Introduce Manchaster United

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.

In 1968, under the management of Matt Busby, Manchester United was the first English football club to win the European Cup, ten years after the Munich air disaster that claimed the lives of eight players. The current manager, Alex Ferguson, is the most successful manager in the club's history, having won 26 major honours since he took over in November 1986.^[3]

Having won 18 league titles, four League Cups and a record 11 FA Cups,^[4] Manchester United is one of the most successful clubs in the history of English football. The club is unique in having won a Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League Treble, in the 1998–99 season.

Manchester United is one of the wealthiest and most widely supported football teams in the world.^[5][6][7][8] The club is said to be worth £1.19 billion, making it the most valuable football club in the world.^[9] After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost £800 million.

Old traford - the man united stadium

Name: Old Trafford
Nickname: Theatre of Dreams
Inauguration: 1909
Capacity: 76,000 seats
Record Attendance: 76,962; Wolves-Grimsby, 25 March 1939
Address: Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0R

Primary Player profile

Striker

Wayne Rooney

Birthdate:	24 Oct 1985
Birthplace:	Croxteth, Liverpool
Position:	Striker
Appearances:	289
Goals:	132
Joined United:	31 Aug 2004
United Debut:	28 Sept 2004 v Fenerbahce (H)
International	England

Striker

Nani

Birthdate:	17 Nov 1986
Birthplace:	Praia, Cape Verde
Position:	Winger
Appearances:	122
Goals:	22
Joined United:	01 Jul 2007
United Debut:	05 Aug 2007 v Chelsea (N)
International	Portugal

Striker

Berbatov

Birthdate:	30 Jan 1981
Birthplace:	Blagoevgrad
Position:	Striker
Appearances:	101
Goals:	33
Joined United:	01 Sep 2008
United Debut:	13 Sept 2008 v Liverpool (A)
International	Bulgaria

Midfielder

Darren Fletcher

Birthdate:	01 Feb 1984
Birthplace:	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position:	Midfielder
Appearances:	272
Goals:	21
Joined United:	03 Jul 2000
United Debut:	12 Mar 2003 v FC Basel (H)
International	Scotland

Midfielder

Paul Scholes

Birthdate:	16 Nov 1974
Birthplace:	Salford, England
Position:	Midfielder
Appearances:	657
Goals:	150
Joined United:	08 Jul 1991
United Debut:	21 Sep 1994 v Port Vale (A)
International	England (retired)

Michael Carrick

Birthdate:	28 Jul 1981
Birthplace:	Wallsend, North Shields
Position:	Midfielder
Appearances:	199
Goals:	17
Joined United:	31 Jul 2006
United Debut:	23 Aug 2006 v Charlton (A)
International	England

Defender

Nemanja Vidic

Birthdate:	21 Oct 1981
Birthplace:	Uzice, Serbia
Position:	Defender
Appearances:	203
Goals:	15
Joined United:	05 Jan 2006
United Debut:	25 Jan 2006 v Blackburn (H)
International	Serbia

Midfielder

Ryan Giggs

Birthdate:	29 Nov 1973
Birthplace:	Cardiff, Wales
Position:	Midfielder
Appearances:	847
Goals:	156
Joined United:	09 Jul 1990
United Debut:	02 Mar 1991 v Everton (H)
International	Wales (retired)

Midfielder

Ji-sung Park

Birthdate:	25 Feb 1981
Birthplace:	Seoul, South Korea
Position:	Midfielder
Appearances:	163
Goals:	20
Joined United:	08 Jul 2005
United Debut:	09 Aug 2005 v Debreceni (H)
International	Korea Republic

Midfielder

Anderson

Birthdate:	13 Apr 1988
Birthplace:	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position:	Midfielder
Appearances:	105
Goals:	1
Joined United:	01 Jul 2007
United Debut:	01 Sept 2007 v Sunderland (H)
International	Brazil

Defender

Wes Brown

Birthdate:	13 Oct 1979
Birthplace:	Manchester
Position:	Defender
Appearances:	355
Goals:	4
Joined United:	08 Jul 1996
United Debut:	04 May 1998 v Leeds United (H)
International	England

Defender

Rio Ferdinand

Birthdate:	07 Nov 1978
Birthplace:	Peckham, London
Position:	Defender
Appearances:	341
Goals:	7
Joined United:	22 Jul 2002
United Debut:	27 Aug 2002 v Zalaegerszeg (H)
International	England

Midfielder

Owen Hargreaves

Birthdate:	20 Jan 1981
Birthplace:	Calgary, Canada
Position:	Midfielder
Appearances:	39
Goals:	2
Joined United:	01 Jul 2007
United Debut:	19 Aug 2007 v Man. City (A)
International	England

Defender

Patrice Evra

Birthdate:	15 May 1981
Birthplace:	Dakar, Senegal
Position:	Defender
Appearances:	212
Goals:	2
Joined United:	10 Jan 2006
United Debut:	14 Jan 2006 v Manchester City (A)
International	France

Defender

G Neville

Birthdate:	18 Feb 1975
Birthplace:	Bury
Position:	Defender
Appearances:	601
Goals:	7
Joined United:	08 Jul 1991
United Debut:	16 Sep 1992 v Torpedo Moscow (H)
International	England

Gary Neville belongs to an elite group of players who have skippered the Reds to Premier League title glory.

Following on from Bryan Robson, Steve Bruce, Eric Cantona and Roy Keane, Neville realised a lifelong dream as he became the fifth United captain to lift the Premier League trophy following the Reds' triumph in 2006/07.

Neville himself had missed the final stages of that season, having suffered ankle ligament damage just 11 minutes into the visit of Bolton to Old Trafford on 17 March 2007. The same injury kept him out for most of the 2007/2008 season.

The

Bury-born defender was handed the skipper's armband following Keane’s departure during 2005/06. Being one of the Reds' most consistent and committed performers since establishing himself in the side in 1994/95 at the expense of Paul Parker, Neville was a natural choice. He is as loyal a servant as you could hope to have, and in an age where players rarely stay put for long he is among a dying breed of one-club men. "United is the only club I've ever wanted to play for," he says.

Vocal and single-minded, Neville has all the attributes and characteristics of a great leader of men. He enters every game refusing to

Keeper

Edwin Van De Sar

Birthdate:	29 Oct 1970
Birthplace:	Voorhout, Holland
Position:	Goalkeeper
Appearances:	236
Goals:	0
Joined United:	01 Jun 2005
United Debut:	09 Aug 2005 v Debreceni VSC (H)
International	Holland (retired)

There have been plenty of pretenders to Peter Schmeichel’s throne since his abdication in 1999. But few have graced the number 1 jersey with such quality and consistency as Edwin van der Sar.

The two differ in style; Schmeichel was famed for bellowing at his back four as well as his brilliant saves. Edwin, however, uses his experience and calm assurance to great effect.

Edwin has all the wisdom and know-how between the sticks that you would expect of a goalkeeper that is his nation’s most-capped player and a former UEFA Cup (1992) and Champions League (1995) winner with his first club Ajax. He

also won four league titles and three domestic cups with the Amsterdam outfit, before spending two seasons in Serie A with Juventus.

Gianlugi Buffon’s arrival at the Stadio delle Alpi resulted in van der Sar's £5million switch to Fulham in 2001 at the outset of the Londoners’ Premier League adventure, but after four seasons at Craven Cottage United came knocking.

Van der Sar was 34 when he arrived at Old Trafford in 2005 but old father time had dulled neither ambition nor influence. In 2007, he won his first league title with the Reds and saved a penalty in the