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Premiership · Matchday 25

Arsenal v Manchester United

2–4
Tuesday 1st February 2005 · Highbury · Att: 38,164

Manchester United beat Arsenal 4–2 at Highbury on Tuesday 1st February 2005 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (54', 58') and John O'Shea (89') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 8' Patrick Vieira 1–0
  3. 12' Gabriel Heinze
  4. 15' Ryan Giggs
  5. 18' Ashley Cole OG 1–1
  6. 29' Robert Pires
  7. 36' Dennis Bergkamp 2–1
  8. 43' Wayne Rooney
  9. Half Time
  10. 54' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–2
  11. 58' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–3
  12. 59' Cristiano Ronaldo
  13. 61' John O'Shea for Fletcher
  14. 69' Mikael Silvestre
  15. 71' Wesley Brown for Ronaldo
  16. 77' Louis Saha for Giggs
  17. 89' John O'Shea 2–4
  18. 90' José Antonio Reyes
  19. Full Time 2–4

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
2 Gary Neville
4 Gabriel Heinze
5 Rio Ferdinand
7 Cristiano Ronaldo 54', 58'
8 Wayne Rooney
11 Ryan Giggs
13 Roy Carroll
16 Roy Keane
18 Paul Scholes
24 Darren Fletcher
27 Mikael Silvestre
Substitutes
John O'Shea
61' for Fletcher
89'
Wesley Brown
71' for Ronaldo
Louis Saha
77' for Giggs

Arsenal Lineup

Starting XI
3 Ashley Cole D
4 Patrick Vieira M ⚽
7 Robert Pires M
8 Freddie Ljungberg M
10 Dennis Bergkamp F ⚽
12 Lauren D
14 Thierry Henry F
16 Mathieu Flamini M
18 Pascal Cygan D
23 Sol Campbell D
24 Manuel Almunia G
Substitutes
1 Jens Lehmann
9 José Antonio Reyes on
11 Robin van Persie
15 Cesc Fàbregas on
31 Justin Hoyte on

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal

Match Information

Man Utd Arsenal
47%
Possession
53%
10
Shots
11
9
Shots on Target
10
7
Corners
6
16
Fouls
20
3
Offsides
3
6
Saves
2

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 195 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 195 times: 79W 42D 74L.
8 Aug 2004 L 1–3 CS 24 Oct 2004 W 2–0 PL 1 Dec 2004 W 1–0 LC
1 Feb 2005 W 4–2 This match
21 May 2005 D 0–0 FAC 3 Jan 2006 D 0–0 PL 9 Apr 2006 W 2–0 PL
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 117663021 21110456.4
Away 117312165 14623026.5
Neutral 11344 111527.3
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Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →