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 League15th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round

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 will compete in the Premier League, FA Cup and the EFL Cup, but not in European competitions – a first since 2014–15.

Jonny Evans was the last player in the squad from the days of Sir Alex Ferguson, and with his retirement United are also without a Premier League winner for the first time since the competition's inaugural season in 1992–93.

Pre-season and friendlies

Before the start of the season, Manchester United faced newly promoted rivals, Leeds United in Solna, Sweden. Then they traveled to the United States to take part in the Premier League Summer Series. The series was made up of three games: against West Ham United in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on 26 July; Bournemouth in Chicago, Illinois, on 30 July; and Everton in Atlanta, Georgia, on 3 August.[1] Upon their return from the United States, United hosted Fiorentina at Old Trafford in their final pre-season fixture on 9 August for the Snapdragon Cup.[2] United completed pre-season winning both the Premier League Summer Series and the Snapdragon Cup.

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', Amad 53', Williams 72' 58,927
3 August 2025 Everton N 2–2 Fernandes 19' (pen.), Mount 69'
9 August 2025 Fiorentina H 1–1
(5–4 p) 		Gosens 25' (o.g.) 67,000

Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Premier League

Manchester United's place in the 2025–26 Premier League season was confirmed on 20 April 2025. It will be their 34th season in the Premier League. The fixtures were announced on 18 June 2025. The competition begins on 15 August 2025.[3]

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 18 June 2025.[4][5]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
17 August 2025 Arsenal H 0–1 15th
24 August 2025 Fulham A
30 August 2025 Burnley H
14 September 2025 Manchester City A
20 September 2025 Chelsea H
27 September 2025 Brentford A
4 October 2025 Sunderland H
18 October 2025 Liverpool A
25 October 2025 Brighton & Hove Albion H
1 November 2025 Nottingham Forest A
8 November 2025 Tottenham Hotspur A
22 November 2025 Everton H
29 November 2025 Crystal Palace A
3 December 2025 West Ham United H
6 December 2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
13 December 2025 Bournemouth H
20 December 2025 Aston Villa A
27 December 2025 Newcastle United H
30 December 2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
3 January 2026 Leeds United A
7 January 2026 Burnley A
17 January 2026 Manchester City H
24 January 2026 Arsenal A
31 January 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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Newcastle United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Everton 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
15 Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
16 Bournemouth 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
17 Brentford 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 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[6]

FA Cup

Since United are a Premier League side, they will enter the FA Cup in the third round.

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Since United did not qualify for UEFA competitions, they would enter the EFL Cup in the second round and were drawn away to Grimsby Town.[7][8]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
27 August 2025 Second round Grimsby Town A

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Portugal Ruben Amorim
Assistant head coach Portugal Carlos Fernandes
First-team coaches Angola Adélio Cândido
Portugal Emanuel Ferro
Goalkeeping coach Portugal Jorge Vital
Assistant goalkeeping coach England Craig Mawson
Head of sports medicine England Gary O'Driscoll
Senior first-team doctor England Jim Moxon
Head physiotherapist England Jordan Reece
First-team physiotherapists Australia Ibrahim Kerem
Wales Andy Walling
First-team sports therapists Brazil Abner Bruzzichessi
England Alan Watmough
England Andy Caveney
Head of physical performance England Ed Leng
Physical performance coach Portugal Paulo Barreira
Fitness coaches England Charlie Owen
Italy Paulo Gaudino
First-team strength and power coach England Michael Clegg
First-team sports scientist England Michael Eglon

Squad statistics

As of 17 August 2025
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Turkey Altay Bayındır 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF Portugal Diogo Dalot 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Morocco Noussair Mazraoui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF England Harry Maguire 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
6 DF Argentina Lisandro Martínez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF England Mason Mount 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF Portugal Bruno Fernandes (c) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Denmark Rasmus Højlund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Brazil Matheus Cunha 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 FW Netherlands Joshua Zirkzee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Netherlands Tyrell Malacia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Denmark Patrick Dorgu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF France Leny Yoro 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 FW Ivory Coast Amad Diallo 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 FW Argentina Alejandro Garnacho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Brazil Casemiro 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW Cameroon Bryan Mbeumo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 FW Brazil Antony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK England Tom Heaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England Luke Shaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 GK Cameroon Andre Onana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Uruguay Manuel Ugarte 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 DF England Ayden Heaven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW Slovenia Benjamin Šeško 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 FW Denmark Chido Obi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF England Tyler Fredricson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Paraguay Diego León 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF England Kobbie Mainoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF England Harry Amass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW England Jadon Sancho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own goals — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 —

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From: Fee: Ref.
First team
12 June 2025 FW Brazil Matheus Cunha England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed[a] [10]
5 July 2025 DF Paraguay Diego León Paraguay Cerro Porteño Undisclosed[b] [12]
21 July 2025 FW Cameroon Bryan Mbeumo England Brentford Undisclosed[c] [14]
9 August 2025 FW Slovenia Benjamin Šeško Germany RB Leipzig Undisclosed[d] [16]
Academy
10 July 2025 FW France Enzo Kana-Biyik France Le Havre Free [17]
29 July 2025 DF England Harley Emsden-James England Southampton [18]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
First team
30 June 2025 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans Retired [19]
MF Denmark Christian Eriksen Unattached Released
DF Sweden Victor Lindelöf
Academy
30 June 2025 GK England Hubert Graczyk Unattached Released [20]
DF Scotland Jack Kingdon [20]
England Sam Murray England Carlisle United [20][21]
GK England Tom Myles England Rochdale [20][22]
DF England James Nolan Unattached [20]
GK England Tom Wooster [20]

Loan out

Date Pos. Name To Until Ref.
First team
17 July 2025 MF England Dan Gore England Rotherham United 30 June 2026 [23]
23 July 2025 FW England Marcus Rashford Spain Barcelona [24]
1 August 2025 FW England Ethan Wheatley England Northampton Town [25]
15 August 2025 MF England Toby Collyer England West Bromwich Albion [26]
Academy
10 July 2025 DF England Sonny Aljofree England Notts County 30 June 2026 [27]
FW France Enzo Kana-Biyik Switzerland Lausanne-Sport [17]
15 July 2025 DF England Habeeb Ogunneye England Newport County [28]
19 July 2025 FW England Joe Hugill England Barnet [29]
22 July 2025 GK England Elyh Harrison England Shrewsbury Town [30]
28 July 2025 GK Czech Republic Radek Vítek England Bristol City [31]
1 August 2025 MF Republic of Ireland Jack Moorhouse England Leyton Orient [32]

Notes

  1. ^ Reported as £62.5 million[9]
  2. ^ Reported as £6 million with add-ons[11]
  3. ^ Reported as £65 million with £6 million in add-ons[13]
  4. ^ Reported as £66.3 million with £7.4 million in add-ons[15]

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  11. ^ "Teenage defender Leon set for Man Utd medical". BBC Sport. Simon Stone. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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  13. ^ "'I wore this shirt growing up' - Man Utd sign Mbeumo". BBC Sport. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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  31. ^ "New deal and loan move for Vitek". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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