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Manchester United F.C. 2008–09 season
Manager : Sir Alex Ferguson
Premier League : 1st | FA Cup : Semi-finals
Carling Cup : Winners | UEFA Champions League : Runners-up
UEFA Super Cup : Runners-up |FIFA Club World Cup : Winners
Top goalscorer : Cristiano Ronaldo (26)
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United F.C. 2008–09 season

United developed a more defensive style in the 2008–09 season, relying on Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidi?, and Patrice Evra amongst others. Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar kept a total of 21 clean sheets in the league, including going from 15 November to 4 March without conceding a goal in all competitions.

On 21 December 2008, United added more silverware to their trophy cabinet with a win in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Final, defeating the Ecuadorian side LDU Quito 1–0 in Japan, Wayne Rooney scoring the winning goal. Two months later, they added the 2009 League Cup to their trophy cabinet, after defeating Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 on penalties.

On 16 May, United secured their 11th Premier League title – and 18th league title overall – following a 0–0 draw at home to Arsenal, winning three consecutive Premier League titles for a second time.

On 27 May 2009, Barcelona beat Manchester United 2–0 in the Champions League final in Rome, falling to goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi. The Champions League final turned out to be the last match for both Carlos Tevez – whose loan contract came to an end on 30 June – and Cristiano Ronaldo – who was sold to Real Madrid for ￡80 million, breaking the world transfer record set by Real Madrid's signing of Kaka from Milan for ￡56 million. However, United replied to the losses by signing Michael Owen on a free transfer, Antonio Valencia for ￡17 million and Gabriel Obertan for ￡3 million.