Information Full name Manchester United Football Club Nickname(s) The Red Devils[1] Founded 1878, as Newton Heath LYR F.C. Ground Old Trafford (Capacity: 75,957[2]) Owner Glazer family Co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer Manager Sir Alex Ferguson League Premier League 2010–11 Premier League, 1st Website Club home page 2

history Manchester United was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by the Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath. The team initially played games against other departments and rail companies, but on 20 November 1880, they competed in their first recorded match; wearing the colours of the railway company – green and gold – they were defeated 6–0 by Bolton Wanderers' reserve team. By 1888, the club had become a founding member of The Combination, a regional football league. 3

Manchester United team Goal keeper: Ben Amos,David De Gea,Tomasz Kuszczak,Anders Lindegaard Defender: Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Ezekiel Fryers, Fàbio, Phil Jones, Michael Keane, Rafael,Chris Smalling Tom Thorpe,Marnick vermjil, Nemanja Vidic Midfielders: Anderson Reece Brown,Michael Carrick,Tom Cleverley,Larnell Cole, Darren Fletcher, Ryan Giggs, Ravel Morrison, Nani, Ji-Sung Park, Paul Pogba, Antonio Valencia, Ashley Young Forward: Dimitar Berbatov, Mame Biram Diouf, Javier Hernández, William Keane Federico Macheda, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck Trainer: Alex Ferguson 4

Pre-season and friendlies Manchester United preceded their 2011–12 campaign with a tour of the United States for the second year in a row. As in 2010, they played in the MLS All-Star Game, in which they took on a team of the best players in Major League Soccer. In the lead-up to this game, which was played on 27 July 2011, United took on the New England Revolution (13 July), the Seattle Sounders (20 July) and the Chicago Fire (23 July), before finishing the tour with a game against Barcelona at FedEx Field in Washington, D.C. on 30 July. 5

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