# 2023–24 Manchester United F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was the 137th in the history of Manchester United, their 32nd season in the Premier League and their 49th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.
A campaign marred by injuries saw the club finish eighth in the Premier League with a negative goal difference, their worst position since 1989–90. United were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the fourth round by their opponents from the previous season's final, Newcastle United, and also recorded their worst-ever performance in the Champions League group stage, finishing bottom of their group with just four points. Despite this, they excelled in the FA Cup, reaching the final for the second successive season where they faced cross-city rivals Manchester City in a repeat of the previous year's showpiece. In a match where they were seen as underdogs, Manchester United won 2–1.
This was the first season since 2010–11 without goalkeeper David de Gea and defender Phil Jones, who left the club when their contracts expired. With the departures of De Gea and Jones, United were initially without a Premier League winner in their squad for the first time since the competition's inaugural season in 1992–93, as well as without a player who played under Alex Ferguson for the first time since 1974; however, the re-signing of Jonny Evans, who won three Premier League titles with the club between 2006 and 2015, meant that was no longer the case.
On 24 December 2023, Manchester United announced that the club had agreed a deal with Sir Jim Ratcliffe to buy a 25% stake in the club. In February 2024, it was announced that the investment had been completed, with Trawlers Ltd acquiring a 27.7% share in the club.

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 27 March 2023, United announced a tour of the United States, with friendly matches against Wrexham – who are co-owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and who also had former United goalkeeper Ben Foster in their squad – in San Diego, and Borussia Dortmund in Las Vegas. On 12 May, the club announced their third and fourth pre-season friendlies in the US against fierce rivals Arsenal in New York City, and in Houston against Real Madrid, which will be played one day after Wrexham game. A fifth friendly, the first based in the UK, against Lyon in Edinburgh was also added to the pre-season calendar. On 25 May, the club announced a friendly against Roses rivals and EFL Championship club Leeds United in Oslo. A seventh match, against Athletic Bilbao in Dublin, was announced on 13 June. On 29 June, the club announced a home friendly against French club Lens, to be played the day before the match against Athletic Bilbao.
United won their first match of pre-season against Leeds 2–0, thanks to second-half goals from substitutes Noam Emeran and Joe Hugill, while Donny van de Beek's goal against Lyon gave them their second win in Edinburgh. In the first game of the United States tour, first-half goals from newly appointed captain Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho gave United a 2–0 win over Arsenal; they also won the post-match exhibition penalty shoot-out 5–3. With their match against Real Madrid scheduled for Houston the next day, United fielded a team made up largely of under-21 players against Wrexham on 25 July. They went 2–0 down in the first half, though Marc Jurado pulled a goal back on the stroke of half-time; however, Dan Gore was sent off early in the second half and a third Wrexham goal completed a 3–1 defeat for United. They then suffered a second loss in as many days when goals from Jude Bellingham and Joselu gave Real Madrid a 2–0 win in Houston; newly signed goalkeeper André Onana made his debut in the game, playing the full 90 minutes. Manchester United's tour of the United States ended with a 3–2 defeat against Borussia Dortmund at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on 31 July. Diogo Dalot put United ahead in the 24th minute, but Donyell Malen scored twice in two minutes just before half-time to give Dortmund the lead. Antony levelled the scores before Youssoufa Moukoko secured the win for the Germans.
The Reds returned to winning ways with a 3–1 comeback win over Lens at Old Trafford. Florian Sotoca put the visitors ahead after chipping Onana from the edge of the centre circle in the first half, before Marcus Rashford, Antony and Casemiro scored in the second period to turn the game around for United. The following day, a second string United side drew 1–1 with Athletic Bilbao in Dublin. The La Liga team scored first through Nico Williams, but an added time equaliser from Facundo Pellistri meant that United ended their pre-season campaign with a draw.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 12 July 2023 | Leeds United | N | 2–0 | Emeran 67', Hugill 81' | 21,021 |
| 19 July 2023 | Lyon | N | 1–0 | Van de Beek 49' | 48,484 |
| 22 July 2023 | Arsenal | N | 2–0 | Fernandes 30', Sancho 37' | 82,262 |
| 25 July 2023 | Wrexham | N | 1–3 | Jurado 45+6' | 34,248 |
| 26 July 2023 | Real Madrid | N | 0–2 | | 67,801 |
| 30 July 2023 | Borussia Dortmund | N | 2–3 | Dalot 24', Antony 52' | 50,857 |
| 5 August 2023 | Lens | H | 3–1 | Rashford 49', Antony 53', Casemiro 59' | 70,000 |
| 6 August 2023 | Athletic Bilbao | N | 1–1 | Pellistri 90+3' | 50,238 |

