Manchester United, as group winners, could have faced teams such as Barcelona and Internazionale, but were eventually paired with Lille, whom they met in the group stage of last season's UEFA Champions League. 'https:' : 'http:') + United pushed forward but David James denied Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs before Rio Ferdinand put Taylor's pass into his own net to put Pompey 2-0 up. United struggled to break Boro down after the break and were indebted to Van der Sar's save to thwart Viduka. The result put United nine points clear of Chelsea with ten games left in the season. It was also United's 9th Premiership title, and their 16th overall. The event was marked by a charity football match, organised in collaboration with UEFA, who were commemorating 50 years since the signing of the Treaty of Rome, against a team of the best players from Europe's top clubs.

However, the 2–1 loss to Roma was made redundant with a 7–1 thrashing of Roma in the second leg of the quarter-final. The match was played on 7 November.

United booked a ticket in the FA Cup Final with a 4–1 win over Watford. Ronaldo scored in the 34th minute after he was fouled by Michael Ball, who had earlier stamped viciously on him. Rooney tapped in a cross from Ryan Giggs to break the 0–0 deadlock, before doubling United's lead with an audacious chip over the head of David James.

Cristiano Ronaldo smashed home the fourth goal into the bottom corner and slid home a Ryan Giggs cross before Carrick fired home the sixth. Brynjar Gunnarsson scored against the run of play in the 67th minute to equalise for Reading, when he powered a header past Tomasz Kuszczak. United's first departure of the 2006–07 season was French forward David Bellion, who departed for Nice for an undisclosed fee on 1 July. Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals between them against Fulham, but the partnership was broken up for the next game against Charlton by Rooney's suspension, picked up in the friendly against Porto. The match had many highlights, not least of which were Cristiano Ronaldo's dazzling form and a 25-yard volleyed goal from Paul Scholes, which was voted as the BBC's goal of the month for December 2006. The England international had missed the Red Devils’ last game against Wolves with an ankle problem, but has been passed fit to feature on Wednesday night. In the fifth round, United met Reading, who were managed by former Red Steve Coppell. Lille players, furious that an earlier header by Peter Odemwingie had been ruled out, walked off the pitch as the last 16 first leg clash boiled over. Despite winning the first leg, United lost 3–0. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has brought Marcus Rashford back into the starting XI, for his team’s Champions League contest against Barcelona. Lille grew in confidence but failed to capitalise as Jean Makoun wasted a header from six yards and Peter Odemwingie's header rattled the post. And substitute Alberto Gilardino broke away to wrap up an easy win as United were eliminated from the Champions League. It’ll be very similar to what happened last week against Luton. Manchester United opened their FA Cup campaign against Aston Villa. Back to Britain again, and a fixture against Oxford United was next up, which United won comfortably 4–1. var cx = 'partner-pub-6441130170451142:2580822212'; '//www.google.com/cse/cse.js?cx=' + cx; gcse.async = true; George Boateng headed in Middlesbrough's second a minute after half-time, but then handled Rio Ferdinand's header in the 66th minute. However, they could still be drawn against FC Bayern Munich, PSV, Celtic and others. Cristiano Ronaldo gave United the lead with a fifth-minute header, but Kaká drew Milan level with an angled drive after 21 minutes, and gave Milan the lead from close range before the break. 2006–07 UEFA Champions League group stage, 2006–07 UEFA Champions League knockout stage, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006–07_Manchester_United_F.C._season&oldid=971644522, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 August 2020, at 11:34. The tournament involved matches against South Africa's top two teams, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, followed by a further match against the winner of a play-off between the two host sides. The draw for the group stage of the Champions League took place on 24 August 2006. Paul Pogba completes the three-man midfield for the home team. And Sir Alex Ferguson's side had only themselves to blame for a lacklustre approach and a host of missed chances. Going into the last five minutes, the match looked like it was going to finish as a draw, and with Chelsea not playing that weekend, United couldn't afford to allow them any ground.

An own goal from United old boy Phil Neville levelled the scores before Wayne Rooney put United ahead and Chris Eagles sealed the win. Ronaldo's contribution did not stop with his two goals against Villa, as he scored two more braces in his next two league games against Wigan and Reading. Paul Scholes equalised when he fired in after 61 minutes, and a side-footed goal from Michael Carrick gave United the lead. August was rounded off with a 2–1 win away to Watford, the winner scored by Ryan Giggs, who was celebrating his 600th start for United. gcse.src = (document.location.protocol == 'https:' ? We’ve got to be happy. For the first of their two matches with Copenhagen, United hosted the Danish champions at Old Trafford on 17 October. Former Aston Villa striker Marcus Allbäck poked home the winner after 73 minutes to leave United with more work needed to reach the knockout phase. Wayne Rooney equalised coolly with his first UEFA Champions League goal since 2004, but Mirko Vučinić slid in Roma's second after 66 minutes for a slender lead. Manchester United Confirmed Lineup vs Barcelona: Rashford fit to start; Fred, McTominay in midfield By Raghavendra Goudar on April 10, 2019 11:33 pm | Leave a Comment Football News 24/7

