9/1/2023 0 Comments Manchester uniteThe final pre-season game was at home to fellow Premier League side Everton on 7 August United were 3–0 up by half-time via goals from Mason Greenwood, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes, before Diogo Dalot scored a fourth in the second half. United were scheduled to play an away game against another Championship club, Preston North End, on 31 July, but the match was cancelled due to a number of suspected positive COVID-19 tests within the Manchester United team. Andreas Pereira then put United in front again with a volley from 25 yards out that went in off the underside of the crossbar however, Bryan Mbeumo equalised for Brentford with 12 minutes left to play, and the visitors left with a draw. Elanga scored his second goal in two games in the 12th minute, only for Shandon Baptiste to equalise eight minutes later. On 28 July, United returned to Old Trafford to play Premier League debutants Brentford. Anthony Elanga pulled a goal back for Manchester United in the 73rd minute, but it was not enough to prevent defeat. QPR then scored three goals in the space of eight minutes in the second half to give them a 4–1 lead with half an hour to play. Jesse Lingard opened the scoring in the third minute, but Charlie Austin equalised four minutes later. United's next game was against Queens Park Rangers on 24 July. Colin Kazim-Richards pulled a goal back for Derby, but United held on to win 2–1. He was substituted at half-time by Facundo Pellistri, who added a second on the hour mark. Tahith Chong, who was playing despite having agreed to join Birmingham City on loan for the season, scored the first goal in the 18th minute. Instead, they played matches in England, beginning with an away match against Championship side Derby County – managed by United's record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney – on 18 July 2021. This was United's fifth trophyless season in a row, their longest since a run of six between 1968––74.ĭue to the COVID-19 pandemic, Manchester United did not go on an overseas tour in the 2021–22 pre-season. Erik ten Hag was appointed as Solskjær's permanent successor on 21 April 2022, to take over from the end of this season. Eight days later, Ralf Rangnick was appointed as interim manager until the end of the season, taking charge officially on 3 December. On 21 November 2021, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær was sacked and replaced as caretaker by first-team coach Michael Carrick. In August 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the club from Juventus after 12 years away, having left for Real Madrid in 2009 for a world record transfer fee. United finished sixth in the Premier League, and were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the third round and the FA Cup in the fourth round, as well as reaching the UEFA Champions League round of 16. The 2021–22 season was Manchester United's 30th season in the Premier League and their 47th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.
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