The 2009–10 season was a strong but trophyless campaign for Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson. They finished 2nd in the Premier League, 9 points behind Chelsea, despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure to Real Madrid and the emergence of Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, and Michael Carrick. In the UEFA Champions League, United were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Bayern Munich. They also exited the FA Cup in the fifth round and the League Cup in the fourth round. The season was defined by transition and squad reshaping, as Ferguson began integrating younger talent to maintain United’s dominance in the next era.