## Premier League

The 2023–24 Premier League fixtures were released on 15 June 2023.
The league season began with a home win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 14 August. After a scoreless first half, Raphaël Varane scored the game's only goal with a 76th-minute header. Named in the starting line-up, Mason Mount and André Onana made their debuts for United. Five days later, United suffered an away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Matar Sarr opened the scoring for the home side in the 49th minute, and an own goal from Lisandro Martínez doubled their lead seven minutes from the end. United then hosted Nottingham Forest the following weekend, coming into the match on a 30-game unbeaten run at home; however, that streak was put in jeopardy as United conceded two goals in the opening five minutes. Christian Eriksen pulled one back in the first half, before Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes secured the comeback win with a goal each either side of a second-half red card for Forest's Joe Worrall.
The month of September started with a loss away to Arsenal. Marcus Rashford struck first, but Martin Ødegaard levelled the score 35 seconds after restart of the game. In the second half, a VAR check saw an Arsenal penalty claim overturned and another check led to an effort by Alejandro Garnacho being ruled out as offside. The Gunners then struck twice in injury time to win the match. Following an international break, United hosted Brighton & Hove Albion; their 31-game unbeaten run at home ended with former United player Danny Welbeck scoring the opening goal. In the second half, Brighton scored two more goals, though substitute Hannibal Mejbri scored a consolation goal in the 73rd-minute from outside the box, marking his first goal of the season. The Red Devils would then win against Burnley away the following weekend, Bruno Fernandes scoring the only goal with a 45th-minute volley that would later win Premier League Goal of the Month. The month of September closed with a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at home, marking back-to-back defeats at home for the Reds.
Manchester United would host Brentford at home to kick off October, where Mathias Jensen's first-half effort for the Bees saw them lead 1-0, threatening to make it United's third consecutive loss at home for the first time since the 1978-79 season. However, with three minutes of stoppage-time left, Scott McTominay was brought on and scored two goals within three minutes, salvaging a win for the Reds. Two weeks later United travelled to Sheffield United, wearing black armbands in remembrance of Sir Bobby Charlton, following the earlier news of his passing. Scott McTominay opened the scoring in the first half, but the home-team quickly responded via a penalty from Oli McBurnie. With the scoreline level until the 77th-minute, Diogo Dalot fired home his first goal of the season beyond the penalty area to win the match. The month closed with United hosting rivals Manchester City; Erling Haaland put City ahead with a penalty in the first half after Rasmus Højlund was penalised for dragging down Rodri inside the box. After Onana saved a far-post header from Haaland, a near-identical play saw Haaland double City's lead before half-time courtesy of a cross from Bernardo Silva. In the 86th minute, Phil Foden scored the third goal, cementing a 3-0 defeat for United.

