaldo’s world-record transfer to Real Madrid leaving a gaping void in the team, United did indeed silence the critics who questioned how far the team would go without the best player in the world. Manchester United joue aussi pour sa 14 e année de suite la Ligue des Champions, tout en jouant les traditionnelles coupes anglaises : la FA Cup et la Carling Cup.Manchester United joue également du fait de sa victoire en … Less than ten minutes later it was 2–0, Ryan Giggs shooting under the Stoke goalkeeper. Despite a goalless first half, Wayne Rooney scored his 100th and 101st goals for Manchester United, either side of one from Dimitar Berbatov. [44] The match was played at Old Trafford on 23 September 2009, and Alex Ferguson took the opportunity to give playing time to some of the club's fringe players, including back-up goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak, midfielder Darron Gibson and forwards Danny Welbeck and Federico Macheda, while derby hero Michael Owen was also given a position in the starting line-up. Wayne Rooney had missed United's previous match against Wolverhampton Wanderers with an injury, but he was passed fit for the Milan game. Both Simpson and Foster left for undisclosed fees. Then, in the sixth minute of added time, Giggs played a through-ball for Owen, who clipped the ball over Shay Given to clinch a last-gasp 4–3 win that temporarily sent the home side to the top of the table. As the game entered added time, Patrick Vieira caused a scramble in the United penalty area, but the ball was eventually cleared. Chelsea's draw with Blackburn later that day left United two points clear of Arsenal and four ahead of Chelsea, who had played a game less than both the Gunners and United. They were, however, knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round after a surprise 1–0 home loss to fierce rivals Leeds United. Burnley and Hull, the next two visitors to Old Trafford, were brushed aside by the score lines of 3-0 and 4-0 respectively, and Wayne Rooney helped himself to four goals against the latter. United then went to the Reebok Stadium to face Bolton Wanderers. The result gave United their first win in six matches against Russian opposition. Chelsea took the lead early against Wigan and the lights dimmed on United’s season as Chelsea went on to an 8-0 romp against the Latics making whatever United did against Stoke – which would be a 4-0 win – irrelevant. [46] The match was played on 27 October 2009,[47] and the lower-league opposition meant that Ferguson could afford to pick some of the less experienced members of his squad, while summer signing Gabriel Obertan was given his first senior start for the club. The score remained at 1–0 going into half-time, but Rooney doubled the lead within a minute of the restart, sliding the ball under the advancing Abbiati after Nani had played him in with a perfectly weighted cross with the outside of his right foot. Manchester United announced their first fixture of the 2010 pre-season schedule on 8 April 2010. The semi-final draw was made on 2 December 2009 and paired United with local rivals Manchester City. Wayne Rooney reached the ball first, and although his shot was saved, the ball fell to Ryan Giggs, who was left with a simple finish from two yards out in the middle of the goal. United next welcomed Bolton and overcame the Trotters 2-1. [11] Although it took more than a quarter of the match before the first goal came, they then began to flow thick and fast as Michael Owen scored a brace, Dimitar Berbatov, Zoran Tošić and Nani got one each, and Ryan Giggs scored a hat-trick from the bench to secure an 8–2 win. However, a few days later, Mame Biram Diouf also signed; the club explained that Diouf was originally going to sign in the next January transfer window, but that they had hurried the signing after other clubs became interested in the player.[71]. For his show of frustration with the offside decision – kicking a water bottle down the touchline – Arsène Wenger was sent off.[24]. Find the Besiktas v Manchester Utd head-to-head record, latest results, odds comparison and Champions League standings. The 2009–10 Premier League fixtures were released on 17 June 2009, with Manchester United opening their campaign against Championship runners-up Birmingham City on 16 August 2009. They welcomed bitter rivals Leeds United to Old Trafford on 3 January 2010. Chelsea are the champions. United got off to the perfect start as Wayne Rooney scored after just 64 seconds in the first leg at the Allianz Arena against Bayern. Another major setback, Everton beat Chelsea and United in two consecutive weeks, undoubtedly the more damaging one to United. His second goal came after he hit the ball first time after it becoming loose just outside the box, sending it too far into the right top corner for Heurelho Gomes to reach. Following the unexpected defeat by Leeds United in