2014–15 Manchester United F.C. season

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Manchester United
2014–15 season
Co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer
Manager Louis van Gaal
Stadium Old Trafford
Premier League 4th
FA Cup Sixth Round
League Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Wayne Rooney (12)
All:
Wayne Rooney (14)
Highest home attendance 75,454 vs. West Bromwich Albion
(2 May 2015)
Lowest home attendance 74,285 vs. Arsenal
(9 March 2015)
Average home league attendance 75,334
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 season was Manchester United's 23rd season in the Premier League, and their 40th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football.

United began the season on 16 August 2014, with the opening game of their Premier League campaign. They also competed in the two domestic cups, the FA Cup and the League Cup. This was the first season since 1989–90 that Manchester United did not compete in any European competition.

Background

United finished seventh[1] in the Premier League last season so did not participate in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1995–96 campaign[1] and were not in any European competition for the first time in 25 years.[1][2] Louis van Gaal was announced as the new manager on 19 May 2014 after the sacking of David Moyes in April.[1] He appointed Ryan Giggs, who retired from playing,[3] as assistant manager, Marcel Bout as assistant coach, specialising in oppositional scouting, and Frans Hoek as goalkeeping coach.[1] Rio Ferdinand,[4] Nemanja Vidić[5] and Patrice Evra[6] left the club. United completed their first signing of the season on 26 June 2014 with the acquisition of Ander Herrera from Athletic Bilbao for £29 million,[7] and followed this up the following day with Luke Shaw from Southampton.[8] Following the departures of Vidić and Evra, Wayne Rooney and Darren Fletcher were named as captain and vice-captain respectively.[9]

Pre-season and friendlies

Manchester United preceded their 2014–15 campaign with a tour of the United States. They played LA Galaxy in the Chevrolet Cup on 23 July, and also participated in the 2014 International Champions Cup from 26 July to 2 August, playing against Roma, Internazionale and Real Madrid in the group stage. The match against Real Madrid on 2 August set a US attendance record of 109,318.[10] Having beaten Roma and Real Madrid in normal time, and Internazionale on penalties to win their group, they qualified for the final against Liverpool on 4 August. After going behind to a Steven Gerrard penalty in the first half, United rallied in the second with goals from Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard to win 3–1. Upon their return to England, the team played against Valencia on 12 August in what was Louis van Gaal's first home match as Manchester United manager.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
23 July 2014 LA Galaxy N 7–0 Welbeck 13', Rooney (2) 42' (pen.), 45', James (2) 62', 84', Young (2) 88', 90' 86,432
26 July 2014 Roma N 3–2 Rooney (2) 36', 45' (pen.), Mata 39' 54,117
29 July 2014 Internazionale N 0–0
(5–3p)
61,238
2 August 2014 Real Madrid N 3–1 Young (2) 21', 37', Hernández 80' 109,318
4 August 2014 Liverpool N 3–1 Rooney 55', Mata 57', Lingard 88' 51,014
12 August 2014 Valencia H 2–1 Fletcher 49', Fellaini 90+1' 58,381

Premier League

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014. Manchester United opened their Premier League campaign at home to Swansea City on 16 August 2014, and their last game of the season was away to Hull City on 24 May 2015.[11] The season started off on the wrong foot for Manchester United, losing 2–1 at home to Swansea City, marking Swansea's first league win at Old Trafford in club history, and the Red Devils' first home loss in a season opener since 1972.[12] Juan Mata gave United the lead away at Sunderland but Jack Rodwell equalised on his debut, meaning the game finished as a draw, before United ended August with a laboured 0–0 draw against Burnley, despite Angel Di María making his debut for the Red Devils.

The draw was followed up with United's first win of the season, a 4–0 thumping of Queens Park Rangers. However, the following week, 2–0 and 3–1 leads were blown as the Red Devils suffered a remarkable 5–3 defeat away to Leicester City. September concluded with a nervy 2–1 home win over West Ham United despite captain Wayne Rooney's sending off for a reckless kick at the legs of Stewart Downing.

The next fixture, without club captain Rooney, was a morale-boosting 2–1 home victory over Everton, who had achieved the league double over United the previous season. Radamel Falcao netted the winner with his first goal for United. The next two matches were last-minute draws against West Bromwich Albion and league leaders Chelsea, respectively.

