2025–26 Manchester United F.C. season
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The 2025–26 season is the 139th season in the history of Manchester United, their 34th season in the Premier League and their 51st consecutive and 101st overall season in the top flight of English football. The club competes in the Premier League, FA Cup and the EFL Cup, but not in European competitions—the first since 2014–15. With the retirement of Jonny Evans, United are without a Premier League winner in their squad for the first time since the competition's inaugural season in the 1992–93 season, and without a player who had played under Sir Alex Ferguson for the first time since 1974. The four points amassed in the first four games were the least they earned since the 1992–93 season, though they did go on to win the league that year.
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| Date | Opponents | H / A | ResultF–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 19 July 2025 | Leeds United | N | 0–0 | 45,345 | |
| 26 July 2025 | West Ham United | N | 2–1 | Fernandes (2) 5' (pen.), 52' | 82,566 |
| 30 July 2025 | Bournemouth | N | 4–1 | Højlund 8', Dorgu 25', Diallo 53', Williams 72' | 58,927 |
| 3 August 2025 | Everton | N | 2–2 | Fernandes 19' (pen.), Mount 69' | 71,000 |
| 9 August 2025 | Fiorentina | H | 1–1(5–4 p) | Gosens 25' (o.g.) | 67,000 |
| Date | Opponents | H / A | ResultF–A | Scorers | Attendance | Leagueposition |
| 17 August 2025 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 73,475 | 15th | |
| 24 August 2025 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | Muniz 58' (o.g.) | 27,512 | 16th |
| 30 August 2025 | Burnley | H | 3–2 | Cullen 27' (o.g.), Mbeumo 57', Fernandes 90+7' (pen.) | 74,257 | 9th |
| 14 September 2025 | Manchester City | A | 0–3 | 52,534 | 14th | |
| 20 September 2025 | Chelsea | H | 2–1 | Fernandes 14', Casemiro 37' | 74,124 | 10th |
| 27 September 2025 | Brentford | A | 1–3 | Šeško 26' | 17,193 | 14th |
| 4 October 2025 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | Mount 8', Šeško 31' | 74,004 | 10th |
| 19 October 2025 | Liverpool | A | 2–1 | Mbeumo 2', Maguire 84' | 60,337 | 9th |
| 25 October 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 4–2 | Cunha 24', Casemiro 34', Mbeumo (2) 61', 90+6' | 73,987 | 6th |
| 1 November 2025 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–2 | Casemiro 34', Diallo 81' | 30,778 | 8th |
| 8 November 2025 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–2 | Mbeumo 32', De Ligt 90+6' | 61,210 | 7th |
| 24 November 2025 | Everton | H | 0–1 | 74,158 | 10th | |
| 30 November 2025 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–1 | Zirkzee 54', Mount 63' | 25,189 | 7th |
| 4 December 2025 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | Dalot 58' | 73,938 | 8th |
| 8 December 2025 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 4–1 | Fernandes (2) 25', 82' (pen.), Mbeumo 51', Mount 62' | 30,338 | 6th |
| 15 December 2025 | Bournemouth | H | ||||
| 21 December 2025 | Aston Villa | A | ||||
| 26 December 2025 | Newcastle United | H | ||||
| 30 December 2025 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | ||||
| 4 January 2026 | Leeds United | A | ||||
| 7 January 2026 | Burnley | A | ||||
| 17 January 2026 | Manchester City | H | ||||
| 25 January 2026 | Arsenal | A | ||||
| 1 February 2026 | Fulham | H | ||||
| 7 February 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | ||||
| 11 February 2026 | West Ham United | A | ||||
| 21 February 2026 | Everton | A | ||||
| 28 February 2026 | Crystal Palace | H | ||||
| 4 March 2026 | Newcastle United | A | ||||
| 14 March 2026 | Aston Villa | H | ||||
| 21 March 2026 | Bournemouth | A | ||||
| 11 April 2026 | Leeds United | H | ||||
| 18 April 2026 | Chelsea | A | ||||
| 25 April 2026 | Brentford | H | ||||
| 2 May 2026 | Liverpool | H | ||||
| 9 May 2026 | Sunderland | A | ||||
| 17 May 2026 | Nottingham Forest | H | ||||
| 24 May 2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
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| 4 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 26 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 5 | Chelsea | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 25 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase |
| 6 | Manchester United | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 25 | |
| 7 | Everton | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 24 | |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 23 |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | ResultF–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| January 2026 | Third round | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | ResultF–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 27 August 2025 | Second round | Grimsby Town | A | 2–2(11–12 p) | Mbeumo 75', Maguire 89' | 8,647 |
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | | |||
