Premier League 2010-11

The 19th season of the Barclays Premier League proved to be another wonder season for the most successful team in the league’s history as the Manchester United went on to win their 12th title. This was also their 19th crown, which pretty much put them on the top pedestal as the ultimate team in the championship. The 2010-11 season began on the 14th of August and ended on 22nd May 2011.

Defending champions Chelsea went into this season again as the favourites, given their fantastic form. Other top flight teams like Manchester City, Arsenal and Man United were also rated highly amongst football pundits as the season's winners. However, Man United maintained their supremacy and went on to win the title.

League Table

Position	Team	Played	W	D	L	Points
1	Manchester United	38	23	11	4	80
2	Chelsea	38	21	8	9	71
3	Manchester City	38	21	8	9	71
4	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	68
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	16	14	8	62
6	Liverpool	38	17	7	14	58
7	Everton	38	13	15	10	54
8	Fulham	38	11	16	11	49
9	Aston Villa	38	12	12	14	48
10	Sunderland	38	12	11	15	47
11	West Bromwich Albion	38	12	11	15	47
12	Newcastle United	38	11	13	14	46
13	Stoke City	38	13	7	18	46
14	Bolton Wanderers	38	12	10	16	46
15	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	10	17	43
16	Wigan Athletic	38	9	15	14	42
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	11	7	20	40
18	Birmingham City	38	8	15	15	39
19	Blackpool	38	10	9	19	39
20	West Ham	38	7	12	19	33

Manchester United- Winners

Manchester United finished 9 points clear of Chelsea, thus showing the ease with which they won the season. The highlight of the season for them was perhaps the consistency they had throughout the 38 games that they played. However,they had a strange record- while they had a phenomenal record at the Old Trafford, their away record was surprisingly poor. They only won 5 away matches, while they won 18 out of the 19 home fixtures.

Their legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson also became the longest serving manager in Manchester United's invincible history. They remained unbeaten until the new year, which showed their brilliant form. The stars of their 12th PL crown were Dimitar Berbatov, captain Nemanja Vidic, Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez.

Captain Vidic had a sensational campaign and he swooped the Player of the Season award for his excellent play. Dimitar Berbatov received the Golden Boot for scoring 20 goals throughout the season, sharing it with Man City's Carlos Tevez. He was phenomenal throughout, his most notable performance being his 5 goals in their win over Blackburn Rovers. Mexican Javier Hernandez had a superb top flight season, as his 20 goals in the season made it a memorable debut season for the then 21 year old.

Other veterans such as Ryan Giggs also registered their name on the scoresheet, scoring for the 19th consecutive PL season. However, the highlight of the season was Wayne Rooney's stunning overhead kick against Man City. That goal was also voted as the best ever in the Premier League's 20 Seasons Awards.

Chelsea- Runners up

Chelsea went into the season as defending champions. However they fell well short of their title defence as they were 9 points behind, even though they finished as the runners-up. They ended up winning 21 games and conceded the fewest number of goals in the competition.

Carlo Ancelotti's team had a lot of superstars. Players like David Luiz, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard with the able leadership of John Terry and the phenomenal gloves of Petr Cech made them the favourites again. They also bought Spaniard Fernando Torres for a record breaking £50 million from Liverpool. Overall, they had a squad worth winning the title yet again.

Awards-

Sir Alex Ferguson yet again won the Manager of the season award, thus cementing his supremacy as perhaps the best manager the Red Devils ever had. The champions had another winner in Nemanja Vidic, who won the Player of the season, while Gareth Bale won the PFA Players Player of the Season.

PFA team of the Year

Player	Club
Edwin Van der Sar(GK)	Manchester United
Bacary Sagna	Arsenal
Nemanja Vidic	Manchester United
Vincent Kompany	Manchester City
Ashley Cole	Chelsea
Nani	Manchester United
Samir Nasri	Arsenal
Jack Wilshere	Arsenal
Gareth Bale	Tottenham Hotspur
Carlos Tevez	Manchester City
Dimitar Berbatov	Manchester United

Arsenal had three players in the Team of the Season. They had a decent enough season, but couldn't capture the important moments which came their way. Players from Chelsea, Man City and and Tottenham also made their way into the team.

United had as many as 4 players in the team of the season.