<P> Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester . The club was formed in Newton Heath in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1886, when they entered the First Round of the 1886--87 FA Cup . The club was renamed Manchester United F.C. in 1902, and moved to Old Trafford in 1910 . </P> <P> From the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1892 to the start of the 2017--18 season, Manchester United have had 22 full - time managers . The current manager is José Mourinho who took over from Louis van Gaal on 27 May 2016 . </P> <P> The longest - serving and most successful person to manage Manchester United is Sir Alex Ferguson, who won 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, four League Cups, 10 Community Shields, two UEFA Champions League titles, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup in his managerial reign of more than 26 years . </P> <P> From 1878 to 1914, the team was selected by a committee whose secretary had the same powers and role as a manager has today . There were four secretaries during this period, A.H. Albut, James West, Ernest Mangnall and John Bentley . </P>

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