Premiership · Matchday 11
Manchester United v Portsmouth
3–0
Manchester United beat Portsmouth 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 1st November 2003 in the Premiership. Diego Forlan (37'), Cristiano Ronaldo (80') and Roy Keane (82') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 24' Arjan De Zeeuw
- 32' Tim Sherwood
- 37' Diego Forlan 1–0
- Half Time
- 54' Nigel Quashie
- 76' Roy Keane for Djemba-Djemba
- 76' Cristiano Ronaldo for Forlan
- 80' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–0
- 81' David Bellion for Giggs
- 82' Roy Keane 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
21 Diego Forlan 37'
Substitutes
Roy Keane
82' 76' for Djemba-Djemba
Cristiano Ronaldo
80' 76' for Forlan
David Bellion
81' for Giggs
Portsmouth Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shaka Hislop G
3 Dejan Stefanovic D
4 Boris Zivkovic D
5 Hayden Foxe D
6 Arjan De Zeeuw D
8 Tim Sherwood M
10 Teddy Sheringham F
11 Nigel Quashie M
19 Steve Stone M
20 Yakubu Ayegbeni F
23 Patrik Berger M
Substitutes
14 Matthew Taylor on
25 Harald Wapenaar
26 Gary O'Neil
28 Sebastian Schemmel
31 Jason Roberts on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Harry Redknapp
Portsmouth
Match Information
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 59 of 75
75
Played
36
Won
19
Drawn
20
Lost
121
Goals For
81
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 5th January 1901. After this match United had played Portsmouth 59 times: 26W 17D 16L.
12 Jan 1994 D 2–2 LC 26 Jan 1994 W 1–0 LC 4 Jan 2003 W 4–1 FAC
1 Nov 2003 W 3–0 This match
17 Apr 2004 L 0–1 PL 30 Oct 2004 L 0–2 PL 26 Feb 2005 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 34 | 62.5 |
| Away | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 32.4 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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 →