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“Assault, assault, assault” is a standard chorus to come back belting out of the Stretford Finish, and over time Manchester United have been fairly good at heeding that cry.
Whereas the Crimson Devils have had their issues in entrance of purpose in latest seasons the membership have a wealthy historical past of resounding victories, as a rule at Outdated Trafford earlier than the United trustworthy.
Right here we check out the largest wins in United’s historical past:
Man United’s greatest ever wins
| Date | Season | Competitors | Dwelling/Away | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/09/1956 | 1956-57 | European Cup | H | RSC Anderlecht | 10-0 |
| 15/10/1892 | 1892-93 | First Division | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10-1 |
| 02/02/2021 | 2020-21 | Premier League | H | Southampton FC | 9-0 |
| 04/03/1995 | 1994-95 | Premier League | H | Ipswich City | 9-0 |
| 12/02/1949 | 1948-49 | FA Cup | H | Yeovil City | 8-0 |
| 06/02/1999 | 1998-99 | Premier League | A | Nottingham Forest | 1-8 |
| 19/03/1969 | 1968-69 | First Division | H | Queens Park Rangers | 8-1 |
| 17/09/2024 | 2024-25 | EFL Cup | H | Barnsley FC | 7-0 |
| 25/10/1997 | 1997-98 | Premier League | H | Barnsley FC | 7-0 |
| 08/04/1970 | 1969-70 | First Division | H | West Bromwich Albion | 7-0 |
| 24/10/1964 | 1964-65 | First Division | H | Aston Villa | 7-0 |
| 08/03/1950 | 1949-50 | First Division | H | Aston Villa | 7-0 |
| 28/08/2011 | 2011-12 | Premier League | H | Arsenal FC | 8-2 |
| 07/02/1970 | 1969-70 | FA Cup | A | Northampton City | 2-8 |
| 27/11/2010 | 2010-11 | Premier League | H | Blackburn Rovers | 7-1 |
| 10/04/2007 | 2006-07 | Champions League | H | AS Roma | 7-1 |
| 01/04/2000 | 1999-00 | Premier League | H | West Ham United | 7-1 |
| 02/10/1968 | 1968-69 | European Cup | H | Waterford United | 7-1 |
| 31/12/1892 | 1892-93 | First Division | H | Derby County | 7-1 |
| 26/01/2020 | 2019-20 | FA Cup | A | Tranmere Rovers | 0-6 |
| 12/01/2008 | 2007-08 | Premier League | H | Newcastle United | 6-0 |
| 26/01/2003 | 2002-03 | FA Cup | H | West Ham United | 6-0 |
| 05/09/2000 | 2000-01 | Premier League | H | Bradford Metropolis | 6-0 |
| 25/02/1996 | 1995-96 | Premier League | A | Bolton Wanderers | 0-6 |
| 04/05/1968 | 1967-68 | First Division | H | Newcastle United | 6-0 |
| 06/10/1965 | 1965-66 | European Cup | H | HJK Helsinki | 6-0 |
| 12/04/1961 | 1960-61 | First Division | H | Burnley FC | 6-0 |
| 26/12/1960 | 1960/-61 | First Division | H | Chelsea FC | 6-0 |
| 27/02/1960 | 1959-60 | First Division | A | Blackpool FC | 0-6 |
| 09/09/1959 | 1959-60 | First Division | H | Leeds United | 6-0 |
| 25/09/1957 | 1957-58 | European Cup | A | Shamrock Rovers | 0-6 |
| 28/04/1951 | 1950-51 | First Division | H | Huddersfield City | 6-0 |
| 05/11/1949 | 1949-50 | First Division | H | Huddersfield City | 6-0 |
| 08/01/1949 | 1948-49 | FA Cup | H | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 6-0 |
| 30/10/1897 | 1897-98 | Second Division | H | Walsall FC | 6-0 |
Manchester United 10-0 RSC Anderlecht
The one time United hit double figures and saved a clear sheet in the identical match was towards Anderlecht within the first spherical of the European Cup in 1956. The Crimson Devils adopted up a 2-0 first-leg win in Belgium with a 10-0 thumping at Outdated Trafford.
Dennis Viollet and Tommy Taylor tussled over the match ball, scoring 4 and three targets respectively, Liam Whelan chipped in with a brace and Johnny Berry bagged one whereas Sir Matt Busby watched on from the dugout.
United beat Borussia Dortmund then Athletic Bilbao however misplaced out to eventual winners Actual Madrid within the semi-final.
Newton Heath 10-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Newton Heath turned Manchester United properly over 100 years in the past, and in all that point the fashionable incarnation of the membership hasn’t been capable of equal their inexperienced and gold predecessor’s greatest league purpose tally.
Newton Heath smashed Wolverhampton Wanderers 10-1, the one time the membership have managed to succeed in double figures within the league, and have been forward inside a minute by way of James Hendry.
William S Stewart and Bob Donaldson every scored a hat-trick, and Alf Farman, William Hood and Adam Carson additionally made it onto a really crowded scoresheet.
Manchester United 9-0 Southampton
United’s joint-biggest win of the Premier League period, and their most up-to-date landslide victory, got here through the Covid lockdown when issues have been actually purring beneath Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Southampton made the lengthy journey to an empty Outdated Trafford and have been comprehensively humbled 9-0 because the Crimson Devils gave a glimpse of what they have been able to beneath the Norwegian.
After the Saints went down to 10 males simply two minutes in, United went for the jugular with targets flying in from everywhere in the pitch. The opener got here from an unlikely supply in Aaron Wan-Bissaka, however other than Jan Bednarek’s own-goal the scoresheet was a who’s-who of the Crimson Devils’ assault on the time.
Anthony Martial bagged a brace, and Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani, Bruno Fernandes, Scott McTominay and Dan James scored one apiece.
Manchester United 9-0 Ipswich City
Ipswich City’s 9-0 demolition at Outdated Trafford in 1995 goes down on paper as a defeat to Man United, however was actually a one-man bludgeoning from Andy Cole.
In his first full season as a Crimson Satan the previous Newcastle United striker took the Tractor Boys aside with a goalscoring masterclass, turning into the primary participant to hit 5 in a Premier League match. He was aided and abetted by strike accomplice Mark Hughes, who scored twice, whereas Roy Keane and Paul Ince contributed a purpose every.
United have been pipped to the title by Blackburn Rovers however received again to successful methods the next season – and the one after that.
Manchester United 8-0 Yeovil City
United’s greatest FA Cup win so far got here in 1949 and featured one other five-goal haul for a dominant centre-forward. Jack Rowley’s sub-twenty-minute hat-trick put the Crimson Devils properly on their solution to knocking Yeovil City out of the spherical of 16, and the United legend bagged two extra after the interval for good measure.
Ronnie Burke popped up with a quick-fire brace and there was one for Charlie Mitten because the Glovers have been despatched again to Somerset with their tail between their legs. United edged previous Hull Metropolis within the quarter finals and compelled a replay towards Wolverhampton Wanderers within the semi-final, in the end dropping out to the eventual winners.
Nottingham Forest 1-8 Manchester United
The newborn-faced murderer masterminded United’s 9-0 drubbing of Southampton from the dugout however was the definition of a supersub for the Crimson Devils’ greatest ever away triumph. Solskjaer changed Dwight Yorke with 20 minutes to go on the Metropolis Floor and doubled United’s tally with a late scoring frenzy which noticed the Norwegian on course 4 instances in a bit over ten minutes.
Earlier than his introduction the enduring Cole/Yorke putting duo had bagged a brace apiece; the pair every scored within the first ten minutes, both aspect of a Forest equaliser which gave the hosts a couple of seconds of hope. In virtually some other season this thrashing would have been a crowning glory, however this was no odd season – United went on to win a historic treble, thanks in no small half to a sure Norwegian coming off the bench in Barcelona to down Bayern Munich within the dying seconds of the Champions League closing.
Manchester United 7-0 Numerous
United have racked up 5 7-0 wins over time, however solely towards three totally different opponents. Aston Villa had seven put previous them in 1950 – Mitten scoring 4, together with a hat-trick of penalties – and once more in 1965. This time it was Denis Legislation scoring 4, with a brace for David Herd and one for John Connelly because the Crimson Devils edged in direction of a title gained on purpose common at Leeds United’s expense.
A number of years later Villa’s Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion fell to the identical scoreline because of doubles from John Fitzpatrick, Bobby Charlton and Alan Gowling, with George Finest ending off the resounding victory.
Just one staff have felt the sting of a 7-0 loss at Outdated Trafford within the Premier League period, with Barnsley struggling the identical destiny twice. In 1997 Cole was once more the hat-trick hero, ably assisted by Ryan Giggs netting twice and strikes from Paul Scholes and Karel Poborsky.
Barnsley’s second time on the sharp finish of the scoreline was within the FA Cup in 2024. Erik ten Hag’s United aspect ran wild with targets from all throughout a frontline which in the end fell aside barely a yr later – Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen scored two every and Antony slotted dwelling a penalty handed to him to try to reverse his poor kind.
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