Despite matching United's bid, Chelsea were not willing to match the fees Lukaku's agent Mino Raiola will earn from the move to Old Trafford. Lukaku in stats Brighton's players did their best to console a tearful March after his penalty miss - a heartbreaking moment for a man who has been such an integral part of the Seagulls' superb rise.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag: "Mixed feelings. Of course in the end we were happy to win a Within a few days of that incident, sports minister Denis Howell announced that he was considering a range of new measures including longer jail sentences for football-related violence and compulsory ID cards for fans. At the end of this season, Leeds were banned from Europe for four seasons, later cut to two, after their fans confronted riot police at the European Cup final in Paris. With an average crowd of 48,389, Man Utd were the best supported team in the entire League. Notts County become the first club to play 3,000 League games, the match in question being a 2-2 draw at home to neighbours Forest.

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Manager John Robson then left the club, to be replaced by John Chapman, who reverted to the dual role of secretary/manager last held by JJ Bentley. Meanwhile, former manager Ernest Mangnall continued to make the local headlines with City, as they moved into a new stadium at Maine Road.

His arrival at Old Trafford follows Wayne Rooney's departure to rejoin Everton , after 13 years with United.March's name was chanted loudly amid the disappointment felt by Brighton's fans - and the pain will be even more acute for Roberto de Zerbi's side after coming into this match in superb form. The result ended Julen Lopetegui's two-match winning start as Wolves manager and kept them in the relegation zone. Yet rather than switch allegiance elsewhere or simply desert an apparently sinking ship, the faithful remained exactly that – and despite operating in reduced circumstances Manchester United remained the best supported club in the country, the average Old Trafford attendance for a season of Division Two home matches an astonishing 47,781.

Evidently, United were not in a strong bargaining position and the eventual price - the fourth highest sum ever paid by a Premier League club - is accepted by most to be significantly inflated.City blew United away as they started at lightning speed and went in 4-0 at half-time, referee Michael Oliver's whistle for the break coming as a merciful release for United. He netted 68 Premier League goals across his two spells, scoring 25 times in the Premier League last season. With no European fixtures to play, van Gaal's debut season was a purely domestic affair. In the Barclays Premier League, the first objective was achieved as the Reds finished the campaign in the top four and therefore qualified for a return to the Champions League. Further reinforcements for van Gaal's squad came in the summer transfer window of 2015, with the most exciting of the lot arriving in the shape of Anthony Martial, the young French forward from Monaco. But perhaps the most important deal was the new one signed by first-choice keeper David De Gea, who had been pursued by Real Madrid for months prior to his move falling through at the eleventh hour on deadline day.