Manchester United's Historic 2008-09 Premier League Triumph 🏆

The 2008–09 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season since the establishment of the Premier League in 1992. The season began on Saturday, 16 August 2008, and ended on 24 May 2009. The fixtures were announced on 16 June 2008. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which competed in the previous season and three were promoted from the Football League Championship. The new match ball was the Nike T90 Omni. <br /><br />Moment That Happens During The Season. <br />Manchester United Win Three In A Row For The Second Time. <br />Liverpool Has 86 Points But Finished 2nd. <br />Chelsea Finish 3rd While Winning The FA Cup. <br />Everton finished 5th Again. <br />Fulham Qualifies for The Europa League. <br />Tottenham Appoint Harry Redknapp. <br />Hull City And Stoke City Survived. <br />Newcastle United, West Brom And Middlesbrough Are Relegated. <br /><br />Summary <br /><br />At the start of the season, clubs were allowed to name seven substitutes on the bench instead of five. This season was also different in that there was no New Year's Day game, as is traditional. This was because the FA Cup third round is traditionally played on the first Saturday in January, which 2009 fell in the usual spot for New Year's league games. September saw Manchester City taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group, transforming the football club into one of the world's wealthiest, securing the signing of Robinho for a British record £32.5 million just seconds before the 2008 summer transfer window closed in the process. <br /><br />The first goal of the season was scored by Arsenal's Samir Nasri against newly promoted West Bromwich Albion in the fourth minute of the early kick-off game on the opening day of the season on 16 August. Gabriel Agbonlahor of Aston Villa scored the first hat-trick of the season against Manchester City, scoring three goals in the space of seven minutes. <br /><br />The title race was a battle between Manchester United and bitter rivals Liverpool, who beat them 4–1 at Old Trafford on 14 March 2009. Liverpool topped the table at the end of 2008, but their lead slipped after a series of draws. On 16 May 2009, Manchester United clinched the Premier League title after a goalless draw against Arsenal. It was their 11th Premier League title and 18th English top-flight title overall, tying a record with Liverpool, who finished as runners-up. It was the second time that they had won the title for three consecutive years, the first being in 2001. Only four other clubs have achieved this feat: Huddersfield Town (1923–25), Arsenal (1933–35), Liverpool (1982–84) and Manchester City (2021–24), with the latter becoming the first club to win the English top flight title for four consecutive seasons. <br /><br />Premier League (C) FA