| 1 | GK | Altay Bayındır | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Diogo Dalot | 10+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Noussair Mazraoui | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Matthijs de Ligt | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 13+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Harry Maguire | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Lisandro Martínez | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mason Mount | 7+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Bruno Fernandes (c) | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 15+1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Matheus Cunha | 10+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Joshua Zirkzee | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Tyrell Malacia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Patrick Dorgu | 7+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Leny Yoro | 9+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Amad Diallo | 13+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Casemiro | 13+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13+1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Bryan Mbeumo | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 15+1 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Luke Shaw | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | André Onana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Manuel Ugarte | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Ayden Heaven | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Benjamin Šeško | 6+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Senne Lammens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Tyler Fredricson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Diego León | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Kobbie Mainoo | 0+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Jack Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | FW | Shea Lacey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own goals | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | — | |||
| Date | Pos. | Name | From: | Fee: | Ref. |
| 12 June 2025 | FW | Matheus Cunha | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed | |
| 5 July 2025 | DF | Diego León | Cerro Porteño | Undisclosed | |
| 10 July 2025 | FW | Enzo Kana-Biyik | Le Havre | Free | |
| 21 July 2025 | FW | Bryan Mbeumo | Brentford | Undisclosed | |
| 29 July 2025 | DF | Harley Emsden-James | Southampton | Free | |
| 9 August 2025 | FW | Benjamin Šeško | RB Leipzig | Undisclosed | |
| 1 September 2025 | GK | Senne Lammens | Royal Antwerp | Undisclosed |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 30 June 2025 | DF | Jonny Evans | Retired | ||
| MF | Christian Eriksen | Unattached | Released | ||
| DF | Victor Lindelöf | Unattached | |||
| GK | Hubert Graczyk | Wealdstone | |||
| DF | Jack Kingdon | Cardiff City | |||
| DF | Sam Murray | Carlisle United | |||
| GK | Tom Myles | Rochdale | |||
| DF | James Nolan | Marine | |||
| GK | Tom Wooster | West Ham United | |||
| 30 August 2025 | FW | Alejandro Garnacho | Chelsea | Undisclosed | |
| 1 September 2025 | FW | Antony | Real Betis | Undisclosed | |
| 1 September 2025 | MF | Zach Baumann | Norwich City | Undisclosed | |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 10 July 2025 | DF | Sonny Aljofree | Notts County | 30 June 2026 | |
| FW | Enzo Kana-Biyik | Lausanne-Sport | |||
| 15 July 2025 | DF | Habeeb Ogunneye | Newport County | ||
| 17 July 2025 | MF | Dan Gore | Rotherham United | ||
| 19 July 2025 | FW | Joe Hugill | Barnet | ||
| 22 July 2025 | GK | Elyh Harrison | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 23 July 2025 | FW | Marcus Rashford | Barcelona | ||
| 28 July 2025 | GK | Radek Vítek | Bristol City | ||
| 1 August 2025 | FW | Ethan Wheatley | Northampton Town | ||
| MF | Jack Moorhouse | Leyton Orient | |||
| 15 August 2025 | MF | Toby Collyer | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 29 August 2025 | DF | Louis Jackson | Solihull Moors | ||
| 31 August 2025 | FW | Ethan Williams | Falkirk | ||
| 1 September 2025 | FW | Rasmus Højlund | Napoli | ||
| DF | Harry Amass | Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| FW | Jadon Sancho | Aston Villa | |||
| FW | Ethan Ennis | Fleetwood Town | |||
| 12 September 2025 | GK | André Onana | Trabzonspor |
References
- Arthur Albiston played for United from 1974 to 1988, in which he spent the last two years under Ferguson.
- The winners of the 2025–26 FA Cup and the 5th-placed team both qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the FA Cup
- Reported as £62.5 million
- Reported as £6 million with add-ons
- Reported as £65 million with £6 million in add-ons
- Reported as £66.3 million with £7.4 million in add-ons
- Reported as £18.1 million plus add-ons
- Joined Wolfsburg on 10 September 2025
- Joined Aston Villa on 1 September 2025
- Reported as £40 million
- Reported as £19.06 million with £2.59 million in add-ons
- Reported as a free transfer with performance-based add-ons
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