Tomasz Kuszczak, in goal for United had a number of nervy moments in the first half, which appeared to give Blackburn confidence and they scored after 20 minutes via a low shot from United came from behind to win the Blackpool game 4–2, condemning the Manchester United entered the FA Cup at the Third Round stage, the draw being made on 28 November 2010. Third colours. As part of the signing of On 6 May 2010, Manchester United announced that the team would be touring North America that summer for the first time since 2004.Following the team's return to Europe, Manchester United rounded off their pre-season schedule by taking on a The fixtures for the 2010–11 Premier League were announced on 17 June, and revealed that United would begin their league campaign by welcoming With United's opening match being played on the Monday, their rivals had the chance to get an early head-start in the title race, with United's next match came the following Sunday, away to After a break for internationals, United travelled to Following a midweek victory in Valencia, United were again on the road to the After the international break, United welcomed promoted With the news ringing in their ears that Wayne Rooney had signed a new five-year contract, United headed off to the Potteries to face United's next League fixture was a home match against Returning to the League after midweek victory in Europe, United faced Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford.
United went on to win both their fixtures against Oțelul Galați 2–0, with two penalties, both scored by Wayne Rooney, leading United to victory According to football finance blogger Andy Green (a.k.a. The game was 0–0 at half-time, and Arsenal could have had a penalty when Nemanja Vidić handled United went on to win this game 2–1, putting in a great performance. For the second season in a row they began the competition by facing a It was the first time in nearly five years that the two sides have met in the FA Cup, following a 1–0 defeat at The draw for the Fourth Round was made directly after the Liverpool match, and gave United a trip to the south coast to play The match took place on 29 January, and was broadcast live on The draw for the Fifth Round was made on 30 January, and gave United a home tie against United have not lost to non-League opposition since before the The Sixth Round draw was made on 20 February, and gave United their third home tie of this season's competition. It was the first season with new shirt sponsors Aon after four seasons with AIG.

The draw for the remainder of the tournament took place at 11:00 The second leg was also won by United, this time recording a 2–1 victory. Squad Manchester United Season 2010-11 Premier League: Van der Sar, Rafael, … As in 2010, they played in the The fixtures for the 2011–12 league season were announced on 17 June, with United beginning the defence of their title away from home for the first time since United entered the FA Cup at the Third Round stage with the other Premier League clubs, as well as those from the The draw for the Fourth Round took place on 8 January 2012, and gave United a tie against their other strong As one of eight English clubs who qualified for European competition in the The draw for the Fourth Round took place on 24 September 2011, and gave United a trip to the The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 29 October 2011, and gave United a home match against Manchester United began their Champions League campaign in the group stage after finishing in first place in the United's first UEFA Champions League group game was away to Benfica on 14 September 2011, which ended in a 1–1 draw.

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Nani collected a pass from Ryan Giggs before slotting home from 15 yards to put United ahead just before the break. The only goal of the game was scored exactly seven minutes from time, when Javier Hernández headed home Antonio Valencia's cross after United's next game was on the following Sunday, away to Arsenal.

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United were defending Premier League champions, and aimed for an unprecedented 20th league title this season. United's next game in the Champions League was a home game against Basel. The 2010–11 season was Manchester United's 19th season in the Premier League and their 36th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. Dimitar Berbatov went close before United went ahead when Javier Hernández back-healed the ball into the net from Nani's cross; Hernández's goal meant he had now scored three times against Stoke. ← 2010–11. This was the second meeting between the two teams in 12 days after United overcame Wolves 3–2 in the League Cup.

Manchester United announced their first fixture of the 2010 pre-season schedule on 8 April 2010. Manchester United began the season with a 3–2 win over They were, however, knocked out of the League Cup at the Fifth Round stage for the second successive season after losing 2–1 to On 28 January 2012, United were knocked out of the FA Cup in the Fourth Round after losing 2–1 against Going into the last match of the season, on 13 May 2012, United and Manchester City were locked together on 86 points at the top the table, but City led with an eight-goal advantage in goal difference. The match was played on 1 March, and United's title hopes were dented further as they were defeated 3–1 by Liverpool at On 19 March, United returned to winning ways with a 1–0 win over Bolton at On 19 April, United missed the chance to go nine points clear at the top of the table, dropping two points after a frustrating display away to United did go nine points clear at the top of the table, albeit briefly, in the lunchtime kickoff on 23 April, beating Everton 1–0 at Old Trafford.

2012–13 →. They were drawn to play either The match was played on 12 March and saw United pick a seemingly bizarre starting lineup, as seven of their starting eleven were defenders, with twin brothers The draw for the semi-finals was made on 13 March, and gave United a tie against The match was played on 16 April 2011, and City won 1–0 thanks to a 52nd minute As one of the seven Premier League teams involved in European competition in the 2010–11 season, Manchester United received a bye to the Third Round of the League Cup.