2012/13 Manchester United season, final position, top scorer, memorable matches

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Looking back to Manchester United’s 2012/13 which saw the Sir Alex Ferguson come to a successful end.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement came at the end of the 2012/13 campaign, and he left the helm as the greatest of all time and on a high.

Manchester United won the Premier League title in 2012/13, a 20th first division triumph, but few would have predicted that 13 years on the wait would still be on for another.

• Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson

This was United’s last season of domination before the years of struggle set in, so looking back to this year will be bitter-sweet, but it is worth remembering.

Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and others were all key in this campaign, but ultimately it was an aged squad which set the next managers up to fail.

Season results and top scorer

• Premier League position: 1st
• Total points: 89
• FA Cup: Sixth Round
• League Cup: Round of 16
• Champions League: Round of 16
• Trophies: 1
• Record: 54 games, 36 wins, 8 draws, 10 losses

In this Premier League winning season, it was Van Persie who scored the most goals having been signed to do exactly that.

• Top scorer – Robin van Persie – 30 goals

Signings

• Robin van Persie – £27m
• Shinji Kagawa – £14m
• Wilfried Zaha – £10.3m
• Nick Powell – £6.6m
• Angelo Henriquez – £4.8m
• Alexander Buttner – £4.4m

Memorable matches

With the season being such a milestone one for United, there were multiple memorable games.

Southampton 2-3 Manchester United

This was Sir Alex’s 1000th game in charge of the Red Devils and it was won in a dramatic 3-2, as Robin van Persie grabbed a hat-trick.

Chelsea 2-3 Manchester United

Beating Chelsea in this era was always a big deal, but this game was memorable for the wrong reasons, with two sendings off in the 3-2 win.

There were two red cards for Chelsea which saw United then able to grab a winner.

Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United

United beating City 3-2 at the Etihad was massive in the title race as it saw the Red Devils develop a six-point lead.

Key victory in regards to taking the Premier League title back from City.

Manchester United 1-2 Real Madrid

This game was memorable for all the wrong reasons, with United crashing out of the Champions League on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Old Trafford return.

It saw Nani controversially sent off, a decision which cost United a possible Champions League run.

Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa

United’s 20th league title crown was claimed in a 3-0 win against Villa with Robin van Persie scoring a hat-trick.

Manchester United 2-1 Swansea City

United’s 2-1 win over Swansea was memorable as it was the day that Sir Alex said goodbye to Old Trafford with Premier League title celebrations also on show.

It was a very emotional day and one which lives fresh in the minds of United fans.

West Brom 5-5 Manchester United

This was Sir Alex’s last game at United and it was an absolute blockbuster 5-5 draw away to West Brom.

The game announced Romelu Lukaku as a top striker years before he joined United, and it is a game which must have been exceptional for the neutral.