The Premier League trophy again found its way to the Old Trafford boardroom as many pundits had anticipated for almost the entire 2012-13 campaign.
Manchester United were hurt last season when arch-rivals Manchester City wrestled the crown from their hands with the last kick of the competition. So, revenge was sweet for United and their fans, who celebra-ted in style, this time around.
A hat-trick from Premier League leading marksman Robin van Persie floored Aston Villa last month as United mathematically secured their 20th championship with some games to spare.
Last week, Alex Ferguson an-nounced that he was retiring after 26 years at the helm. He will be replaced by David Moyes, currently managing Everton.
Ferguson has almost been invincible over the past two decades or so with 13 Premier League titles under his belt plus many other prestigious honours.
United are the team with most championship wins in England with 20 titles, two more than Liverpool.
Manchester United’s 2012-13 diary
| 08-20 | Away vs Everton | 0-1 |
| 08-25 | Home vs Fulham | 3-2 |
| Van Persie, Kagawa, Rafael | ||
| 09-02 | Away vs Southampton | 3-2 |
| Van Persie 3 | ||
| 09-15 | Home vs Wigan | 4-0 |
| Scholes, Hernandez, Buttner, Powell | ||
| 09-19 | Champions League group match 1 | |
| Home vs Galatasaray | 1-0 | |
| Carrick | ||
| 09-23 | Away vs Liverpool | 2-1 |
| Rafael, Van Persie pen | ||
| 09-26 | League Cup 3rd round | |
| Home vs Newcastle | 2-1 | |
| Anderson, Cleverley | ||
| 09-29 | Home vs Tottenham | 2-3 |
| Nani, Kagawa | ||
| 10-02 | Champions League group match 2 | |
| Away vs CFR Cluj | 2-1 | |
| Van Persie 2 | ||
| 10-07 | Away vs Newcastle | 3-0 |
| Evans, Evra, Cleverley | ||
| 10-20 | Home vs Stoke | 4-2 |
| Rooney 2, Van Persie, Welbeck | ||
| 10-23 | Champions League group match 3 | |
| Home vs Braga | 3-2 | |
| Hernandez 2, Evans | ||
| 10-28 | Away vs Chelsea | 3-2 |
| Luiz og, Van Persie, Hernandez | ||
| 10-31 | League Cup 4th round | |
| Away vs Chelsea | 4-5 | |
| Giggs 2, Hernandez, Nani | ||
| 11-03 | Home vs Arsenal | 2-1 |
| Van Persie, Evra | ||
| 11-07 | Champions League group match 4 | |
| Away vs Braga | 3-1 | |
| Van Persie, Rooney pen, Hernandez | ||
| 11-10 | Away vs Aston Villa | 3-2 |
| Hernandez 2, Vlaar og | ||
| 11-17 | Away vs Norwich City | 0-1 |
| 11-20 | Champions League group match 5 | |
| Away vs Galatasaray | 0-1 | |
| 11-24 | Home vs QPR | 3-1 |
| Evans, Fletcher, Hernandez | ||
| 11-28 | Home vs West Ham | 1-0 |
| Van Persie | ||
| 12-01 | Away vs Reading | 4-3 |
| Anderson, Rooney 2, Van Persie | ||
| 12-05 | Champions League group match 5 | |
| Home vs CFR Cluj | 0-1 | |
| 12-09 | Away vs Manchester City | 3-2 |
| Rooney 2, Van Persie | ||
| 12-15 | Home vs Sunderland | 3-1 |
| Van Persie, Cleverley, Rooney | ||
| 12-23 | Away vs Swansea | 1-1 |
| Evra | ||
| 12-26 | Home vs Newcastle | 4-3 |
| Evans, Evra, Van Persie, Hernandez | ||
| 12-29 | Home vs West Brom | 2-0 |
| McAuley og, Van Persie | ||
| 01-01 | Away vs Wigan | 4-1 |
| Hernandez 2, Van Persie 2 | ||
| 06-01 | FA Cup 3rd round | |
| Away vs West Ham | 2-2 | |
| Cleverley, Van Persie | ||
| 13-01 | Home vs Liverpool | 2-1 |
| Van Persie, Vidic | ||
| 16-01 | FA Cup 3rd round replay | |
| Home vs West Ham | 1-0 | |
| Rooney | ||
| 20-01 | Away vs Tottenham | 1-1 |
| Van Persie | ||
| 26-01 | FA Cup 4th round | |
| Home vs Fulham | 4-1 | |
| Giggs pen, Rooney, Hernandez 2 | ||
| 30-01 | Home vs Southampton | 2-1 |
| Rooney 2 | ||
| 02-02 | Away vs Fulham | 1-0 |
| Rooney | ||
| 02-10 | Home vs Everton | 2-0 |
| Giggs, Van Persie | ||
| 02-13 | Champions League second round | |
| Away vs Real Madrid | 1-1 | |
| Welbeck | ||
| 02-18 | FA Cup 5th round | |
| Home vs Reading | 2-1 | |
| Nani, Hernandez | ||
| 02-23 | Away vs QPR | 2-1 |
| Rafael, Giggs | ||
| 03-02 | Home vs Norwich | 4-0 |
| Kagawa 3, Rooney | ||
| 03-05 | Champions League second round | |
| Home vs Real Madrid | 1-2 | |
| Ramos og | ||
| 03-10 | FA Cup quarter-final | |
| Home vs Chelsea | 2-2 | |
| Hernandez, Rooney | ||
| 03-16 | Home vs Reading | 1-0 |
| Rooney | ||
| 03-30 | Away vs Sunderland | 1-0 |
| Bramble og | ||
| 04-01 | FA Cup quarter-final replay | |
| Away vs Chelsea | 0-1 | |
| 04-08 | Home vs Manchester City | 1-2 |
| Kompany og | ||
| 04-14 | Away vs Stoke City | 2-0 |
| Carrick, Van Persie pen | ||
| 04-17 | Away vs West Ham | 2-2 |
| Valencia, Van Persie | ||
| 04-22 | Home vs Aston Villa | 3-0 |
| Van Persie 3 | ||
| 04-28 | Away vs Arsenal | 1-1 |
| Van Persie pen | ||
| 05-05 | Home vs Chelsea | 0-1 |
| 12-05 | Home vs Swansea | 2-1 |
| Hernandez, Ferdinand | ||
| 19-05 | Away vs West Brom | May 19 |