Manchester United has been the dominant force since the Premier League era was rolled out in 1992.
The Red Devils, nicknamed Manchester United, have won 12 Premier League titles and two Champions League under manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Other teams such as Arsenal and Chelsea have always tried to challenge Manchester United, but Ferguson has always been able to build his squad into a dominant force since in his hands.
Ferguson, in the 2010-11 season, surpassed Liverpool's record of winning the league title 18 times by offering the 19th title for MU.
This record is clearly going to be hard for anyone to replace Ferguson later.
Facts about Manchester United
- Year of establishment: 1878
- Headquarters stadium: Old Trafford (capacity 76,212 people)
- Nickname: The Red Devils
- Costume color: red and white
- Top scorer of all time: Bobby Charlton
- First Division / Premier League champions: 19 times in 1907-1908, 1910-1911, 1951-1952, 1955-1956, 1956-1957, 1964-1965, 1966-1967, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1995 -1996, 1996-1997, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11
- FA Cup Champion: 11 times in 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
- League Cup Champion: 4 times in 1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10
- Champion of the European Cup / Champions League: 3 times in 1967-1968, 1998-1999, 2007-08
- Winners Cup Champion: 1 time in 1990-1991
- Champion of the UEFA Super Cup: 1 time in 1991
- Intercontinental Cup Champion: 1 time in 1999
- FIFA Club World Cup Champion: 1 time in 2008
The History of Manchester United
Initially, the club was named Newton Heath L & YR F.C. which was founded in 1878.
The name then changed to Manchester United in 1902.
The Red Devils won the first title in 1908.
But MU only experienced continued success in the 1950s, after being handled by legendary manager Sir Matt Busby.
Busby was able to give three titles in the decade of the 50s, and made MU the first English club to compete in the European Cup, where they lost in the semi-finals to Real Madrid in 1957.
The club experienced a moment of deep sorrow in 1958 when the plane that brought the team home from a European match crashed, killing eight players in the tragedy known as the Munich air disaster.
Busby, who survived the accident, along with the club's biggest player, Sir Bobby Charlton, tried to rebuild the team.
With the support of several players such as George Best and Denis Law, MU won two league titles in the 60s, before claiming their inaugural European Cup, beating Benfica in the 1968 final.
After Busby resigned in 1969, no manager could approach his success until Ferguson arrived in 1986.
During nearly 3 decades of winning Manchester United, Ferguson has built a phenomenal record that led Manchester United to win more league titles than Liverpool.
Some MU players of the 90s such as Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, and Phil Neville became an inseparable part of the club's glory.
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