2020–21 Manchester United F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Manchester United's 29th season in the Premier League and their 46th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club is participating in the Premier League and the FA Cup, participated in the UEFA Champions League and the EFL Cup, and will also take part in the UEFA Europa League.

Manchester United
2020–21 season
Co-chairmenJoel and Avram Glazer
ManagerOle Gunnar Solskjær
StadiumOld Trafford
Premier League2nd
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bruno Fernandes (12)
All:
Bruno Fernandes (17)
All statistics correct as of 2 February 2021.

Pre-season and friendlies

Due to the belated end to the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manchester United played just one friendly before the start of their 2020–21 Premier League season, away to Aston Villa on 12 September 2020.[1] Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game in the 16th minute.[2]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
12 September 2020 Aston Villa A 0–1 0

Premier League

Manchester United's opening match of the 2020–21 Premier League season was due to be away to Burnley on 12 September, but was postponed to ensure a minimum of 30 days between seasons, as per Premier League regulations; the club's final game of the 2019–20 season was on 16 August.[3] Instead, United began their season on 19 September at home to Crystal Palace. After Andros Townsend opened the scoring for the visitors early on, David de Gea denied Jordan Ayew from the penalty spot in the second half, only for the video assistant referee (VAR) to intervene as De Gea had advanced from his line before Ayew had struck the ball; former Manchester United winger Wilfried Zaha scored from the re-take. Donny van de Beek, making his debut after coming on midway through the second half, pulled a goal back for United, but Zaha scored a third for Palace five minutes later, making him the first former United player to score more than one Premier League goal in a single match against United. It was the third time United had lost their opening home match of a Premier League season and the first since 2014–15.[4] The following week, away to Brighton & Hove Albion, United came back from a goal down via an own goal by Lewis Dunk and one from Marcus Rashford – the 10,000th goal in the club's history[5] – to lead 2–1 as the match entered stoppage time at the end of the second half; however, as additional time drew to an end, Solly March equalised for the home side. As United searched for a last-minute winning goal, the referee blew the final whistle with the score at 2–2, only for the VAR to award a penalty to United for a handball by Neal Maupay. Bruno Fernandes scored the penalty to give United their first league win of the season.[6]

In the following match on 4 October, the last before the international break, a Bruno Fernandes penalty gave United an early lead at home to Tottenham Hotspur, who were led by former United manager José Mourinho; however, Spurs overturned the deficit thanks to Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung-min. After United forward Anthony Martial was sent off for slapping Erik Lamela in the face, Harry Kane scored a brace, Son added a second goal and Serge Aurier also scored to give Tottenham a 6–1 win. It was Manchester United's joint-biggest defeat in the Premier League, matching the scoreline from the Manchester derby in 2011, as well as the heaviest defeat under either Ole Gunnar Solskjær as manager or Ed Woodward as executive vice-chairman. The four goals United conceded in the first half was the most they had conceded at home in a single half since November 1957, also against Tottenham.[7] United returned from the international break with a trip to Newcastle United on 17 October, and went behind early on to a Luke Shaw own goal. After Harry Maguire equalised with a header midway through the first half, Fernandes had a penalty saved by Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow in the second, the first he had failed to score since joining the club in February. He eventually scored in the 86th minute, followed by goals from Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the 90th – the first of his senior career – and Rashford in the sixth minute of added time.[8] On 24 October, United were held to a goalless draw by Chelsea.[9] The result meant the club had failed to win any of their first three home league games for the first time since 1972–73; however, the result also extended United's unbeaten league record against Chelsea to six matches, with the most recent defeat coming in November 2017, while Chelsea had not won a league match at Old Trafford since the 2012–13 season.

On 1 November, United played rival Arsenal at home. Paul Pogba's foul inside the box led to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's winning penalty as Arsenal won a league match at Old Trafford for the first time since 17 September 2006.[10] Before the international break, United travelled to Everton. The visitors won 3–1; Fernandes scored his first brace of the season before Edinson Cavani sealed the victory deep into the added time with his first United goal.[11] Two weeks later, United returned to action at home against West Bromwich Albion. A retaken penalty from Fernandes – given after Albion's goalkeeper, former United shot stopper Sam Johnstone stepped out of the line before saving the first – secured United's maiden home league win of the season.[12] On 29 November, United visited Southampton. Trailed 2–0 at half-time by goals from Jan Bednarek and James Ward-Prowse, United came back to win 3–2 via Fernandes and a brace from Cavani. Goalkeeper Dean Henderson made his league debut for the club, coming on at the interval for the injured De Gea. The win made United the first side in Premier League history to win four consecutive away games despite trailing in everyone of them, and also made United won eight consecutive top-flight away matches for the first time in their history.[13]

