League Cup · Semi-Final - 1st Leg (agg 1-1)
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford on Tuesday 7th January 2003 in the League Cup. Paul Scholes (58') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 58' Paul Scholes 1–0
- 61' David Thompson 1–1
- 74' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Giggs
- 82' Diego Forlan for P.Neville
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 58'
Blackburn Rovers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Brad Friedel G
2 Lucas Neill M
3 Tugay Kerimoglu M
4 Andy Todd D
7 Garry Flitcroft M
8 David Dunn M
9 Andrew Cole F
19 Dwight Yorke F
20 David Thompson M
21 Martin Taylor D
34 James McEveley D
Substitutes
10 Matt Jansen on
13 Alan Kelly
14 Nils-Eric Johansson
18 Keith Gillespie on
22 Egil Ostenstad
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Graeme Souness
Blackburn Rovers
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 89 of 113
113
Played
52
Won
29
Drawn
32
Lost
211
Goals For
165
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd September 1892. After this match United had played Blackburn Rovers 89 times: 38W 23D 28L.
22 Aug 2001 D 2–2 PL 19 Jan 2002 W 2–1 PL 22 Dec 2002 L 0–1 PL
7 Jan 2003 D 1–1 This match
22 Jan 2003 W 3–1 LC 19 Apr 2003 W 3–1 PL 22 Nov 2003 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56.4 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 103 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →