Premiership · Matchday 04
Manchester United v Middlesbrough
1–0
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 1–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 3rd September 2002 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (28') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Gareth Southgate
- 26' Ugo Ehiogu
- 28' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 1–0
- Half Time
- 71' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for van Nistlerooy
- 79' Diego Forlan for Scholes
- 87' Juan Sebastian Veron
- 90' John O'Shea for Beckham
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
71' for van Nistlerooy
Diego Forlan
79' for Scholes
John O'Shea
90' for Beckham
Middlesbrough Lineup
Starting XI
1 Mark Schwarzer G
2 Robbie Stockdale D
3 Franck Queudrue D
4 Ugo Ehiogu D
6 Gareth Southgate D
7 George Boateng M
9 Massimo Maccarone F
12 Jonathan Greening M
14 Geremi M
16 Joseph Desire Job F
28 Colin Cooper D
Substitutes
18 Mark Wilson
23 Carlos Marinelli on
25 Mark Crossley
26 Noel Whelan on
29 Jason Gavin
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve McClaren
Middlesbrough
Match Information
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 106 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
Lost
220
Goals For
169
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 106 times: 53W 23D 30L.
15 Dec 2001 W 1–0 PL 26 Jan 2002 L 0–2 FAC 23 Mar 2002 L 0–1 PL
3 Sep 2002 W 1–0 This match
26 Dec 2002 L 1–3 PL 28 Dec 2003 W 1–0 PL 11 Feb 2004 L 2–3 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 72 | 60.3 |
| Away | 59 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 97 | 39.0 |
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 →