A United side which was severely depleted in defence then narrowly lost to city rivals Manchester City on November 2, with Sergio Agüero's goal separating the teams at the Etihad Stadium. The next match, a 1–0 victory over Crystal Palace courtesy of a Juan Mata strike, ignited a six-match winning run that took United to third place in the table. Although United recorded wins over Premier League giants Arsenal, Liverpool and in-form Southampton, they were greatly indebted to Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea, who made many game-saving stops. United then drew away to Aston Villa, with new signing Falcao scoring his second goal for the club. The Boxing Day clash against Newcastle at Old Trafford was a 3–1 win, with Wayne Rooney scoring twice and assisting a goal for Robin van Persie.

The next game, only two days later, was a goalless draw away to Tottenham Hotspur. The result was the same against Stoke on New Year's Day, with Falcao's goal unable to win the game in a 1–1 draw. The following match, United ended their unbeaten streak with a home defeat to Southampton — the first time the Saints had won at Old Trafford in 27 years. Next week, United secured a 2–0 win against QPR at Loftus Road, with Marouane Fellaini and James Wilson scoring. On January 31, United beat Leicester City 3–1 at Old Trafford with goals from Van Persie and Falcao, thus gaining a measure of revenge for their early-season mauling at the King Power Stadium.

United had to claw back a 1–1 draw at Upton Park against West Ham on February 8, thanks to an equaliser in stoppage time from Daley Blind. After this, United won 3–1 against Burnley at Old Trafford, with two goals in the first half from substitute Chris Smalling, and a late penalty from Van Persie, although the Red Devils' performance was far from their best.[13] On 21 February, United suffered their first away defeat since November as Swansea did the double on the Red Devils for the first time in their history, winning 2–1, resulting in United dropping to fourth place.[14] United got back to winning ways with a 2–0 home victory over Sunderland,[15] which was followed by a 1–0 away victory against Newcastle United on March 4, the winner coming from Ashley Young after a late defensive error from Newcastle.[16]

The following fixture, United secured a storming 3–0 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur to boost their chances of a top four finish.[17] Their next game was against arch-rivals Liverpool at Anfield. United won the match courtesy of a brace from Juan Mata to secure the double over their rivals.[18]

After the international break, United's next opponents were league strugglers Aston Villa at Old Trafford on 4 April 2015. United won the match 3–1 with a brace from Ander Herrera and a goal from Wayne Rooney to move up to third in the Premier League table.[19] On 12 April 2015, United claimed their first Manchester derby win since 2012 over neighbours Manchester City – a stunning 4–2 victory with goals from Young, Fellaini, Mata, and Smalling.[20] United failed to extend their winning run, and suffered their first defeat in six games to league leaders Chelsea.[21] United then suffered their second straight defeat the following week, in a 3–0 loss to Everton. This meant the Red Devils had failed to win at Goodison Park for the third season running.[22]

On 2 May 2015, Manchester United failed to bounce back as they suffered a 1–0 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion. It was the first time since 2001 that United lost three consecutive matches, meaning the Red Devils remained in fourth place.[23] On 9 May 2015, United beat Crystal Palace 2–1 to end their losing run.[24] In their penultimate game of the season on 17 May, United faced rivals Arsenal. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, ensuring the Red Devils would compete in the Champions League next season following a one-year absence.[25] United's final match of the season against Hull City ended in a draw, relegating the Tigers, although they would have been relegated regardless of the result.[26] Manchester United ended the season in fourth place – three places, and six points higher than the previous season.

