The team then left for South Africa to play in the 2008 Vodacom Challenge. Manchester United won the match 2–0, with a penalty from Michael Carrick and a header from Wayne Rooney. The fixture was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dons winning the European Cup Winners' Cup, for which Ferguson himself was the manager. This was Cristiano Ronaldo's final season with Manchester United before leaving for Real Madrid for a world record transfer fee in June 2009 he returned at the start of the 2021–22 season.Īfter losing assistant manager Carlos Queiroz to the Portugal national team, Manchester United began their pre-season schedule on 12 July 2008 with a trip up to Pittodrie Stadium to play against Sir Alex Ferguson's former team, Aberdeen. This made them the first team to win three consecutive English top flight titles on two occasions, having also done so between 19. United secured the Premier League title with a goalless draw at home to Arsenal on. Two months later, on 1 March 2009, the club added the 2008–09 League Cup to their trophy cabinet with a 4–1 penalty shootout win over Tottenham Hotspur after a goalless 120 minutes in the final. In December 2008, the club became the first English side to win the FIFA Club World Cup when they beat LDU Quito 1–0 in the final. United started their season in August 2008 by winning the Community Shield. They reached the final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on, but were beaten 2–0 by Barcelona. After winning a third consecutive Premier League title for the second time to equal Liverpool's record of 18 league titles, United aimed to become the first team to retain the European Cup since Milan in 1990. The 2008–09 season was Manchester United's 17th season in the Premier League, and their 34th consecutive season in the top division of English football.
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