### Matches

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 14 August 2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Varane 76' | 73,358 | 7th |
| 19 August 2023 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | | 61,910 | 12th |
| 26 August 2023 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–2 | Eriksen 17', Casemiro 52', Fernandes 76' (pen.) | 73,595 | 8th |
| 3 September 2023 | Arsenal | A | 1–3 | Rashford 27' | 60,192 | 11th |
| 16 September 2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–3 | Mejbri 73' | 73,592 | 13th |
| 23 September 2023 | Burnley | A | 1–0 | Fernandes 45' | 21,593 | 9th |
| 30 September 2023 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | | 73,428 | 10th |
| 7 October 2023 | Brentford | H | 2–1 | McTominay (2) 90+3', 90+7' | 73,453 | 10th |
| 21 October 2023 | Sheffield United | A | 2–1 | McTominay 28', Dalot 77' | 31,543 | 8th |
| 29 October 2023 | Manchester City | H | 0–3 | | 73,502 | 8th |
| 4 November 2023 | Fulham | A | 1–0 | Fernandes 90+1' | 24,415 | 8th |
| 11 November 2023 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | Lindelöf 59' | 73,599 | 6th |
| 26 November 2023 | Everton | A | 3–0 | Garnacho 3', Rashford 56' (pen.), Martial 75' | 39,257 | 6th |
| 2 December 2023 | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | | 52,214 | 7th |
| 6 December 2023 | Chelsea | H | 2–1 | McTominay (2) 19', 69' | 73,607 | 6th |
| 9 December 2023 | Bournemouth | H | 0–3 | | 73,427 | 6th |
| 17 December 2023 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | | 57,158 | 7th |
| 23 December 2023 | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | | 64,472 | 8th |
| 26 December 2023 | Aston Villa | H | 3–2 | Garnacho (2) 59', 71', Højlund 82' | 73,574 | 7th |
| 30 December 2023 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | Rashford 78' | 29,529 | 8th |
| 14 January 2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–2 | Højlund 3', Rashford 40' | 73,489 | 7th |
| 1 February 2024 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 4–3 | Rashford 5', Højlund 22', McTominay 75', Mainoo 90+7' | 31,641 | 7th |
| 4 February 2024 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | Højlund 23', Garnacho (2) 49', 84' | 73,612 | 6th |
| 11 February 2024 | Aston Villa | A | 2–1 | Højlund 17', McTominay 86' | 42,185 | 6th |
| 18 February 2024 | Luton Town | A | 2–1 | Højlund (2) 1', 7' | 11,483 | 6th |
| 24 February 2024 | Fulham | H | 1–2 | Maguire 89' | 73,487 | 6th |
| 3 March 2024 | Manchester City | A | 1–3 | Rashford 8' | 55,097 | 6th |
| 9 March 2024 | Everton | H | 2–0 | Fernandes 12' (pen.), Rashford 36' (pen.) | 73,601 | 6th |
| 30 March 2024 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | Mount 90+6' | 17,138 | 6th |
| 4 April 2024 | Chelsea | A | 3–4 | Garnacho (2) 34', 67', Fernandes 39' | 39,694 | 6th |
| 7 April 2024 | Liverpool | H | 2–2 | Fernandes 50, Mainoo 67' | 73,522 | 6th |
| 13 April 2024 | Bournemouth | A | 2–2 | Fernandes (2) 31', 65' (pen.) | 11,229 | 7th |
| 24 April 2024 | Sheffield United | H | 4–2 | Maguire 42', Fernandes (2) 61' (pen.), 81', Højlund 85' | 73,549 | 6th |
| 27 April 2024 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | Antony 79' | 73,571 | 6th |
| 6 May 2024 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–4 | | 25,190 | 8th |
| 12 May 2024 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | | 73,600 | 8th |
| 15 May 2024 | Newcastle United | H | 3–2 | Mainoo 31', Diallo 57', Højlund 84' | 73,582 | 8th |
| 19 May 2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–0 | Dalot 73', Højlund 88' | 31,662 | 8th |
* ↑ This match, originally scheduled for 16 March 2024, was rescheduled due to United's involvement in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
* ↑ This match, originally scheduled for 20 April 2024, was rescheduled due to United's involvement in the FA Cup semi-finals.

