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.
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 2016W10D12L
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 163W3D2L
UEFA Champions League
Round of 16League Cup
Round 31L
League Cup
Round 3FA Cup
Round 41W1D
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.