2023–24 Manchester United F.C. season
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The 2023–24 season was the 137th in the history of Manchester United, their 32nd season in the Premier League and their 49th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club were participating in the Premier League, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Champions League. After being knocked out of the EFL Cup in the fourth round by their final opponents from the previous season, Newcastle United, they suffered their worst performance in the Champions League group stage, finishing in fourth place in their group with just four points. They managed to win the final of the FA Cup after overcoming cross-city rivals and cup holders Manchester City 2–1, to win the FA Cup final. However, they finished eighth in the Premier League, their worst placed finish since 1989–90, and the first time since that season that United finished the league season on negative goal difference.[1]
2023–24 season | ||||
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Owner | Manchester United plc (72.3%) Ineos (27.7% from 24 December 2023) | |||
Co-chairmen | Joel and Avram Glazer | |||
Manager | Erik ten Hag | |||
Stadium | Old Trafford | |||
Premier League | 8th | |||
FA Cup | Winners | |||
EFL Cup | Fourth round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Fernandes Rasmus Højlund (10 each) All: Rasmus Højlund (16) | |||
Highest home attendance | 73,612 (v. West Ham United, 4 February 2024) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 72,291 (v. Liverpool, 17 March 2024) | |||
Average home league attendance | 73,534 | |||
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It was the first season since 2010–11 without goalkeeper David de Gea and defender Phil Jones, who left the club when their contracts expired. With the departures of De Gea and Jones, United were initially without a Premier League winner in their squad for the first time since the competition's inaugural season in 1992–93, as well as without a player who played under Alex Ferguson for the first time since 1985;[2] however, the re-signing of Jonny Evans, who won three Premier League titles with the club between 2006 and 2015, meant that was no longer the case.[3]