2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season
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The 2010–11 season was Manchester United's 19th season in the Premier League and their 36th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. It was the first season with new shirt sponsors Aon after four seasons with AIG.
2010–11 season | ||||
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Co-chairmen | Joel and Avram Glazer | |||
Manager | Sir Alex Ferguson | |||
Stadium | Old Trafford | |||
Premier League | 1st | |||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
League Cup | Fifth round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Runners-up | |||
Community Shield | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Dimitar Berbatov (20) All: Dimitar Berbatov (21) | |||
Highest home attendance | 75,486 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 19 March) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 46,083 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 October) | |||
Average home league attendance | 75,109 | |||
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United began the season by beating Chelsea 3–1 at Wembley on 8 August 2010 to claim the Community Shield.
A successful defence of the League Cup would have seen them become only the second team to win the competition for a third successive season, after Liverpool in 1983. However, their title defence came to an end as United fielded an understrength side that was battered 4–0 by West Ham United at Upton Park in the fifth round on 30 November 2010.
On 19 December 2010, Sir Alex Ferguson became the longest-serving manager in Manchester United's history, overtaking Sir Matt Busby's record of 24 years, 1 month and 13 days in charge of the club.[1]
On 1 February 2011, United equalled the club record league unbeaten run of 29 matches, after a 3–1 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford. They failed to extend the run however, succumbing to a 2–1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on 5 February 2011. This was their first league defeat since 3 April 2010, a 2–1 home defeat by Chelsea. United came close to becoming the first top-flight side in 119 years to win every single home league match during the season, but a draw at home to West Bromwich Albion early in the campaign cost them that status. Their exceptional form at Old Trafford was key to United's eventual title victory, as their away form was surprisingly mediocre, with just five league wins away from home all season.
United also reached the semi-final stage of the 2010–11 FA Cup but lost 1–0 at Wembley to local rivals Manchester City on 16 April 2011. Defeat in this game ended United's chances of becoming the first club to win the league and cup double four times.
On 14 May 2011, after a 1–1 draw to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, United broke the English league title record by winning their 19th title, surpassing Liverpool's record of 18 titles, which they equalled in the 2008–09 season. This is the first time United have held the outright record in their history.
For the third time in four years, the club reached the final of the UEFA Champions League, to be played at Wembley. In a repeat of the 2009 final, they lost 3–1 to Barcelona.
This season was to be the last for goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, as on 27 January 2011, he announced that he would retire at the end of the season.[2]