On 5 December, United played West Ham United at the London Stadium. Henderson, on his first league start for the club, conceded to Tomáš Souček in the first half. In the second half, the visitors produced yet another comeback to win 3–1; Pogba and Mason Greenwood scored their first league goals of the season, before Rashford sealed the club's ninth straight away victory in the league.[14] The next week, United were held 0–0 at home by derby rivals Manchester City; this was the first derby played at Old Trafford to end goalless since October 2015, and it was United's third consecutive clean sheet against City in all competitions, the longest since a run of four – all in the league – between 1994 and 1995.[15] On 17 December, United managed yet another away comeback in a 3–2 win at Sheffield United, extending the club record to 10 consecutive league away wins. Rashford's two goals and Martial's first league goal of the season were enough to cancel out David McGoldrick's brace and keep Sheffield United winless after their first 13 league games of the season.[16] On 20 December, United went rampant as they beat their "Roses" rival Leeds United 6–2 at home. Meeting for the first time in the league since 2004, McTominay opened the game with a brace inside three minutes, becoming the first player to do so in the league's history. Fernandes scored in the 20th minute before Victor Lindelöf scored his first goal of the season to put United 4–0 up after just 37 minutes. Liam Cooper pulled one back for the visitors before half time. Daniel James scored his first league goal of the season midway through the second half, before Fernandes scored a penalty in the 70th minute. Three minutes later, Stuart Dallas scored Leeds' second to close the match. This was the first league match in which United scored more than five goals since the 8–2 win over Arsenal in August 2011.[17] United opened the Boxing Day matchday with a visit to Leicester City. Leading twice via Rashford and Fernandes with Harvey Barnes' goal sandwiched in between, United substitute defender Axel Tuanzebe scored an own goal after diverting Jamie Vardy's attempt to make the score 2–2.[18] The club ended 2020 with a home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rashford scored at 92:51 – United's latest winning goal since Michael Owen on 20 September 2009 (95:27) – to make United end the year in second place.[19]

On New Year's Day, United hosted Aston Villa in the second game of the matchweek. Martial scored first after 40 minutes before Bertrand Traoré equalises in the 58th minute. Fernandes sealed the win via a penalty three minutes later after referee Michael Oliver judged that Pogba had been fouled by Douglas Luiz inside the box.[20] On 12 January, United visited Burnley for the game in hand from the first matchday. Pogba kicked in a volley to send them atop the table with a 3-point lead from defending champions and arch rivals Liverpool, whom they would meet in the following match.[21] Both teams would only fire blanks as the said match ended goalless, keeping United top while Liverpool was down to fourth below Manchester City and Leicester City upon both sides' win in this matchday.[22] Three days later, they played Fulham away. Ademola Lookman scored after five minutes to give Fulham the early lead. Cavani equalised 16 minutes later after a mistake by Fulham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. United completed another comeback in the 65th minute by Pogba's long-range curling effort, sending United back to the top of the table after starting the match in third.[23] On 27 January, United played the first return leg of the league season as they hosted bottom-placed Sheffield United. The visitors' Kean Bryan opened the scoring after 23 minutes to end the first half 1–0 up. Maguire equalised in 64th minute only to be cancelled by Oliver Burke as Manchester United was defeated in the league for the first time in 14 matches while Sheffield United earned only their second win of the league season.[24] United ended January with a visit to rivals Arsenal. The match ended goalless as the visitors, still searching for a first league win in this fixture since March 2018, including all five league meetings under Solskjær, managed to deny Mikel Arteta from becoming the first Arsenal manager to win his first three matches against United.[25]

On 2 February 2021, United beat Southampton 9–0, equalling their own record for the biggest home win in the Premier League, set in 1995, while the visitors equalled their worst Premier League defeat, set in 2019. Eight different players scored, including an own goal. Martial, who came on at half-time, was the only player to score more than once.[26]

Matches
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
19 September 2020 Crystal Palace H 1–3 Van de Beek 80' 0 16th
26 September 2020 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–2 Dunk 43' (o.g.), Rashford 55', Fernandes 90+10' (pen.) 0 13th
4 October 2020 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–6 Fernandes 2' (pen.) 0 16th
17 October 2020 Newcastle United A 4–1 Maguire 23', Fernandes 86', Wan-Bissaka 90', Rashford 90+6' 0 15th
24 October 2020 Chelsea H 0–0 0 15th
1 November 2020 Arsenal H 0–1 0 15th
7 November 2020 Everton A 3–1 Fernandes (2) 25', 32', Cavani 90+5' 0 14th
21 November 2020 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 Fernandes 56' (pen.) 0 10th
29 November 2020 Southampton A 3–2 Fernandes 59', Cavani (2) 74', 90+2' 0 9th
5 December 2020 West Ham United A 3–1 Pogba 65', Greenwood 68', Rashford 78' 2,000[27] 6th
12 December 2020 Manchester City H 0–0 0 8th
17 December 2020 Sheffield United A 3–2 Rashford (2) 26', 51', Martial 33' 0 6th
20 December 2020 Leeds United H 6–2 McTominay (2) 2', 3', Fernandes (2) 20', 70' (pen.), Lindelöf 37', James 66' 0 3rd
26 December 2020 Leicester City A 2–2 Rashford 23', Fernandes 79' 0 4th
29 December 2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 Rashford 90+3' 0 2nd
1 January 2021 Aston Villa H 2–1 Martial 40', Fernandes 61' (pen.) 0 2nd
12 January 2021 Burnley A 1–0 Pogba 71' 0 1st
17 January 2021 Liverpool A 0–0 0 1st
20 January 2021 Fulham A 2–1 Cavani 21', Pogba 65' 0 1st
27 January 2021 Sheffield United H 1–2 Maguire 64' 0 2nd
30 January 2021 Arsenal A 0–0 0 2nd
2 February 2021 Southampton H 9–0 Wan-Bissaka 18', Rashford 25', Bednarek 34' (o.g.), Cavani 39',
Martial (2) 69', 90', McTominay 71', Fernandes 87' (pen.), James 90+3'		 0 2nd
6 February 2021 Everton H
14 February 2021 West Bromwich Albion A
21 February 2021 Newcastle United H
28 February 2021 Chelsea A
6 March 2021 Manchester City A
13 March 2021 West Ham United H
20 March 2021 Crystal Palace A
3 April 2021 Brighton & Hove Albion H
10 April 2021 Tottenham Hotspur A
17 April 2021 Burnley H
24 April 2021 Leeds United A
1 May 2021 Liverpool H
8 May 2021 Aston Villa A
11 May 2021 Leicester City H
15 May 2021 Fulham H
23 May 2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City 21 14 5 2 39 13 +26 47 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester United 22 13 5 4 46 27 +19 44
3 Leicester City 22 13 3 6 39 25 +14 42
4 Liverpool 22 11 7 4 43 25 +18 40
5 West Ham United 22 11 5 6 34 28 +6 38 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2021. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head to head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head to head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[28]

FA Cup

United got the right to enter the 2020–21 FA Cup in the Third Round Proper along with the other Premier League and Championship clubs. For this round, they were drawn at home against Championship side Watford.[29] United took the lead via stand-in captain Scott McTominay inside five minutes, but it was the only goal of the game as the hosts won 1–0.[30] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.[31] They were drawn against arch rivals Liverpool.[32] Liverpool stroke first through Mohamed Salah after 18 minutes, before Mason Greenwood's equaliser eight minutes later. Marcus Rashford scored the second, only to be equalised by Salah. Substitute Bruno Fernandes then scored the match-deciding free kick 12 minutes from time as United won 3–2, earning their first victory against Liverpool in all competitions since March 2018.[33]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
9 January 2021 Round 3 Watford H 1–0 McTominay 5' 0
24 January 2021 Round 4 Liverpool H 3–2 Greenwood 26', Rashford 48', Fernandes 78' 0
9 February 2021 Round 5 West Ham United H

EFL Cup

Manchester United received a bye to the third round of the 2020–21 EFL Cup, having finished third in the 2019–20 Premier League and thus qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. The draw took place on 6 September 2020 and paired United with the winners of the second round tie between Reading and Luton Town, both of the Championship.[34] Luton won that match 1–0 and hosted the third round match on 22 September.[35] United took the lead just before half-time through a Juan Mata penalty kick. In the second half, goalkeeper Dean Henderson, making his first-team debut, denied Luton an equaliser with a one-handed save from Tom Lockyer, before substitutes Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood both scored in the last couple of minutes to give United a 3–0 win.[36]

In the fourth round, the club was drawn against the winners of the match between Preston North End and Brighton & Hove Albion,[37] which Brighton won 2–0.[38] The match came just four days after the two sides had met in the league, and saw Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba score their first goals of the season, while Juan Mata was again on the scoresheet to give United a 3–0 win.[39]

In the quarter-finals, United were again given an away draw, this time against fellow Premier League club Everton.[40] Playing before 2,000 spectators, United won 2–0 via late goals from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial.[41]

In the semi-finals, they met derby rivals Manchester City at home. The clubs had met thrice in this round – in 1969–70, 2009–10, and 2019–20; the team progressed from each of these ties would gone on to win the trophy. City, the EFL Cup holders for three consecutive seasons, progressed to the record-equalling fourth final in a row with a 2–0 victory over a defensively-poor United, who suffered a fourth consecutive cup competition semi-final exit.[42]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
22 September 2020 Round 3 Luton Town A 3–0 Mata 44' (pen.), Rashford 88', Greenwood 90+2' 0
30 September 2020 Round 4 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–0 McTominay 44', Mata 73', Pogba 80' 0
23 December 2020 Quarter-finals Everton A 2–0 Cavani 88', Martial 90+6' 2,000[41]
6 January 2021 Semi-finals Manchester City H 0–2 0

UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage

United qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League after finishing third in the 2019–20 Premier League. This was their 23rd UEFA Champions League campaign, more than any English club. The draw for the group stage took place in Geneva, Switzerland on 1 October 2020.[43] The club was drawn in Group H with Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig and Champions League group stage debutant İstanbul Başakşehir. This was United's first meeting with Paris Saint-Germain since the 2018–19 round of 16 tie, which United won on away goals through a stoppage time penalty, while they had never met Leipzig and Başakşehir.

In the first group match, United got a 2–1 away win at Paris Saint-Germain; goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford cancelled out Anthony Martial's own goal.[44] United then beat RB Leipzig 5–0 in the second match a week later; Mason Greenwood opened the scoring in the first half, Rashford scored his first senior hat-trick after coming on as a second-half substitute, and Martial also scored a late penalty. Rashford's hat-trick was the first scored by a United substitute since current manager Solskjær did so against Nottingham Forest in 1999.[45] It was United's eighth hat-trick in the Champions League, scored by six different players. It was the club's first in the competition since Wayne Rooney against Club Brugge in the 2015–16 play-off round, their first in the Champions League proper since Robin van Persie against Olympiacos in the 2013–14 knockout phase, and the first in the competition's group stage since Michael Owen against Wolfsburg in the 2009–10 season.[46] Spanning 16 minutes, it was also the quickest of the five hat-tricks scored by substitutes in the competition's history.

On the third match, United lost 2–1 to host İstanbul Başakşehir, which featured former United defender Rafael. In this game, Başakşehir scored their first ever goal in the Champions League, made by former Chelsea forward Demba Ba, and claimed their first point – as well as their first win – in the competition.[47] At the other hand, this ended United's 10-match winning streak on the road in all competitions, stretching back to 1–1 draw against Tottenham in June 2020.

In the return leg 20 days later, United got their revenge against Başakşehir by winning 4–1. Fernandes scored twice inside 20 minutes before Rashford slotted home a penalty to bring United led by three goals at half-time in a Champions League game for the first time since the 7–1 demolition of Roma in April 2007. A direct free-kick goal from Deniz Türüç – the first to be scored in the Champions League against United since Franck Ribéry in March 2010 – was replied by Daniel James, who scored at home for the first time since August 2019.[48]