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 77 | 63 | +14 | 63 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 60 | |
| 8 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 52 | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 49 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2023–24 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the League Cup winners (Conference League play-off round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
* ↑ Manchester United qualified for the Europa League league phase as the 2023–24 FA Cup winners.

## FA Cup

As a Premier League side, United entered the 2023–24 FA Cup in the third round and were drawn away to Wigan Athletic, with the match to be played on 8 January 2024. United won 2–0 thanks to a long-range strike from Diogo Dalot in the first half, followed by a Bruno Fernandes penalty. They were then drawn against either Newport County or Eastleigh in the fourth round. Newport were confirmed as their opponents when they beat Eastleigh 3–1 in a replay on 16 January 2024. On 28 January, United won at Rodney Parade 4–2 courtesy of goals from Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Antony and Rasmus Højlund. On the same day, Bristol City or Nottingham Forest were drawn as their next opponents, with the match taking place on 28 February. On 7 February, Nottingham Forest were confirmed as United's next opponents thanks to their 5–3 win on penalties. United won at City Ground 1–0 thanks to a late effort from Casemiro.
With Liverpool's 3–0 win over Southampton in the fifth round, United were drawn against their rivals in the quarter-finals. The tie was played on 17 March. United took an early lead thanks to Scott McTominay, but going into half time, goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah saw Liverpool take a 2–1 lead. Antony scored a late equaliser to take the match into extra time, although Rashford missed the chance to score an injury-time winner. Near the end of the first half of extra time, Harvey Elliott gave Liverpool the lead, but in the second half, Rashford equalised to make the score 3–3. In injury time, Amad Diallo scored the winning goal, and was sent off for taking his shirt off in the celebrations as he was given a yellow card prior to scoring.
United were drawn against Coventry City in the semi-finals. They faced each other at Wembley Stadium on 21 April, with United winning 4-2 on penalties after giving up a 3–0 lead in the second thanks to Coventry striker Haji Wright's equalizer in stoppage time of the second half.
United faced Manchester City for a second consecutive Manchester Derby FA Cup Final. Alejandro Garnacho opened the scoring following a miscommunication between Joško Gvardiol and Stefan Ortega. Following a disallowed Marcus Rashford goal, Kobbie Mainoo quickly scored United's second. Jerémy Doku got one back for City late on but it wasn't enough as United picked up their 13th FA Cup trophy.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 January 2024 | Third round | Wigan Athletic | A | 2–0 | Dalot 22', Fernandes 74' (pen.) | 22,870 |
| 28 January 2024 | Fourth round | Newport County | A | 4–2 | Fernandes 7', Mainoo 13', Antony 68', Højlund 90+4' | 9,086 |
| 28 February 2024 | Fifth round | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | Casemiro 89' | 28,665 |
| 17 March 2024 | Quarter-finals | Liverpool | H | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | McTominay 10', Antony 87', Rashford 112', Diallo 120+1' | 72,291 |
| 21 April 2024 | Semi-finals | Coventry City | N | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) | McTominay 23', Maguire 45+1', Fernandes 58' | 83,672 |
| 25 May 2024 | Final | Manchester City | N | 2–1 | Garnacho 30', Mainoo 39' | 84,814 |

## EFL Cup

As United were competing in UEFA competition in 2023–24 as the reigning champions of the competition, they entered the 2023–24 EFL Cup in the third round in September. They were drawn at home to Crystal Palace. They beat Palace 3–0 thanks to goals from Alejandro Garnacho, Casemiro and Anthony Martial. In the fourth round, they were given another home draw against Newcastle United, in a repeat of the 2023 EFL Cup final. This time they lost 3–0, with goals from Miguel Almirón and Lewis Hall in the first half and a third from Joe Willock in the second.
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 26 September 2023 | Third round | Crystal Palace | H | 3–0 | Garnacho 21', Casemiro 27', Martial 55' | 72,842 |
| 1 November 2023 | Fourth round | Newcastle United | H | 0–3 | | 72,484 |