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance League
position[27]
16 August 2014 Swansea City H 1–2 Rooney 53' 75,339 16th
24 August 2014 Sunderland A 1–1 Mata 17' 43,217 13th
30 August 2014 Burnley A 0–0 31,399 14th
14 September 2014 Queens Park Rangers H 4–0 Di María 24', Herrera 36', Rooney 44', Mata 58' 75,355 9th
21 September 2014 Leicester City A 3–5 Van Persie 13', Di María 16', Herrera 57' 31,784 12th
27 September 2014 West Ham United H 2–1 Rooney 5', Van Persie 22' 75,317 7th
5 October 2014 Everton H 2–1 Di María 28', Falcao 63' 75,294 4th
20 October 2014 West Bromwich Albion A 2–2 Fellaini 47', Blind 86' 25,794 6th
26 October 2014 Chelsea H 1–1 Van Persie 90+4' 75,327 8th
2 November 2014 Manchester City A 0–1 45,358 9th
8 November 2014 Crystal Palace H 1–0 Mata 67' 75,325 6th
22 November 2014 Arsenal A 2–1 Gibbs 56' (o.g.), Rooney 85' 60,074 4th
29 November 2014 Hull City H 3–0 Smalling 16', Rooney 42', Van Persie 66' 75,345 4th
2 December 2014 Stoke City H 2–1 Fellaini 21', Mata 59' 75,388 4th
8 December 2014 Southampton A 2–1 Van Persie (2) 12', 71' 31,420 3rd
14 December 2014 Liverpool H 3–0 Rooney 12', Mata 40', Van Persie 71' 75,331 3rd
20 December 2014 Aston Villa A 1–1 Falcao 53' 41,273 3rd
26 December 2014 Newcastle United H 3–1 Rooney (2) 23', 36', Van Persie 53' 75,318 3rd
28 December 2014 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 35,711 3rd
1 January 2015 Stoke City A 1–1 Falcao 26' 27,203 3rd
11 January 2015 Southampton H 0–1 75,395 4th
17 January 2015 Queens Park Rangers A 2–0 Fellaini 58', Wilson 90+4' 18,098 4th
31 January 2015 Leicester City H 3–1 Van Persie 27', Falcao 31', Morgan 44' (o.g.) 75,329 3rd
8 February 2015 West Ham United A 1–1 Blind 90+2' 34,499 4th
11 February 2015 Burnley H 3–1 Smalling (2) 6', 45+3', Van Persie 82' (pen.) 75,356 3rd
21 February 2015 Swansea City A 1–2 Herrera 28' 20,809 4th
28 February 2015 Sunderland H 2–0 Rooney (2) 66' (pen.), 84' 75,344 3rd
4 March 2015 Newcastle United A 1–0 Young 89' 49,801 4th
15 March 2015 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–0 Fellaini 9', Carrick 19', Rooney 34' 75,112 4th
22 March 2015 Liverpool A 2–1 Mata (2) 14', 59' 44,405 4th
4 April 2015 Aston Villa H 3–1 Herrera (2) 43', 90+2', Rooney 79' 75,397 3rd
12 April 2015 Manchester City H 4–2 Young 14', Fellaini 27', Mata 67', Smalling 73' 75,313 3rd
18 April 2015 Chelsea A 0–1 41,422 3rd
26 April 2015 Everton A 0–3 39,497 4th
2 May 2015 West Bromwich Albion H 0–1 75,454 4th
9 May 2015 Crystal Palace A 2–1 Mata 19' (pen.), Fellaini 78' 25,009 4th
17 May 2015 Arsenal H 1–1 Herrera 30' 75,323 4th
24 May 2015 Hull City A 0–0 24,745 4th


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Manchester City 38 24 7 7 83 38 +45 79 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Arsenal 38 22 9 7 71 36 +35 75
4 Manchester United 38 20 10 8 62 37 +25 70 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 7 12 58 53 +5 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Liverpool 38 18 8 12 52 48 +4 62
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Since winners of the 2014–15 FA Cup, Arsenal, and winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup, Chelsea, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the FA Cup winner (Europa League group stage) is passed to the sixth-placed team, Liverpool, and the spot awarded to the League Cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) is passed to the seventh-placed team, Southampton, since those teams were the first teams in the table not already qualified for any European competition.

FA Cup

United entered the FA Cup at the Third Round stage with the other Premier League clubs, as well as those from the Championship. The draw was made on 8 December 2014, which saw United drawn away at Yeovil Town from League One.[28] The match was played on 4 January 2015, with United winning 2–0 through second-half goals from Ander Herrera and Ángel Di María.[29] United went on to face League Two side Cambridge United in the fourth round on 23 January 2015,[30] but the match resulted in a goalless draw.[31] The replay took place on 3 February at Old Trafford, with Manchester United winning 3–0, after goals from Juan Mata, Marcos Rojo and James Wilson.[32] In the fifth round, United was drawn away to Preston North End, which they won 3–1.[33] The sixth round draw gave United a home match to holders Arsenal, which was played on 9 March 2015. United lost the match 2–1, resulting in the Reds' exit from the FA Cup.[34]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
4 January 2015 Round 3 Yeovil Town A 2–0 Herrera 64', Di María 90' 9,264
23 January 2015 Round 4 Cambridge United A 0–0 7,987
3 February 2015 Replay Cambridge United H 3–0 Mata 25', Rojo 32', Wilson 73' 74,511
16 February 2015 Round 5 Preston North End A 3–1 Herrera 65', Fellaini 72', Rooney 88' (pen.) 21,348
9 March 2015 Round 6 Arsenal H 1–2 Rooney 29' 74,285

