Premiership · Matchday 29
Manchester United v Leeds United
2–1
Manchester United beat Leeds United 2–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 5th March 2003 in the Premiership. Mikael Silvestre (79') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Lucas Radebe OG 1–0
- 44' Alan Smith
- Half Time
- 56' Phillip Neville for Veron
- 57' Paul Scholes
- 64' Mark Viduka 1–1
- 64' Ryan Giggs for Fortune
- 79' Mikael Silvestre 2–1
- 90' Gary Neville for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Phillip Neville
56' for Veron
Ryan Giggs
64' for Fortune
Gary Neville
90' for van Nistlerooy
Leeds United Lineup
Starting XI
3 Ian Harte D
5 Lucas Radebe D
9 Mark Viduka F ⚽
11 Raúl Bravo D
12 Nick Barmby M
13 Paul Robinson G
15 Teddy Lucic D
17 Alan Smith F
18 Danny Mills D
20 Seth Johnson M
24 Paul Okon M
Substitutes
1 Nigel Martyn
14 Stephen McPhail on
35 Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
36 Matthew Kilgallon
38 James Milner on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Terry Venables
Leeds United
Match Information
United vs Leeds United History
Meeting 104 of 117
117
Played
51
Won
38
Drawn
28
Lost
173
Goals For
121
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 15th January 1906. After this match United had played Leeds United 104 times: 44W 34D 26L.
27 Oct 2001 D 1–1 PL 30 Mar 2002 W 4–3 PL 14 Sep 2002 L 0–1 PL
5 Mar 2003 W 2–1 This match
18 Oct 2003 W 1–0 PL 28 Oct 2003 W 3–2 LC 21 Feb 2004 D 1–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 93 | 50 | 47.3 |
| Away | 56 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 78 | 68 | 42.9 |
| Neutral | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16.7 |
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 →