## UEFA Champions League
### Group stage

Having finished third in the 2022–23 Premier League, United qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League. They entered the competition in the group stage, which was drawn on 31 August 2023, with United in pot 2 along with Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Atlético Madrid, RB Leipzig, Porto and Arsenal. After losing their first two matches in Group A to Bayern Munich and Galatasaray, United responded with a 1-0 win over FC Copenhagen, Harry Maguire scoring the winning goal and Andre Onana saving a last minute penalty kick. However United gave away two-goal leads against Copenhagen and Galatasaray, causing eventual elimination from the competition after a 1-0 defeat to Bayern.
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Group position |
| 20 September 2023 | Bayern Munich | A | 3–4 | Højlund 49', Casemiro (2) 88', 90+5' | 75,000 | 4th |
| 3 October 2023 | Galatasaray | H | 2–3 | Højlund (2) 17', 67' | 73,204 | 4th |
| 24 October 2023 | Copenhagen | H | 1–0 | Maguire 72' | 73,249 | 3rd |
| 8 November 2023 | Copenhagen | A | 3–4 | Højlund (2) 3', 28', Fernandes 69' (pen.) | 36,099 | 4th |
| 29 November 2023 | Galatasaray | A | 3–3 | Garnacho 11', Fernandes 18', McTominay 55' | 51,733 | 4th |
| 12 December 2023 | Bayern Munich | H | 0–1 | | 73,073 | 4th |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 4 | |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Altay Bayındır | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Victor Lindelöf | 14(5) | 1 | 2(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 20(8) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Eric Bailly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Sofyan Amrabat | 10(11) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 17(13) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Harry Maguire | 18(4) | 2 | 1(2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25(6) | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Lisandro Martínez | 8(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11(3) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mason Mount | 5(9) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 8(12) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Bruno Fernandes (c) | 35 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 47(1) | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Anthony Martial | 5(8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0(4) | 0 | 7(12) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Marcus Rashford | 26(7) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35(8) | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Rasmus Højlund | 25(5) | 10 | 4(1) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 6 | 5 | 35(8) | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Tyrell Malacia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Christian Eriksen | 12(10) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 14(14) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Sergio Reguilón | 4(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7(5) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Amad Diallo | 3(6) | 1 | 0(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(9) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Alejandro Garnacho | 30(6) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3(3) | 1 | 41(9) | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Casemiro | 24(1) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31(1) | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Raphaël Varane | 16(6) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 25(7) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Diogo Dalot | 35(1) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 48(2) | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Antony | 15(14) | 1 | 2(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 21(17) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Tom Heaton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Luke Shaw | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | André Onana | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Jadon Sancho | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | Dean Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Facundo Pellistri | 1(8) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 3(11) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 20(2) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 26(4) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Brandon Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Donny van de Beek | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Jonny Evans | 15(8) | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 17(13) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Kobbie Mainoo | 24 | 3 | 5(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 29(3) | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Scott McTominay | 18(14) | 7 | 5(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 1 | 27(16) | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | Radek Vítek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Álvaro Carreras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | Teden Mengi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Dan Gore | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | Hannibal Mejbri | 1(4) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 4(6) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | Shola Shoretire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | Willy Kambwala | 3(5) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(7) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | MF | Omari Forson | 1(3) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | FW | Ethan Wheatley | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | N/A | N/A |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 5 July 2023 | MF | Mason Mount | Chelsea | Undisclosed |
| 18 July 2023 | DF | Jonny Evans | Unattached | Free |
| 20 July 2023 | GK | André Onana | Inter Milan | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2023 | DF | Harry Amass | Watford | Undisclosed |
| 5 August 2023 | FW | Rasmus Højlund | Atalanta | Undisclosed |
| 15 August 2023 | MF | Jack Fletcher | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 15 August 2023 | MF | Tyler Fletcher | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2023 | GK | Altay Bayındır | Fenerbahçe | Undisclosed |
| 13 September 2023 | GK | Kie Plumley | Unattached | Free |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 26 June 2023 | MF | Zidane Iqbal | Utrecht | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Ethan Galbraith | Leyton Orient | Free |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Phil Jones | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Di'Shon Bernard | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Axel Tuanzebe | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Eric Hanbury | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | Charlie Wellens | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | Manni Norkett | Nottingham Forest | Free |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | Ethan Laird | Birmingham City | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | David de Gea | Unattached | Released |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | Aidan Higgins | Swansea City | Free |
| 12 July 2023 | FW | Adam Abbas | Burnley | Free |
| 12 July 2023 | GK | Felix Chester | Burnley | Free |
| 20 July 2023 | DF | Björn Hardley | Utrecht | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2023 | MF | Charlie Savage | Reading | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2023 | DF | Alex Telles | Al Nassr | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2023 | FW | Anthony Elanga | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2023 | GK | Nathan Bishop | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2023 | MF | Fred | Fenerbahçe | Undisclosed |
| 15 August 2023 | GK | Matěj Kovář | Bayer Leverkusen | Undisclosed |
| 15 August 2023 | GK | Ondřej Mastný | Vysočina Jihlava | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2023 | FW | Noam Emeran | Groningen | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2023 | GK | Dean Henderson | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2023 | DF | Teden Mengi | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2023 | DF | Marc Jurado | Espanyol | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2023 | FW | Nehemiah Oriola | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free |
| 1 September 2023 | DF | Logan Pye | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 5 September 2023 | DF | Eric Bailly | Beşiktaş | Undisclosed |
| 3 October 2023 | DF | Harrison Parker | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 18 January 2024 | FW | Mateo Mejía | Sevilla | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2024 | MF | Adam Berry | Unattached | Released |
| 1 February 2024 | MF | Isak Hansen-Aarøen | Werder Bremen | Undisclosed |

