We simulated it · Ferguson's last

Man Utd 2012/13

Champions in 86 of 400 seasons

Sir Alex Ferguson's 4-4-2, their most-played XI that season, through this season's Premier League (2026/27) 400 times, in the same engine as the game.

Most often

2nd

117 of 400 seasons

Average

86 pts

3rd on average

Champions

86

of 400 seasons

Top four

369

of 400 seasons

Every finish

86
117
116
50
20
8
3
14101720
Where they finished in each of the 400 seasons. Red: most often; green: their real 2012/13 finish.

Then and now

FinishPtsScoredConceded
The real 2012/131st898643
This season, on average3rd868029
  • Best of the 400: 1st, 105 points. Worst: 7th, 65 points.
  • Top scorer: Robin van Persie, 23.6 a season on average.
  • When they didn't win it, Arsenal usually did: 146 titles in the 400.

The side

Sir Alex Ferguson, 4-4-2. The XI that played most that season, position by position.

PersieRooney
CleverleyValenciaKagawaGiggs
EvraRafaelCarrickFerdinand
Gea

Could your XI do better?

Four quick quiz games earn a budget. Sign a manager and eleven, any Premier League season since 2010. Then they play this season, the same league as Man Utd 2012/13 did here.

Play Best XI

A simulation, not a prediction: the real 2012/13 figures are the club's own; everything else is the game's engine, played 400 times.