Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Man U's title in numbers

- The Old Trafford club's 20th title is more than any side in England, with Liverpool (18) and Arsenal (13) closest behind them. Chelsea have four top-flight titles while Manchester City have won the league three times.

- The victory represents Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's 13th Premier League title and the 49th piece of silverware he has won in his career.

- Manchester United have scored 78 league goals so far this season, which is 12 more than any other club.

- The Red Devils also have the best shot conversion rate this term, converting 19.8% of attempts on goal.

- Only Manchester City (30) have conceded fewer goals than United this season (35), while only City (15) have kept more clean sheets than their local rivals (13).

- Manchester United striker Robin van Persie's hat-trick against Villa took his tally to 24 for the season and made him the Premier League's leading scorer.

- The Dutch international has hit the woodwork more often than any other Premier League player this term (seven).

- Of goalkeepers to have made more than 10 appearances this season, only Swansea's Gerhard Tremmel (82%) has a better save percentage than United's David De Gea (76%).

- Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez has the best minutes per goal ratio of all regular players this season (one goal every 97 minutes).

- Ryan Giggs has 13 league winners medals, Paul Scholes 11.

- Even John O'Shea has 5!!

- United are the only team yet to concede a penalty this season; the last team to go through a Premier League campaign without conceding one was Arsenal in 1999-2000. Not surprising that stat really!

- Sir Alex Ferguson's side have taken 84 points from 34 games this season, with the top-flight record at this stage being the 85 accrued by Chelsea in both 2004-05 and 2005-06.

- In terms of goals scored, United this season (78) are someway short of their own Premier League record after 34 games (87 in 1999-2000).

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