League Cup

United entered the League Cup at the Second Round stage for the first time since 1995–96, the last season before teams that had qualified for European competitions were allowed to enter the competition in the Third Round instead of the Second Round. The draw took place on 13 August 2014, with United being drawn away to League One side Milton Keynes Dons.[35] It was the first ever meeting between the clubs, since the formation of MK Dons in 2004. Manchester United were thrashed by their League One counterparts. Will Grigg scored twice to capitalise on defensive mistakes by the United back three, while substitute Benik Afobe added two further goals. It was United's earliest League Cup exit and first to a third-tier team since a 4–3 aggregate defeat to York City of the Second Division back in 1995.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
26 August 2014 Round 2 Milton Keynes Dons A 0–4 26,969

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Spain David de Gea 37 0 5 0 1 0 43 0 0 0
2 DF Brazil Rafael 6(4) 0 1 0 0 0 7(4) 0 2 0
3 DF England Luke Shaw 15(1) 0 3(1) 0 0 0 18(2) 0 1 1
4 DF England Phil Jones 22 0 1(1) 0 0 0 23(1) 0 3 0
5 DF Argentina Marcos Rojo 20(2) 0 4 1 0 0 24(2) 1 8 0
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 12(2) 0 1(1) 0 1 0 14(3) 0 1 0
7 MF Argentina Ángel Di María 20(7) 3 4(1) 1 0 0 24(8) 4 2 1
8 MF Spain Juan Mata 27(6) 9 1(1) 1 0 0 28(7) 10 2 0
9 FW Colombia Radamel Falcao 14(12) 4 3 0 0 0 17(12) 4 2 0
10 FW England Wayne Rooney (c) 33 12 4 2 0 0 37 14 5 1
11 MF Belgium Adnan Januzaj 7(11) 0 1(1) 0 0(1) 0 8(13) 0 1 0
12 DF England Chris Smalling 21(4) 4 4 0 0 0 25(4) 4 1 1
13 GK Denmark Anders Lindegaard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Mexico Javier Hernández 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
16 MF England Michael Carrick (vc) 16(2) 1 1(1) 0 0 0 17(3) 1 1 0
17 MF Portugal Nani 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
17 MF Netherlands Daley Blind 25 2 4 0 0 0 29 2 4 0
18 MF England Ashley Young 23(3) 2 1(2) 0 0 0 24(5) 2 6 0
19 FW England Danny Welbeck 0(2) 0 0 0 1 0 1(2) 0 0 0
20 FW Netherlands Robin van Persie 25(2) 10 1(1) 0 0 0 26(3) 10 5 0
21 MF Spain Ander Herrera 19(7) 6 3(2) 2 0 0 22(9) 8 8 0
22 MF England Nick Powell 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF England Tom Cleverley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 MF Scotland Darren Fletcher 4(7) 0 1 0 0 0 5(7) 0 1 0
25 MF Ecuador Antonio Valencia 29(3) 0 3 0 0 0 32(3) 0 4 0
26 MF Japan Shinji Kagawa 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF Brazil Anderson 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0
29 FW England Wilfried Zaha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Uruguay Guillermo Varela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Belgium Marouane Fellaini 19(8) 6 4 1 0 0 23(8) 7 7 1
32 GK Spain Víctor Valdés 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
33 DF Northern Ireland Paddy McNair 12(4) 0 2 0 0 0 14(4) 0 2 0
34 FW Wales Tom Lawrence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF England Jesse Lingard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
36 DF Belgium Marnick Vermijl 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
37 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF England Michael Keane 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0
39 DF England Tom Thorpe 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
40 GK England Ben Amos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF England Reece James 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
42 DF England Tyler Blackett 6(5) 0 1 0 0 0 7(5) 0 3 1
44 MF Brazil Andreas Pereira 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 0 0
45 MF Italy Davide Petrucci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF England Joe Rothwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 FW England Will Keane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 FW England James Wilson 2(11) 1 2(1) 1 0(1) 0 4(13) 2 4 0
50 GK England Sam Johnstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Chile Ángelo Henríquez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals 2 0 0 2

Statistics accurate as of match played 24 May 2015.[36]