Cristiano Ronaldo converted the subsequent penalty to hand United a replay. [10] Finally, United returned home to Old Trafford on 12 August for their only home friendly of the 2006–07 pre-season. A second successive 1–0 loss, this time to Celtic, pushed United down to second place in Group F and qualified the Scottish champions for the UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Gabriel Heinze opened the scoring after two minutes, when his 25-yard shot squeezed under Adam Federici's body. A fortnight later, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake signed for Plymouth Argyle for £200,000. Barcelona have kept Lionel Messi, discarded Luis Suarez and hired Ronald Koeman but the new era begins against Villarreal on Sunday when change must bring results.... more » 24.09.2020 13:29 Stadio Olimpico Attendance: Attendance 72,700. United won 3–0. Solskjaer added: “You can look back at the performance especially in the last 20-25 minutes when we didn’t really get hold of the ball and control the game when we were winning 2-1. Rodrigo Taddei gave Roma the lead with a deflected shot in the 44th minute. United won 1–0, thanks to a controversial Ryan Giggs goal in the 83rd minute. Gerard Pique starts for Barcelona on his return to Old Trafford, but Ousmane Dembele doesn’t make the starting XI, having only recovered from an injury. Brian McBride put the Cottagers 1–0 up after 17 minutes, but Ryan Giggs managed to keep the Reds in the game with an equaliser just before the half-hour mark. The first leg took place on 4 April, and the second leg took place on 10 April.

The replay against Middlesbrough was played on 19 March. Michael Carrick gave United the lead after four minutes, lifting Cristiano Ronaldo's pass over the advancing Paddy Kenny. United opened April with a 2–1 loss to Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Are you sure you want to submit this vote? The striker was brought in to bolster United's thin strike force, of which the only fit members at the time were Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjær, whose increasing age and long-term knee injury caused him to be restricted to substitute appearances at the most. The visitors were Sevilla, who helped mark the official opening of Old Trafford's new North-West and North-East quadrants with a 3–0 win to United in front of a half-capacity crowd. However, for all their success in the major competitions, the club was unable to defend the League Cup title they had won in 2005–06, losing to Southend United in the Fourth Round. United opened their 2006–07 UEFA Champions League campaign with an entertaining 3–2 victory over Celtic on 13 September. [1] United enjoyed a much more successful season than the previous three seasons, winning the Premier League by a six-point margin over Chelsea. John O'Shea and Wayne Rooney both wasted easy opportunities to score. The only other goal of the game fell to Ricardo Carvalho, securing a point for Chelsea and maintaining the Blues' three-point deficit behind United at the top of the table. United were denied a goal when a header from Nemanja Vidić crossed the line before being cleared by Pedro Mendes. The impressive Mark Schwarzer had twice thwarted Wayne Rooney when the striker had been put clean through with Boro on the back foot throughout. Substitute Kieran Richardson chipped in a fourth to secure United's place in the final. United then travelled to Anfield to face Liverpool in their next game.

The original squad selected by Lippi was hit by last minute injuries and withdrawals by some big names like Ronaldinho and David Beckham, forcing replacements to be drawn from Premier League teams like Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth at short notice. In the first half, United had two good chances, but Wayne Rooney's shot was blocked and John O'Shea hit the bar. Following the Chelsea draw, United won another three games on the bounce, including a 3–1 victory in the Manchester derby, extending the Reds' unbeaten run to 12 games and their lead at the top of the table to 8 points. Southend clung on for a shock win. On 10 August, defender Paul McShane and goalkeeper Luke Steele both departed for West Bromwich Albion. The game was played on 10 March. Henrik Larsson was named captain for the Europe XI, the day after his loan spell at Old Trafford came to an end.

Milan were ahead on away goals in the 11th minute, when Clarence Seedorf headed down for Kaká to drill into the corner. The 2006–07 season was Manchester United's 15th season in the Premier League, and their 32nd consecutive season in the top division of English football. In the first leg of the quarter-final with Roma, Paul Scholes was sent off in the 33rd minute, after fouls on Christian Wilhelmsson and Francesco Totti. The game was goal-less after 90 minutes, and looked set to be going towards penalties until Didier Drogba poked home a late winner in the 116th minute. The first leg was played on 20 February 2007. Wayne Rooney doubled United's lead with an emphatic finish after 50 minutes. However, Southend pulled off an upset win by winning 1–0 and dumping the holders out of the League Cup. Following the win at Anfield, United hosted Bolton Wanderers in their next game. 7:45pm, Wednesday 27th May 2009. The 2006–07 season also marked the 50th anniversary of the Busby Babes' first foray into European competition. The Red Devils took on a European XI, coached by the 2006 World Cup-winning manager Marcelo Lippi. There are no changes at the back, with David de Gea continuing goal, shielded by a back-four of Ashley Young, Chris Smalling, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw. They eventually returned, and United clung on for a crucial victory. Dean Henderson starts in goal, with Eric Bailly, Fred, Scott McTominay, Donny van de Beek and Jesse Lingard all involved. Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated the winner in his own unique fashion on the touchline, and it was easy to see why after his side had somehow fashioned a crucial three points.