2025–26 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United
2025–26 season
OwnerManchester United plc (71.06%)
Ineos (28.94%)
Head coachRuben Amorim
StadiumOld Trafford
Premier League6th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bryan Mbeumo (6)
All:
Bryan Mbeumo (7)
Highest home attendance74,257
(v. Burnley, 30 August 2025)
Lowest home attendance73,475
(v. Arsenal, 17 August 2025)
Average home league attendance73,992
All statistics correct as of 15 December 2025.

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 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 his arrival in 1986.[a]

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.[1]

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–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

Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Premier League

United's place in the 2025–26 Premier League was confirmed on 20 April 2025. It is their 34th season in the Premier League. The league fixtures were released on 18 June 2025.[2][3] The competition began on 15 August 2025.[4]

Matches

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
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 4–4 Diallo 13', Casemiro 45+4', Fernandes 77', Cunha 79' 6th
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
10 February 2026 West Ham United A
23 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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Chelsea 16 8 4 4 27 15 +12 28 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
5 Crystal Palace 16 7 5 4 20 15 +5 26 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b]
6 Manchester United 16 7 5 4 30 26 +4 26 Possible qualification for the Conference League play-off round[c]
7 Liverpool 16 8 2 6 26 24 +2 26
8 Sunderland 16 7 5 4 19 17 +2 26
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2025. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ Arthur Albiston played for United from 1974 to 1988, in which he spent the last two years under Ferguson.
  2. ^ 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 winners finish in the top five, the 6th-placed team will qualify.
  3. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 EFL Cup qualify for the Conference League play-off round. If the EFL Cup winners also win the FA Cup or finish in the top five, the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competition will qualify.

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, United enter the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.[6][7]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
11 January 2026 Third round Brighton & Hove Albion H

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

As United did not qualify for UEFA competitions, they entered the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn away to League Two side Grimsby Town.[8][9] Coming from 2–0 down, they ultimately suffered a shock defeat on penalties.[10]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
27 August 2025 Second round Grimsby Town A 2–2
(11–12 p) 		Mbeumo 75', Maguire 89' 8,647

Squad statistics

As of match played 15 December 2025
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 11+3 1 0 0 1 0 12+3 1 1 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+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0
7 MF Mason Mount 8+5 3 0 0 0+1 0 8+6 3 0 0
8 MF Bruno Fernandes (c) 16 5 0 0 0+1 0 16+1 5 2 0
10 FW Matheus Cunha 11+2 2 0 0 1 0 12+2 2 0 0
11 FW Joshua Zirkzee 3+6 1 0 0 0+1 0 3+7 1 1 0
12 DF Tyrell Malacia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Patrick Dorgu 7+8 0 0 0 1 0 8+8 0 3 0
15 DF Leny Yoro 10+6 0 0 0 0 0 10+6 0 0 0
16 FW Amad Diallo 14+1 2 0 0 1 0 15+1 2 1 0
18 MF Casemiro 14+1 4 0 0 0 0 14+1 4 7 1
19 FW Bryan Mbeumo 16 6 0 0 0+1 1 16+1 7 3 0
23 DF Luke Shaw 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 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 3+2 0 0 0 1 0 4+2 0 1 0
30 FW Benjamin Šeško 6+6 2 0 0 1 0 7+6 2 1 0
31 GK Senne Lammens 10 0 0 0 — 10 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+11 0 0 0 1 0 1+11 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 —

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From: Fee: Ref.
12 June 2025 FW Matheus Cunha Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed[a] [12]
5 July 2025 DF Diego León Cerro Porteño Undisclosed[b] [14]
10 July 2025 FW Enzo Kana-Biyik Le Havre Free [15]
21 July 2025 FW Bryan Mbeumo Brentford Undisclosed[c] [17]
29 July 2025 DF Harley Emsden-James Southampton Free [18]
9 August 2025 FW Benjamin Šeško RB Leipzig Undisclosed[d] [20]
1 September 2025 GK Senne Lammens Royal Antwerp Undisclosed[e] [22]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF Jonny Evans Retired [23]
MF Christian Eriksen Unattached[f] Released
DF Victor Lindelöf Unattached[g] [23]
GK Hubert Graczyk Wealdstone [26][27]
DF Jack Kingdon Cardiff City [26][28]
DF Sam Murray Carlisle United [26][29]
GK Tom Myles Rochdale [26][30]
DF James Nolan Marine [26][31]
GK Tom Wooster West Ham United [26][32]
30 August 2025 FW Alejandro Garnacho Chelsea Undisclosed[h] [34]
1 September 2025 FW Antony Real Betis Undisclosed[i] [36]
1 September 2025 MF Zach Baumann Norwich City Undisclosed[j] [38]

Loan out

Date Pos. Name To Until Ref.
10 July 2025 DF Sonny Aljofree Notts County 30 June 2026 [39]
FW Enzo Kana-Biyik Lausanne-Sport [15]
15 July 2025 DF Habeeb Ogunneye Newport County [40]
17 July 2025 MF Dan Gore Rotherham United [41]
19 July 2025 FW Joe Hugill Barnet [42]
22 July 2025 GK Elyh Harrison Shrewsbury Town [43]
23 July 2025 FW Marcus Rashford Barcelona [44]
28 July 2025 GK Radek Vítek Bristol City [45]
1 August 2025 FW Ethan Wheatley Northampton Town [46]
MF Jack Moorhouse Leyton Orient [47]
15 August 2025 MF Toby Collyer West Bromwich Albion [48]
29 August 2025 DF Louis Jackson Solihull Moors [49]
31 August 2025 FW Ethan Williams Falkirk [50]
1 September 2025 FW Rasmus Højlund Napoli [51]
DF Harry Amass Sheffield Wednesday [52]
FW Jadon Sancho Aston Villa [53]
FW Ethan Ennis Fleetwood Town [54]
12 September 2025 GK André Onana Trabzonspor [55]

Notes

  1. ^ Reported as £62.5 million[11]
  2. ^ Reported as £6 million with add-ons[13]
  3. ^ Reported as £65 million with £6 million in add-ons[16]
  4. ^ Reported as £66.3 million with £7.4 million in add-ons[19]
  5. ^ Reported as £18.1 million plus add-ons[21]
  6. ^ Joined Wolfsburg on 10 September 2025[24]
  7. ^ Joined Aston Villa on 1 September 2025[25]
  8. ^ Reported as £40 million[33]
  9. ^ Reported as £19.06 million with £2.59 million in add-ons[35]
  10. ^ Reported as a free transfer with performance-based add-ons[37]

See also

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