The 2015–16 season was Manchester United’s 24th season in the Premier League, and their 41st consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Along with the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and UEFA Champions League. Following a third-place finish in their UEFA Champions League group, the club was entered into the last 32 stage of the UEFA Europa League, in which they beat Midtjylland of Denmark, before losing to rivals Liverpool in the round of 16.
United won their 12th FA Cup with a 2–1 win over Crystal Palace in the final at Wembley Stadium.
Pre-season and friendlies
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 July 2015 | Club América | N | 1–0 | Schneiderlin 5′ | 46,857 |
21 July 2015 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 3–1 | Mata 32′, Depay 36′, Pereira 61′ | 18,000 |
25 July 2015 | Barcelona | N | 3–1 | Rooney 8′, Lingard 65′, Januzaj 90′ | 68,416 |
29 July 2015 | Paris Saint-Germain | N | 0–2 | 61,351 |
Premier League
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 August 2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | Walker 22′ (o.g.) | 75,261 | 4th |
14 August 2015 | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | Januzaj 29′ | 42,200 | 1st |
22 August 2015 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 75,354 | 2nd | |
30 August 2015 | Swansea City | A | 1–2 | Mata 48′ | 20,828 | 5th |
12 September 2015 | Liverpool | H | 3–1 | Blind 49′, Herrera 70′ (pen.), Martial 86′ | 75,347 | 2nd |
20 September 2015 | Southampton | A | 3–2 | Martial (2) 34′, 50′, Mata 68′ | 31,588 | 2nd |
26 September 2015 | Sunderland | H | 3–0 | Depay 45+4′, Rooney 46′, Mata 90′ | 75,328 | 1st |
4 October 2015 | Arsenal | A | 0–3 | 60,084 | 3rd | |
17 October 2015 | Everton | A | 3–0 | Schneiderlin 18′, Herrera 22′, Rooney 62′ | 39,553 | 2nd |
25 October 2015 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | 75,329 | 4th | |
31 October 2015 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | 24,854 | 4th | |
7 November 2015 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | Lingard 52′, Mata 90+1′ (pen.) | 75,410 | 4th |
21 November 2015 | Watford | A | 2–1 | Depay 11′, Deeney 90′ (o.g.) | 20,702 | 2nd |
28 November 2015 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | Schweinsteiger 45′ | 32,115 | 3rd |
5 December 2015 | West Ham United | H | 0–0 | 75,350 | 4th | |
12 December 2015 | AFC Bournemouth | A | 1–2 | Fellaini 24′ | 11,334 | 4th |
19 December 2015 | Norwich City | H | 1–2 | Martial 67′ | 75,320 | 5th |
26 December 2015 | Stoke City | A | 0–2 | 27,426 | 6th | |
28 December 2015 | Chelsea | H | 0–0 | 75,275 | 6th | |
2 January 2016 | Swansea City | H | 2–1 | Martial 47′, Rooney 77′ | 75,415 | 5th |
12 January 2016 | Newcastle United | A | 3–3 | Rooney (2) 9′ (pen.), 79′, Lingard 38′ | 49,673 | 6th |
17 January 2016 | Liverpool | A | 1–0 | Rooney 78′ | 43,865 | 5th |
23 January 2016 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 75,408 | 5th | |
2 February 2016 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | Lingard 14′, Martial 23′, Rooney 53′ | 75,234 | 5th |
7 February 2016 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | Lingard 61′ | 41,434 | 5th |
13 February 2016 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | Martial 39′ | 41,687 | 5th |
28 February 2016 | Arsenal | H | 3–2 | Rashford (2) 29′, 32′, Herrera 65′ | 75,329 | 5th |
2 March 2016 | Watford | H | 1–0 | Mata 83′ | 75,282 | 5th |
6 March 2016 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 24,878 | 6th | |
20 March 2016 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 | Rashford 16′ | 54,557 | 6th |
3 April 2016 | Everton | H | 1–0 | Martial 54′ | 75,341 | 5th |
10 April 2016 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–3 | 35,761 | 5th | |
16 April 2016 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | Rashford 32′ | 75,411 | 5th |
20 April 2016 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–0 | Delaney 4′ (o.g.), Darmian 55′ | 75,277 | 5th |
1 May 2016 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | Martial 8′ | 75,275 | 5th |
7 May 2016 | Norwich City | A | 1–0 | Mata 72′ | 27,132 | 5th |
10 May 2016 | West Ham United | A | 2–3 | Martial (2) 51′, 72′ | 34,602 | 5th |
17 May 2016 | AFC Bournemouth | H | 3–1 | Rooney 43′, Rashford 74′, Young 87′ | 74,363 | 5th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 35 | +34 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
4 | Manchester City | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
6 | Southampton | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 63 | |
7 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 January 2016 | Round 3 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | Rooney 90+3′ (pen.) | 74,284 |
29 January 2016 | Round 4 | Derby County | A | 3–1 | Rooney 16′, Blind 65′, Mata 83′ | 31,134 |
22 February 2016 | Round 5 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 3–0 | Smalling 37′, Mata 45’+2, Lingard 61′ | 9,370 |
13 March 2016 | Round 6 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | Martial 83′ | 74,298 |
13 April 2016 | Round 6 Replay | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | Rashford 54′, Fellaini 67′ | 33,505 |
23 April 2016 | Semi-Final | Everton | N | 2–1 | Fellaini 34′, Martial 90+3′ | 86,064 |
21 May 2016 | Final | Crystal Palace | N | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mata 81′, Lingard 110′ | 88,610 |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
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23 September 2015 | Round 3 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–0 | Rooney 23′, Pereira 60′, Martial 90+2′ | 56,607 |
28 October 2015 | Round 4 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3p) | 67,258 |
