MANCHESTER UNITED just hit a major milestone this season.
However, the big milestone for United did not come on the field but in the stands.
Manchester United became the first Premier League club to gather 1 million spectators
Manchester United drew a total of 1,034,784 spectators
Manchester United drew a total of 1,034,784 spectators
According to Sporting News Football Club, the Red Devils have become the first Premier League club to reach 1 million spectators in the 2022-23 campaign.
The Manchester giants recorded an average attendance of 73,913 this semester.
This is especially impressive given that Old Trafford has a total capacity of 74,310. And the Reds recorded a total of 1,034,784 spectators.
Following United on the list is West Ham, who are surprisingly second.
The Hammers has drawn a total of 936,874 audiences to date.
Arsenal ranked third in the respective category with 903,073 attendees.
Tottenham and Manchester City followed with 863,151 and 744,720 supporters respectively.
Newcastle are sixth with a total of 731,395 after a Saudi-led £300m takeover.
Liverpool and Chelsea followed with 691,946 and 599,824 fans respectively.
United are currently fourth in the Premier League table and are competing with Newcastle for third.
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Carlo Ancelotti believes coaching Barcelona is 'not an option' due to his loyalty to Real Madrid, which he calls 'the best club in the world'.
Ancelotti has won a LaLiga title and a pair of Champions League titles with Madrid after two seasons, although there are rumors that his time at the club may be coming to an end, with Brazil and Chelsea said to be very close. want to be at 63. .
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Despite all the talk about the next destination in Ancelotti's hugely successful coaching career, he has ruled out joining El Clasico rivals in Madrid.
"For me, coaching Barcelona is impossible," Ancelotti told reporters during his pre-match press conference ahead of Madrid's La Liga match against Villarreal on Saturday.
“After 1,272 games [as a coach], I have nothing to prove. “I will not change myself. You must respect my personal history and that of the club.
“I would not change for anyone because I feel very comfortable here, where people love me so much. It's the best club in the world.
"I'm loved and feel safe, so there's no reason for me to trade Real Madrid for Barcelona."
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Ancelotti's side beat Barca 4-0 in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final at Camp Nou on Wednesday to reverse a 1-0 loss in the first leg and claim their place in the final against Osasuna. However, Madrid are still 12 points behind the Catalan giants in La Liga and their hopes of regaining the title appear to have almost vanished.
Ancelotti doesn't think his side have performed much worse than last season and instead credits Barca's progress, saying:
“We want to finish the season well.
"We are only four points behind in the league compared to this stage last year... Barcelona have more than that. We want to keep fighting for the tournament until the end.
The possibility of Ancelotti leaving Madrid at the end of the season could be one of many major departures for the club, with the contracts of veterans like Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema set to expire at the end of this season.
The Italian believes the trio will extend his stay, although he remains confident Madrid will continue to enjoy future success even if he chooses to leave. "I believe they will stay, but the day they stop, everything will change," added Ancelotti. “[But] we have to look at the future of the club in a different way, not the way [they play] with Kroos and Modric.
"We have great young people like [Aurelien] Tchouameni, [Federico] Valverde, [Eduardo] Camavinga, [Dani] Ceballos who are going to start an era, of course different from the others."
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