On 2 December United was defeated 1–3 by Paris Saint-Germain, with a brace from Neymar and a goal from Marquinhos cancelled Rashford's, who scored for the third consecutive match against the Parisians.[49] The next week, Leipzig also got their revenge by winning 3–2 with goals from Angelino, Amadou Haidara, and Justin Kluivert; Angelino's goal at 1:49 was the quickest Champions League goal scored against United since Sporting Braga's Alan in October 2012 (1:27). United scored two late goals via Fernandes and Ibrahima Konate's own goal but their Champions League time was up before they could get the equaliser needed to progress. This was the first time since both legs of the quarter-finals in 2002–03 that they conceded three or more goals in consecutive Champions League games while Solskjær became the first manager of an English club to lose at least six times in his first 10 Champions League games, having lost in 2018–19 on his first – against Paris Saint-Germain at home as well – and both of the season's quarter-final matches versus Barcelona.[50]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Group
position
20 October 2020 Paris Saint-Germain A 2–1 Fernandes 23' (pen.), Rashford 87' 0[51] 2nd
28 October 2020 RB Leipzig H 5–0 Greenwood 21', Rashford (3) 74', 78', 90+2', Martial 87' (pen.) 577[52] 1st
4 November 2020 İstanbul Başakşehir A 1–2 Martial 43' 350[53] 1st
24 November 2020 İstanbul Başakşehir H 4–1 Fernandes (2) 7', 19', Rashford 35' (pen.), James 90+2' 545[54] 1st
2 December 2020 Paris Saint-Germain H 1–3 Rashford 32' 638[55] 1st
8 December 2020 RB Leipzig A 2–3 Fernandes 80' (pen.), Konate 82' (o.g.) 0[56] 3rd
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase
2 RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12[lower-alpha 1]
3 Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 +5 9 Transfer to Europa League
4 İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 0 5 7 18 −11 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

As one of the third-place finishers in the Champions League group stage, United will enter the UEFA Europa League knockout phase. This will be their fifth Europa League campaign, having also entered in the knockout phase in 2011–12 and 2015–16 as well as starting at the group stage during their 2016–17 winning campaign and 2019–20.

In the round of 32, United were drawn against Spanish club Real Sociedad, whom they last met in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage.[57]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
18 February 2021 Round of 32
First leg		 Real Sociedad A
25 February 2021 Round of 32
Second leg		 Real Sociedad H

Squad statistics
As of 2 February 2021
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK David de Gea 20000005025000
2DF Victor Lindelöf 16110205024130
3DF Eric Bailly 6(1)010300010(1)020
4DF Phil Jones 000000000000
5DF Harry Maguire (c) 2221(1)0305031(1)280
6MF Paul Pogba 14(4)3102(1)11(4)018(9)450
7FW Edinson Cavani 6(9)510112(2)010(11)610
8MF Juan Mata 4(2)01022108(2)200
9FW Anthony Martial 14(4)40(2)01(1)15220(7)711
10FW Marcus Rashford 20(2)81(1)11(3)15(1)627(7)1630
11FW Mason Greenwood 11(5)1211(2)12(3)116(10)410
12DF Chris Smalling 000000000000
13GK Lee Grant 000000000000
14MF Jesse Lingard 00101(1)0002(1)000
15MF Andreas Pereira 000000000000
16DF Marcos Rojo 000000000000
17MF Fred 14(2)00(1)0304021(3)061
18MF Bruno Fernandes 21(1)120(1)12(1)05(1)428(4)1750
19MF Amad Diallo 000000000000
20DF Diogo Dalot 000010001000
21MF Daniel James 5(2)210100(2)17(4)320
22GK Sergio Romero 000000000000
23DF Luke Shaw 16(2)0101(1)04022(3)070
24DF Timothy Fosu-Mensah 1000000(2)01(2)010
25FW Odion Ighalo 0(1)000200(1)02(2)000
26GK Dean Henderson 2(1)02040109(1)010
27DF Alex Telles 6(1)010104012(1)010
28MF Facundo Pellistri 000000000000
29DF Aaron Wan-Bissaka 20210206029210
30GK Nathan Bishop 000000000000
31MF Nemanja Matić 8(4)00(1)0203(1)013(6)030
33DF Brandon Williams 0(1)010200(2)03(3)010
34MF Donny van de Beek 2(10)1203(1)03(3)010(14)110
37MF James Garner 000000000000
38DF Axel Tuanzebe 1(4)010102(3)05(7)060
39MF Scott McTominay 14(5)321213(2)021(7)510
40GK Joel Castro Pereira 000000000000
43DF Teden Mengi 000000000000
44FW Tahith Chong 000000000000
60GK Ondřej Mastný 000000000000
Own goals —2—0—0—1—3——

