
| League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Wednesday 7 December 2011 | ||
| UEFA Champions League - Group phase | ||
| St Jakob Park (36,894) | ||
| Basel | 2 - 1 | Man Utd |
| Streller9 A Frei84 | Jones 89 | |
| Starting XI | ||
| Yann Sommer Markus Steinhofer David Angel Abraham Aleksandar Dragovic Park Joo-Ho Xherdan Shaqiri Cabral Granit Xhaka Fabian Frei Alexander Frei Marco Streller | David de Gea Chris Smalling Nemanja Vidicsub 44 Rio Ferdinand Patrice Evra Luis Nani Phil Jones Ji-Sung Parksub 82 Ryan Giggs Ashley Youngsub 64 Wayne Rooney | |
| Substitutes | ||
| Scott Chipperfield Genseric Kusunga Valentin Stocker | Jonny Evans44 Danny Welbeck64 Federico Macheda82 | |
| Managers | ||
| Heiko Vogel | Alex Ferguson | |
| Referee | ||
| Bjorn Kuipers | ||
| David de Gea | 20 | 16 | |
| Chris Smalling | 21 | 48 | |
| Nemanja Vidic | 29 | 243 | |
| Rio Ferdinand | 32 | 375 | |
| Patrice Evra | 30 | 264 | |
| Luis Nani | 24 | 176 | |
| Phil Jones | 19 | 21 | |
| Ji-Sung Park | 30 | 191 | |
| Ryan Giggs | 37 | 889 | |
| Ashley Young | 25 | 14 | |
| Wayne Rooney | 25 | 340 | |
| Jonny Evans | 23 | 101 | |
| Danny Welbeck | 20 | 38 | |
| Federico Macheda | 19 | 31 | |
| average age | 25 | - | |
| 1 | Sun 7 Aug 2011 | FA Charity Shield | MU * | 3 - 2 | Manchester City | Wembley | |
| 2 | Sun 14 Aug 2011 | Premiership | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 2 | MU | The Hawthorns | |
| 3 | Mon 22 Aug 2011 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Old Trafford | |
| 4 | Sun 28 Aug 2011 | Premiership | MU | 8 - 2 | Arsenal | Old Trafford | |
| 5 | Sat 10 Sep 2011 | Premiership | Bolton Wanderers | 0 - 5 | MU | The Reebok Stadium | |
| 6 | Wed 14 Sep 2011 | UEFA Champions League | Benfica | 1 - 1 | MU | Estadio da Luz | |
| 7 | Sun 18 Sep 2011 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 1 | Chelsea | Old Trafford | |
| 8 | Tue 20 Sep 2011 | League Cup | Leeds United | 0 - 3 | MU | Elland Road | |
| 9 | Sat 24 Sep 2011 | Premiership | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | MU | Britannia Stadium | |
| 10 | Tue 27 Sep 2011 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 3 - 3 | Basel | Old Trafford | |
| 11 | Sat 1 Oct 2011 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Norwich City | Old Trafford | |
| 12 | Sat 15 Oct 2011 | Premiership | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | MU | Anfield | |
| 13 | Tue 18 Oct 2011 | UEFA Champions League | Otelul Galati | 0 - 2 | MU | Stadionul National, Bucharest | |
| 14 | Sun 23 Oct 2011 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 6 | Manchester City | Old Trafford | |
| 15 | Tue 25 Oct 2011 | League Cup | Aldershot Town | 0 - 3 | MU | Recreation Ground | |
| 16 | Sat 29 Oct 2011 | Premiership | Everton | 0 - 1 | MU | Goodison Park | |
| 17 | Wed 2 Nov 2011 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 2 - 0 | Otelul Galati | Old Trafford | |
| 18 | Sat 5 Nov 2011 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | Old Trafford | |
| 19 | Sat 19 Nov 2011 | Premiership | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | MU | Liberty Stadium | |
| 20 | Tue 22 Nov 2011 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 2 - 2 | Benfica | Old Trafford | |
| 21 | Sat 26 Nov 2011 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United | Old Trafford | |
| 22 | Wed 30 Nov 2011 | League Cup | MU | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace | Old Trafford | |