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
26 June 2014 MF Spain Ander Herrera Spain Athletic Bilbao £29m[7]
27 June 2014 DF England Luke Shaw England Southampton £27m[8]
4 August 2014 GK Serbia Vanja Milinković-Savić Serbia Vojvodina €1.75m[37][38]
20 August 2014 DF Argentina Marcos Rojo Portugal Sporting CP £16m[39]
26 August 2014 MF Argentina Ángel Di María Spain Real Madrid £59.7m[40]
1 September 2014 MF Netherlands Daley Blind Netherlands Ajax £14m[41]
2 September 2014 DF Netherlands Timothy Fosu-Mensah Netherlands Ajax £300k[42]
8 January 2015 GK Spain Víctor Valdés Unattached Free[43]
30 January 2015 DF Libya Sadiq El Fitouri England Salford City Undisclosed[44]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
28 June 2014 DF Netherlands Alexander Büttner Russia Dynamo Moscow £4.4m[45]
1 July 2014 FW England Jack Barmby England Leicester City Free[46]
1 July 2014 DF England Rio Ferdinand Released Free[4]
1 July 2014 FW Italy Federico Macheda Wales Cardiff City Free[47]
1 July 2014 DF Serbia Nemanja Vidić Italy Internazionale Free[5]
11 July 2014 MF Belgium Charni Ekangamene Belgium Zulte Waregem Free[48]
18 July 2014 DF England Louis Rowley England Leicester City Free[49]
21 July 2014 DF France Patrice Evra Italy Juventus £1.2m[6]
25 July 2014 FW Portugal Bebé Portugal Benfica £2.4m[50]
31 August 2014 MF Japan Shinji Kagawa Germany Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed[51]
1 September 2014 MF Wales Tom Lawrence England Leicester City Undisclosed[52]
1 September 2014 FW England Danny Welbeck England Arsenal £16m[53]
8 September 2014 MF Italy Davide Petrucci Romania CFR Cluj Free[54]
8 January 2015 DF England Michael Keane England Burnley Undisclosed[55]
2 February 2015 DF Belgium Marnick Vermijl England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed[56]
2 February 2015 MF Scotland Darren Fletcher England West Bromwich Albion Free[57]
2 February 2015 FW England Wilfried Zaha England Crystal Palace £3m[58]
3 February 2015 MF Brazil Anderson Brazil Internacional Free[59]

Loan in

Date from Date to Pos. Name From
1 September 2014 30 June 2015 FW Colombia Radamel Falcao France AS Monaco[60]
2 February 2015 30 June 2015 DF England Andy Kellett England Bolton Wanderers[61]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
4 August 2014 30 June 2015 GK Serbia Vanja Milinković-Savić Serbia Vojvodina[37]
11 August 2014 30 June 2015 FW Chile Ángelo Henríquez Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[62]
20 August 2014 30 June 2015 MF Portugal Nani Portugal Sporting CP[39]
28 August 2014 2 February 2015 FW England Wilfried Zaha England Crystal Palace[63]
1 September 2014 30 June 2015 FW Mexico Javier Hernández Spain Real Madrid[64]
1 September 2014 2 January 2015 MF England Nick Powell England Leicester City[65]
1 September 2014 31 January 2015 DF England Michael Keane England Burnley[66]
1 September 2014 30 June 2015 MF England Tom Cleverley England Aston Villa[67]
3 September 2014 30 June 2015 DF Uruguay Guillermo Varela Spain Real Madrid Castilla[68]
27 October 2014 12 January 2015 GK England Sam Johnstone England Doncaster Rovers[69][70][71]
26 November 2014 10 January 2015 DF England Reece James England Rotherham United[72]
8 January 2015 30 June 2015 MF England Ben Pearson England Barnsley[73][74]
12 January 2015 30 June 2015 GK England Sam Johnstone England Preston North End[71]
22 January 2015 30 June 2015 FW England Will Keane England Sheffield Wednesday[75]
27 January 2015 30 June 2015 MF England Joe Rothwell England Blackpool[76]
30 January 2015 7 April 2015 GK England Ben Amos England Bolton Wanderers[77][78][79]
2 February 2015 30 June 2015 MF England Jesse Lingard England Derby County[80]
2 February 2015 30 June 2015 MF Switzerland Saidy Janko England Bolton Wanderers[61]
26 March 2015 30 June 2015 DF England Reece James England Huddersfield Town[81]

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