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
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18 August 2015 | Play-off round First leg | Club Brugge | H | 3–1 | Depay (2) 13′, 43′, Fellaini 90+4′ | 75,312 |
26 August 2015 | Play-off round Second leg | Club Brugge | A | 4–0 | Rooney (3) 20′, 49′, 57′, Herrera 63′ | 28,733 |
Group stage
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Group position |
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15 September 2015 | PSV | A | 1–2 | Depay 41′ | 35,292 | 3rd |
30 September 2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | H | 2–1 | Mata 34′ (pen.), Smalling 52′ | 74,811 | 2nd |
21 October 2015 | CSKA Moscow | A | 1–1 | Martial 65′ | 18,156 | 2nd |
3 November 2015 | CSKA Moscow | H | 1–0 | Rooney 79′ | 75,165 | 1st |
25 November 2015 | PSV | H | 0–0 | 75,321 | 2nd | |
8 December 2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | A | 2–3 | Martial 10′, Guilavogui 82′ (o.g.) | 26,400 | 3rd |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | |
2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | ||
3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 |
UEFA Europa League
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 February 2016 | Round of 32 First leg | Midtjylland | A | 1–2 | Depay 37′ | 9,182 |
25 February 2016 | Round of 32 Second leg | Midtjylland | H | 5–1 | Bodurov 32′ (o.g.), Rashford (2) 63′, 75′, Herrera 88′ (pen.), Depay 90′ | 58,609 |
10 March 2016 | Round of 16 First leg | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 43,228 | |
17 March 2016 | Round of 16 Second leg | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | Martial 32′ (pen.) | 75,180 |
Squad statistics
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
1 | GK | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | 6(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 7(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | 15(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5(2) | 0 | 25(3) | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
6 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | 16(13) | 2 | 1(2) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 9(2) | 5 | 27(18) | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
8 | MF | 34(4) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10(1) | 1 | 49(5) | 10 | 5 | 1 | |
9 | FW | 29(2) | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0(2) | 1 | 9 | 3 | 45(4) | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
10 | FW | 27(1) | 8 | 4(1) | 2 | 1(1) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 38(3) | 15 | 6 | 0 | |
11 | MF | 2(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4(3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | DF | 35 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 11 | 1 | |
13 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | FW | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | 22(6) | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(2) | 0 | 33(9) | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
17 | MF | 35 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11(1) | 0 | 55(1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
18 | MF | 11(7) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 14(12) | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
19 | FW | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | GK | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | 17(10) | 3 | 4(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5(2) | 2 | 27(14) | 5 | 8 | 0 | |
22 | MF | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
25 | MF | 8(6) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 12(10) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
27 | MF | 12(6) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3(5) | 1 | 23(11) | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
28 | MF | 25(4) | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 33(6) | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
30 | MF | 3(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
31 | MF | 13(5) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(4) | 0 | 21(10) | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
33 | DF | 3(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | MF | 19(6) | 4 | 5(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32(8) | 6 | 8 | 0 | |
36 | DF | 24(4) | 1 | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 32(7) | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
37 | DF | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
38 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
39 | FW | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
40 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
41 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
42 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
43 | DF | 6(4) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 9(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | MF | 0(4) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 2(9) | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
45 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
46 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
47 | MF | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
48 | FW | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
49 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
50 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
51 | DF | 2(6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
52 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
— | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
— | — | Own goals | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | – |