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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. After winning a third consecutive Premier League title for the second time to equal Liverpool's record of 18 league titles, the team aimed to become the first team to retain the European Cup since Milan in 1990. However, they were beaten 2–0 by Barcelona in the final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. United started their season in August 2008 by winning the Community Shield.〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7549022.stm〕 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. 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. United secured a third consecutive Premier League with a goalless draw at home to Arsenal on 16 May 2009. This made them the first team ever to win three consecutive English top flight titles on two separate occasions, having previously done so between 1999 and 2001.〔 ==Pre-season and friendlies== After losing assistant manager Carlos Queiroz to the Portugal national football team, Manchester United began their pre-season schedule on 12 July 2008 with a trip up to Pittodrie Stadium to play against Alex Ferguson's former team, Aberdeen. The fixture was to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dons winning the European Cup Winners' Cup, for which Ferguson himself was the manager. Manchester United won the match 2–0, with a penalty from Michael Carrick and a header from Wayne Rooney. The team then left for South Africa to play in the 2008 Vodacom Challenge. The tournament began with United drawing 1–1 with Kaizer Chiefs in Cape Town, before moving on to Durban to play against Orlando Pirates three days later; they won the match 1–0. On 24 July, the Kaizer Chiefs beat the Orlando Pirates in Port Elizabeth and were rewarded with a further fixture against Manchester United in Pretoria on 26 July. United won the match 4–0 to take the Vodacom Challenge, with goals from Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Tom Cleverley and Fraizer Campbell. En route back from South Africa, United stopped off in Abuja, Nigeria, on 27 July, where they achieved a 2–1 friendly win over Portsmouth, with goals from Eagles and Tevez. Coincidentally, this was a "dress rehearsal" for the Community Shield on 10 August. It was also United's first trip to Nigeria, the location of the club's fourth-largest fan base, with 13.6 million supporters. Upon their return from Africa, the Manchester United team was involved in Ole Gunnar Solskjær's testimonial on 2 August 2008. The match, played at Old Trafford against RCD Espanyol, was won by United 1–0. The winner was scored in the 82nd minute by Fraizer Campbell. This match was followed by two more friendlies; first, a 2–0 win over Peterborough United, managed by Sir Alex's son and former United player Darren, on 4 August at London Road Stadium, and then a 0–0 draw against Italian giants Juventus at Old Trafford on 6 August. &newsid=6613744">2–0 ) |Carrick 45' (pen.), Rooney 70' |22,192 |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |19 July 2008 |Kaizer Chiefs |N |(1–1 ) |Eagles 60' | |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |22 July 2008 |Orlando Pirates |N |(1–0 ) |Martin 23' |50,000 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |26 July 2008 |Kaizer Chiefs |N |(4–0 ) |Giggs 40', Rooney 57', Cleverley 62', Campbell 86' | |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |27 July 2008 |Portsmouth |N |(2–1 ) |Eagles 50', Tevez 65' | |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |2 August 2008 |Espanyol |H |(1–0 ) |Campbell 82' |68,868 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" |4 August 2008 |Peterborough United |A |(2–0 ) |R. Martin 38' (o.g.), Gibson 68' |13,042 |- bgcolor="#ffffdd" |6 August 2008 |Juventus |H |(0–0 ) | |69,872 |} 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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