### Loan in

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From | Ref. |
| 1 September 2023 | 4 January 2024 | DF | Sergio Reguilón | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1 September 2023 | End of season | MF | Sofyan Amrabat | Fiorentina | |

### Loan out

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
| 27 July 2023 | 30 June 2024 | DF | Will Fish | Hibernian |
| 24 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | DF | Brandon Williams | Ipswich Town |
| 1 September 2023 | 30 June 2024 | FW | Mason Greenwood | Getafe |
| 1 September 2023 | 3 January 2024 | FW | Charlie McNeill | Stevenage |
| 1 September 2023 | 14 January 2024 | DF | Álvaro Carreras | Granada |
| 1 January 2024 | 30 June 2024 | MF | Donny van de Beek | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 11 January 2024 | 30 June 2024 | FW | Jadon Sancho | Borussia Dortmund |
| 12 January 2024 | 30 June 2024 | FW | Joe Hugill | Burton Albion |
| 15 January 2024 | 30 June 2024 | MF | Hannibal Mejbri | Sevilla |
| 16 January 2024 | 30 June 2024 | DF | Álvaro Carreras | Benfica |
| 17 January 2024 | 30 June 2024 | MF | Maxi Oyedele | Forest Green Rovers |
| 19 January 2024 | 30 June 2024 | DF | Rhys Bennett | Stockport County |
| 23 January 2024 | 30 June 2024 | MF | Dan Gore | Port Vale |
| 25 January 2024 | 30 June 2024 | GK | Radek Vítek | Accrington Stanley |
| 31 January 2024 | 30 June 2024 | MF | Facundo Pellistri | Granada |
| 1 February 2024 | 30 June 2024 | DF | Sonny Aljofree | Altrincham |
| 1 February 2024 | 30 June 2024 | FW | Sam Mather | Rochdale |
| 1 February 2024 | 30 June 2024 | DF | Sam Murray | Rochdale |
| 1 February 2024 | 30 June 2024 | GK | Tom Wooster | Macclesfield |