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The 2016–17 season was Manchester United's 25th season in the Premier League, and their 42nd consecutive season in the top-flight of English football.Following the departure of Louis van Gaal at the end of the previous season, the club signed former Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid manager José Mourinho on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year.
The 2017–18 season was Manchester United's 26th season in the Premier League and their 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football.The season was the first since 2003–04 without former club captain Wayne Rooney, who rejoined Everton after 13 seasons with United, during which time he overtook Bobby Charlton as their all-time top scorer. [1]
Manchester United earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup. They also entered the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League , as the berth reserved for the Champions League title holders was not used. [ 9 ]
[2] [3] Manchester United beat Ajax 2–0 to win their first title. [4] With this victory, they became the fifth club – after Juventus , Ajax , Bayern Munich and Chelsea – to have won all three major European trophies ( European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League , UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup ).
The match featured Spanish side Real Madrid, the title holders and winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, and English side Manchester United, the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. [5] The match was played at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia, on 8 August 2017, and was the first UEFA final staged in the country. [6]
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Club. Management ... Updated to match played 21 May 2017 ... 30 April 2017 35: Manchester United: 1–1:
The 2017 EFL Cup Final was the final association football match of the 2016–17 EFL Cup that took place on 26 February 2017 between Manchester United and Southampton at Wembley Stadium in London, England. [2]
The match kickoff times are 20:45 CEST/CET, except for matchday 5 in Russia which are 18:00 CET. [12] The match kickoff times for matchdays 4 and 5 in Turkey were changed from 20:45 CET to 18:45 CET due to the decision of the Turkish government to use the UTC+3 time zone all year round starting from September 2016.