| 23 | Sat 3 Dec 2011 | Premiership | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | MU | Villa Park | |
| 24 | Wed 7 Dec 2011 | UEFA Champions League | Basel | 2 - 1 | MU | St Jakob Park | |
| 25 | Sat 10 Dec 2011 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 26 | Sun 18 Dec 2011 | Premiership | Queens Park Rangers | 0 - 2 | MU | Loftus Road | |
| 27 | Wed 21 Dec 2011 | Premiership | Fulham | 0 - 5 | MU | Craven Cottage | |
| 28 | Mon 26 Dec 2011 | Premiership | MU | 5 - 0 | Wigan Athletic | Old Trafford | |
| 29 | Sat 31 Dec 2011 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Old Trafford | |
| 30 | Wed 4 Jan 2012 | Premiership | Newcastle United | 3 - 0 | MU | St James' Park | |
| 31 | Sun 8 Jan 2012 | FA Cup | Manchester City | 2 - 3 | MU | Etihad Stadium | |
| 32 | Sat 14 Jan 2012 | Premiership | MU | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Old Trafford | |
| 33 | Sun 22 Jan 2012 | Premiership | Arsenal | 1 - 2 | MU | Emirates Stadium | |
| 34 | Sat 28 Jan 2012 | FA Cup | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | MU | Anfield | |
| 35 | Tue 31 Jan 2012 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Stoke City | Old Trafford | |
| 36 | Sun 5 Feb 2012 | Premiership | Chelsea | 3 - 3 | MU | Stamford Bridge | |
| 37 | Sat 11 Feb 2012 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 1 | Liverpool | Old Trafford | |
| 38 | Thu 16 Feb 2012 | UEFA Europa League | Ajax | 0 - 2 | MU | Amsterdam Arena | |
| 39 | Thu 23 Feb 2012 | UEFA Europa League | MU | 1 - 2 | Ajax | Old Trafford | |
| 40 | Sun 26 Feb 2012 | Premiership | Norwich City | 1 - 2 | MU | Carrow Road | |
| 41 | Sun 4 Mar 2012 | Premiership | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 3 | MU | White Hart Lane | |
| 42 | Thu 8 Mar 2012 | UEFA Europa League | MU | 2 - 3 | Athletic Bilbao | Old Trafford | |
| 43 | Sun 11 Mar 2012 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Old Trafford | |
| 44 | Thu 15 Mar 2012 | UEFA Europa League | Athletic Bilbao | 2 - 1 | MU | Estadio San Mames | |
| 45 | Sun 18 Mar 2012 | Premiership | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 5 | MU | Molineux | |
| 46 | Mon 26 Mar 2012 | Premiership | MU | 1 - 0 | Fulham | Old Trafford | |
| 47 | Mon 2 Apr 2012 | Premiership | Blackburn Rovers | 0 - 2 | MU | Ewood Park | |
| 48 | Sun 8 Apr 2012 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Old Trafford | |
| 49 | Wed 11 Apr 2012 | Premiership | Wigan Athletic | 1 - 0 | MU | DW Stadium | |
| 50 | Sun 15 Apr 2012 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa | Old Trafford | |
| 51 | Sun 22 Apr 2012 | Premiership | MU | 4 - 4 | Everton | Old Trafford | |
| 52 | Mon 30 Apr 2012 | Premiership | Manchester City | 1 - 0 | MU | Etihad Stadium | |
| 53 | Sun 6 May 2012 | Premiership | MU | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | Old Trafford | |
| 54 | Sun 13 May 2012 | Premiership | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | MU | Stadium of Light |
In the tables above and below, where MU * (or NH *) appears in the home team column, it indicates a match played at a neutral venue.
| 1 | Tue 26 Nov 2002 | UEFA Champions League | Basel | 1 - 3 | MU | St Jakob Park | |
| 2 | Wed 12 Mar 2003 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 1 - 1 | Basel | Old Trafford | |
| 3 | Tue 27 Sep 2011 | UEFA Champions League | MU | 3 - 3 | Basel | Old Trafford | |
| 4 | Wed 7 Dec 2011 | UEFA Champions League | Basel | 2 - 1 | MU | St Jakob Park |