Premiership · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Southampton
3–0
Manchester United beat Southampton 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 4th December 2004 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (53'), Wayne Rooney (58') and Cristiano Ronaldo (87') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 53' Paul Scholes 1–0
- 58' Wayne Rooney 2–0
- 61' Claus Lundekvam
- 62' David Bellion for Smith
- 87' Cristiano Ronaldo 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
David Bellion
62' for Smith
Southampton Lineup
Starting XI
3 Graeme Le Saux D
5 Claus Lundekvam D
6 Andreas Jakobsson D
7 Kevin Phillips F
9 James Beattie F
12 Anders Svensson M
18 Rory Delap M
19 Danny Higginbotham D
33 Paul Telfer M
35 Mikael Per Benny Nilsson M
37 Kasey Keller G
Substitutes
2 Jason Dodd
14 Peter Crouch
24 Dexter Blackstock on
28 Alan Blayney
29 Fabrice Fernandes on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Wigley
Southampton
Match Information
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 106 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 106 times: 53W 28D 25L.
1 Feb 2003 W 2–0 PL 31 Aug 2003 L 0–1 PL 31 Jan 2004 W 3–2 PL
4 Dec 2004 W 3–0 This match
12 Mar 2005 W 4–0 FAC 15 May 2005 W 2–1 PL 4 Jan 2009 W 3–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →