The official manchester united website with news fixtures videos tickets live match coverage match highlights player profiles transfers shop and more. Manchester united football club is a professional football club based in old trafford greater manchester england that competes in the premier league the top flight of english footballnicknamed the red devils the club was founded as newton heath lyr football club in 1878 changed its name to manchester united in 1902 and moved to its current stadium old trafford in 1910.