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee Ref.
2 September 2020 MF Donny van de Beek Ajax Undisclosed[lower-alpha 1] [59]
5 October 2020 DF Alex Telles Porto Undisclosed[lower-alpha 2] [61]
MF Facundo Pellistri Peñarol Undisclosed[lower-alpha 3] [63]
FW Edinson Cavani Unattached[lower-alpha 4] [64]
7 January 2021 MF Amad Diallo Atalanta Undisclosed[lower-alpha 5] [66]

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2020 DF Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Released[lower-alpha 6] [68]
GK Alex Fojtíček Released[lower-alpha 7]
MF Ethan Hamilton Released[lower-alpha 8]
DF Demetri Mitchell Released[lower-alpha 9]
GK Kieran O'Hara Released[lower-alpha 10]
FW Largie Ramazani Released[lower-alpha 11]
DF George Tanner Released[lower-alpha 12]
MF Aidan Barlow Released
MF Dion McGhee Released[lower-alpha 13]
MF Angel Gomes Released[lower-alpha 14] [77]
23 July 2020 DF Ben Hockenhull Brentford Undisclosed [78]
6 August 2020 FW Alexis Sánchez Inter Milan Free [79]
4 September 2020 DF Oliver Denham Cardiff City Free [80]
11 September 2020 FW Ayodeji Sotona Released[lower-alpha 15] [82]
5 October 2020 DF Chris Smalling Roma Undisclosed[lower-alpha 16] [84]
19 November 2020 DF Owen Dodgson Burnley Undisclosed [85]
DF Calen Gallagher-Allison
4 January 2021 MF Max Haygarth Brentford Undisclosed [86]
8 January 2021 DF Luca Ercolani Carpi Undisclosed [87]
13 January 2021 DF Timothy Fosu-Mensah Bayer Leverkusen Undisclosed[lower-alpha 17] [89]
25 January 2021 DF Łukasz Bejger Śląsk Wrocław Undisclosed [90]
2 February 2021 DF Marcos Rojo Boca Juniors Undisclosed [91]

Loan out
Date from Date to Pos. Name To Ref.
16 August 2020 30 January 2021 FW Tahith Chong Werder Bremen [92][93]
17 August 2020 End of season MF Aliou Traoré Caen [94]
28 August 2020 5 January 2021 GK Matěj Kovář Swindon Town [95]
29 August 2020 End of season GK Joel Castro Pereira Huddersfield Town [96]
8 September 2020 8 January 2021 MF Dylan Levitt Charlton Athletic [97]
18 September 2020 30 January 2021 MF James Garner Watford [98][99]
1 October 2020 January 2021 DF Max Taylor Kidderminster Harriers [100]
2 October 2020 End of season MF Andreas Pereira Lazio [101]
4 October 2020 DF Diogo Dalot Milan [102]
16 October 2020 DF Di'Shon Bernard Salford City [103]
January 2021 MF Max Haygarth Brentford B [104]
GK Jacob Carney Brighouse Town
8 January 2021 End of season DF Ethan Laird Milton Keynes Dons [105]
15 January 2021 GK Jacob Carney Portadown [106]
29 January 2021 MF Jesse Lingard West Ham United [107]
30 January 2021 MF James Garner Nottingham Forest [108]
FW Tahith Chong Club Brugge [109]
31 January 2021 MF Facundo Pellistri Deportivo Alavés [110]
1 February 2021 DF Teden Mengi Derby County [111]

Notes
  1. Fee reported as £35 million, plus £5 million in add-ons.[58]
  2. Fee reported as £13.6 million, plus £1.8 million in add-ons.[60]
  3. Fee reported as £9 million.[62]
  4. Most recently played for Paris Saint-Germain.
  5. Fee reported as £19 million, plus £18.1 million in add-ons.[65]
  6. Joined Oldham Athletic on 2 August 2020.[67]
  7. Joined Blackpool on 25 August 2020.[69]
  8. Joined Peterborough United on 13 August 2020.[70]
  9. Joined Blackpool on 4 September 2020.[71]
  10. Joined Burton Albion on 11 September 2020.[72]
  11. Joined Almería on 24 August 2020.[73]
  12. Joined Carlisle United on 3 August 2020.[74]
  13. Joined Braga on 8 January 2021.[75]
  14. Joined Lille on 4 August 2020.[76]
  15. Joined Nice on 30 September 2020.[81]
  16. Fee reported as €15 million, plus €5 million in add-ons.[83]
  17. Fee reported as £1.8 million.[88]

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