Season
2021-22
Manchester UnitedOle Gunnar Solskjær, Michael Carrick, Ralf Rangnick
of 20 in the Premier League
- 49
- Played
- 41%
- Win rate
Season in brief
6th of 20 in the Premier League, down from 2nd the year before. Cristiano Ronaldo led the scoring with 24 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 71 United scored). Two managers shared the season: Ole Gunnar Solskjær, then Michael Carrick, then Ralf Rangnick.
Remember this? · 0–5 v Liverpool · 24 Oct 2021 · Premier League
The Premier League table
Final standings · 20 clubs · United and the clubs around them
- 1Manchester City38P · 29W 6D 3L · GD +7393
- 4Tottenham Hotspur38P · 22W 5D 11L · GD +2971
- 5Arsenal38P · 22W 3D 13L · GD +1369
- 6Manchester United38P · 16W 10D 12L · GD 058
- 7West Ham United38P · 16W 8D 14L · GD +956
- 8Leicester City38P · 14W 10D 14L · GD +352
- 19Watford38P · 6W 5D 27L · GD -4323
- 20Norwich City38P · 5W 7D 26L · GD -6122
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 26 | +73 | 93 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 71 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 69 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 56 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 52 |
| 19 | Watford | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 77 | -43 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 84 | -61 | 22 |
Slice: the final Premier League table for 2021-22, every club computed from the full league results.
Coverage: complete — all results known.
Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.
The season, match by match
49 matchesEvery match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.
Competitions
4 enteredPremier League
6th of 206th20 teams16–10–1242% won38 matches
Premier League
6th of 20- 5–1v Leeds14/08/2021
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- 1–1@ Southampton22/08/2021
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- 1–0@ Wolves29/08/2021
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- 4–1v Newcastle11/09/2021
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- 2–1@ West Ham19/09/2021
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- 0–1v Aston Villa25/09/2021
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- 1–1v Everton02/10/2021
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- 2–4@ Leicester16/10/2021
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- 0–5v Liverpool24/10/2021
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- 3–0@ Spurs30/10/2021
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- 0–2v Man City06/11/2021
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- 1–4@ Watford20/11/2021
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- 1–1@ Chelsea28/11/2021
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- 3–2v Arsenal02/12/2021
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- 1–0v C Palace05/12/2021
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- 1–0@ Norwich11/12/2021
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- 1–1@ Newcastle27/12/2021
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- 3–1v Burnley30/12/2021
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- 0–1v Wolves03/01/2022
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- 2–2@ Aston Villa15/01/2022
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- 3–1@ Brentford19/01/2022
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- 1–0v West Ham22/01/2022
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- 1–1@ Burnley08/02/2022
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- 1–1v Southampton12/02/2022
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- 2–0v Brighton15/02/2022
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- 4–2@ Leeds20/02/2022
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- 0–0v Watford26/02/2022
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- 1–4@ Man City06/03/2022
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- 3–2v Spurs12/03/2022
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- 1–1v Leicester02/04/2022
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- 0–1@ Everton09/04/2022
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- 3–2v Norwich16/04/2022
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- 0–4@ Liverpool19/04/2022
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- 1–3@ Arsenal23/04/2022
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- 1–1v Chelsea28/04/2022
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- 3–0v Brentford02/05/2022
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- 0–4@ Brighton07/05/2022
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- 0–1@ C Palace22/05/2022
Premier League
- 5–1WvLeedsLeedsLeeds UnitedPremier League·14 Aug 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 1
- 1–1D@SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthamptonPremier League·22 Aug 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 2
- 1–0W@WolvesWolvesWolverhampton WanderersPremier League·29 Aug 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 3
- 4–1WvNewcastleNewcastleNewcastle UnitedPremier League·11 Sep 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 4
- 2–1W@West HamWest HamWest Ham UnitedPremier League·19 Sep 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 5
- 0–1LvAston VillaAston VillaAston VillaPremier League·25 Sep 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 6
- 1–1DvEvertonEvertonEvertonPremier League·2 Oct 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 7
- 2–4L@LeicesterLeicesterLeicester CityPremier League·16 Oct 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 8
- 0–5LvLiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpoolPremier League·24 Oct 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 9
- 3–0W@SpursSpursTottenham HotspurPremier League·30 Oct 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 10
- 0–2LvMan CityMan CityManchester CityPremier League·6 Nov 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 11
- 1–4L@WatfordWatfordWatfordPremier League·20 Nov 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 12
- 1–1D@ChelseaChelseaChelseaPremier League·28 Nov 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 13
- 3–2WvArsenalArsenalArsenalPremier League·2 Dec 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 14
- 1–0WvC PalaceC PalaceCrystal PalacePremier League·5 Dec 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 15
- 1–0W@NorwichNorwichNorwich CityPremier League·11 Dec 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 16
- 1–1D@NewcastleNewcastleNewcastle UnitedPremier League·27 Dec 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 19
- 3–1WvBurnleyBurnleyBurnleyPremier League·30 Dec 2021Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 20
- 0–1LvWolvesWolvesWolverhampton WanderersPremier League·3 Jan 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 21
- 2–2D@Aston VillaAston VillaAston VillaPremier League·15 Jan 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 22
- 3–1W@BrentfordBrentfordBrentfordPremier League·19 Jan 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 17
- 1–0WvWest HamWest HamWest Ham UnitedPremier League·22 Jan 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 23
- 1–1D@BurnleyBurnleyBurnleyPremier League·8 Feb 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 24
- 1–1DvSouthamptonSouthamptonSouthamptonPremier League·12 Feb 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 25
- 2–0WvBrightonBrightonBrighton & Hove AlbionPremier League·15 Feb 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 18
- 4–2W@LeedsLeedsLeeds UnitedPremier League·20 Feb 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 26
- 0–0DvWatfordWatfordWatfordPremier League·26 Feb 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 27
- 1–4L@Man CityMan CityManchester CityPremier League·6 Mar 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 28
- 3–2WvSpursSpursTottenham HotspurPremier League·12 Mar 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 29
- 1–1DvLeicesterLeicesterLeicester CityPremier League·2 Apr 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 31
- 0–1L@EvertonEvertonEvertonPremier League·9 Apr 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 32
- 3–2WvNorwichNorwichNorwich CityPremier League·16 Apr 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 33
- 0–4L@LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpoolPremier League·19 Apr 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 30
- 1–3L@ArsenalArsenalArsenalPremier League·23 Apr 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 34
- 1–1DvChelseaChelseaChelseaPremier League·28 Apr 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 37
- 3–0WvBrentfordBrentfordBrentfordPremier League·2 May 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 35
- 0–4L@BrightonBrightonBrighton & Hove AlbionPremier League·7 May 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 36
- 0–1L@C PalaceC PalaceCrystal PalacePremier League·22 May 2022Premier LeaguePremier LeagueGame 38
UEFA Champions League
Round of 163–3–238% won8 matches
UEFA Champions League
Round of 16League Cup
Round 30–0–10% won1 match
League Cup
Round 3FA Cup
Round 41–1–050% won2 matches
FA Cup
Round 4United’s path, round by round — the line climbs while they advance and stops where they ran out. Two-legged ties show both legs and the aggregate.
Slice: every competitive match this season, grouped by competition.
Coverage: Result data is complete; recorded goalscorer and lineup coverage vary by era.