One of the very best eras of Manchester United’s history came in the 2007/08 campaign with a brilliant double for the club.
There is often debate over what the best team of the Premier League era is and two Manchester United teams are usually in contention for the top spot.
The 1999 treble winners and the 2008 double winners were two sensational sides both under the tutelage of Sir Alex Ferguson. United were only prevented a treble in 2008 after goalkeeper issues in the FA Cup.
The two are tough to pick between, but Rio Ferdinand predicted that the 2008 United side would beat 1999.
Ferguson’s 2008 team boasted one of the best attacking trios ever, which is likely the factor placing it ahead of any other in the Premier League era.
Here are the numbers behind United’s brilliant 2007/08 season, from top scorers to clean sheets to biggest wins.
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Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images
Top goalscorers
The 07/08 attacking triumphs were pretty much all due to the trio of Carlos Tevez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
Cristiano Ronaldo – 39 goals
Carlos Tevez – 18 goals
Wayne Rooney – 16 goals
Louis Saha – 5 goals
Rio Ferdinand – 3 goals
Ryan Giggs – 3 goals
Nani – 3 goals
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Others had two or less, including Paul Scholes who scored a brilliant goal against Barcelona and Owen Hargreaves.
Top assists
When it came to assists, it was a more collaborative effort, with Nani having the most through the season.
Nani – 12 assists
Wayne Rooney – 10 assists
Cristiano Ronaldo – 8 assists
Carlos Tevez – 7 assists
Ryan Giggs – 6 assists
Paul Scholes – 5 assists
Wes Brown – 5 assists
Owen Hargreaves – 3 assists
Others had two or less, including Patrice Evra and Darren Fletcher.
Most appearances
In terms of appearances, there were 15 players with more than 30 appearances in the season across all competitions.
Rio Ferdinand – 46 games
Wes Brown – 46 games
Carlos Tevez – 46 games
Cristiano Ronaldo – 45 games
Patrice Evra – 43 games
Michael Carrick – 43 games
Nemanja Vidic – 41 games
Ryan Giggs – 40 games
Edwin van der Sar – 39 games
Wayne Rooney – 38 games
Nani – 37 games
John O’Shea – 34 games
Anderson – 33 games
Paul Scholes – 31 games
Owen Hargreaves – 31 games
Goalkeeper stats
Three goalkeepers had appearances for United during the 2007/08 season. Edwin van der Sar was the starter, while Tomasz Kuszczak was the second choice and Ben Foster was third.
Stat Van der Sar Kuszczak Foster
Games 39 14 1
Goals against 22 6 0
Shots on target faced 154 51 4
Saves 132 45 4
Save percentage 85.7% 88.2% 100%
Clean sheets 22 6 1
Cards
There were plenty of cards handed out during this season. Here are the players with the most.
Wayne Rooney – 9 yellow cards
Wes Brown – 8 yellow cards
Cristiano Ronaldo – 7 yellow cards, 1 red card
Nemanja Vidic – 6 yellow cards
Rio Ferdinand – 5 yellow cards
Patrice Evra – 4 yellow cards
Paul Scholes – 4 yellow cards
Nani – 4 yellow cards, 1 red card
Owen Hargreaves – 4 yellow cards
Michael Carrick – 3 yellow cards
Anderson – 3 yellow cards
Edwin van der Sar – 2 yellow cards
Carlos Tevez – 2 yellow cards
Darren Fletcher – 2 yellow cards
Ryan Giggs – 1 yellow card
John O’Shea – 1 yellow card
Biggest wins
As the trophy haul would suggest, United boasted an impressive record during the 2007/08 season, with some big wins.
Manchester United 6-0 Newcastle
Newcastle United 1-5 Manchester United
Manchester United 4-0 Wigan
Manchester United 4-0 Dynamo Kyiv
Sunderland 0-4 Manchester United
Manchester United 4-0 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1-4 Manchester United
Manchester United 4-1 Middlesbrough
Manchester United 4-1 Derby
Manchester United 4-1 West Ham
Biggest losses
Quite impressively, United lost just five games across all competitions, with a one-goal margin being the biggest differential.
West Ham 2-1 Manchester United
Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City
Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United
Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United
Bolton 1-0 Manchester United