the third round of the FA Cup, United tried to return to winning ways away at Birmingham. United followed this with a visit to the KC Stadium to play Hull City, a game that they won 3–1 following goals from Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov either side of an own goal from Andy Dawson. United beat Stoke by a score of 4 goals to nil in the final game of the season. However, United were reduced to 10 men half-an-hour into the match as Fábio was sent off for a professional foul on Michael Kightly, who was through on goal; Ferguson responded by bringing Ritchie De Laet on in place of Macheda. City then took the lead halfway through the second half, Tevez again getting on the scoresheet after the United defence had failed to deal with a City corner. Could be called a must win even at that stage of the season. The match was played on 1 December 2009. United took the lead halfway through the second half via Wayne Rooney; Antonio Valencia was played the ball on the right wing, and he beat Milan left-back Giuseppe Favalli before standing up a cross to the far post, which Rooney headed looping back over Dida's head. Following the loss to Chelsea, United welcomed Everton to Old Trafford on 21 November. Blake himself conceded a penalty on the stroke of half-time, but Michael Carrick had his kick saved by Brian Jensen, low to the goalkeeper's right. [61] It also maintained their unbeaten away record in the UEFA Champions League, which stretched back 14 matches to May 2007, when they lost to Milan in the semi-finals. © 2006-2020. The win put United top for 24 hours, before Chelsea beat Arsenal to regain the top spot. However, the first half was abysmal, and it was almost 30 minutes before either team had a shot on goal – let alone on target. James Milner's fifth-minute penalty, awarded after Nemanja Vidić fouled Gabriel Agbonlahor, gave Aston Villa an early lead, but Michael Owen equalised seven minutes later after Richard Dunne gave the ball away. Lampard opened the scoring in the shootout, only for Ryan Giggs to have his kick down the middle of the goal saved by the feet of Čech. The first leg of the quarter-final will be played on 30 March 2010, while the second leg will be played a week later on 7 April. United ended September with a comfortable 2-0 win over Stoke at the Britannia. But they did, Rooney scored from the spot and Abou Diaby scored an own goal to give United a morale-boosting 2-1 win which they took to Tottenham and produced their best performance of the season so far as goals from Giggs, Anderson and Rooney cancelled Jermain Defoe’s first minute strike. United fared no better, ultimately losing 3–1, despite going in front through a Dimitar Berbatov goal after 16 minutes. The match remained goalless until the 86th minute, when Antonio Valencia fired a shot past CSKA goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev to secure a 1–0 win. When the corner was eventually taken, the ball was cleared to Wayne Rooney, who beat his marker with a sharp turn before hitting a long diagonal ball to Ryan Giggs on the right wing. This, coupled with a 2–1 win for Tottenham Hotspur over Chelsea left United just 1 point off the top of the table with 3 games remaining. Ugrás a navigációhoz Ugrás a kereséshez. United protected their lead for the remaining 12 minutes, and the win took them to the top of their group. Darren Fletcher played a through-ball into the penalty area and into the path of Giggs, who then played a square ball across the edge of the six-yard box to Dimitar Berbatov, allowing the Bulgarian a simple finish. After the departures of Ronaldo and Tevez, United sought a new striker, and Karim Benzema (who eventually signed for Real Madrid) was one player they courted. In the second half, an early sending off for Rafael weakened the side and chances came few and far between, especially as Nani was left to play alone up front following Rooney being substituted for John O'Shea. Next came arguably the match which ended up deciding the destination of the title. Sports Team Rooney played the ball in to Dimitar Berbatov in the Wolfsburg penalty area, but the Bulgarian was unable to make room for a shot and laid the ball off to Giggs. [52], United set the pace at the start of the second leg, but it was City who made the better chances. [20] Despite missing several of their first-choice defenders and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, United won the match 1–0 with a first-half goal from Wayne Rooney. This presented the possibility of former player David Beckham facing United for the first time since he was sold to Real Madrid in 2003. The Gunners began the match just a point behind United and with hopes of mounting a serious title challenge to United and Chelsea. Villa took the lead through a Carlos Cuéllar header but their lead was short-lived as James Collins put through his own net to make the score 1–1.