League Division One · Matchday 18

Manchester United v Coventry City

4–0

Saturday 7th December 1991 · Old Trafford · Att: 42,549

Manchester United beat Coventry City 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 7th December 1991 in the League Division One. Steve Bruce (13'), Neil Webb (20'), Brian McClair (27') and Mark Hughes (81') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
13' Steve Bruce 1–0
20' Neil Webb 2–0
27' Brian McClair 3–0
28' Clayton Blackmore for Parker
Half Time
81' Mark Hughes 4–0
Full Time 4–0

Match Facts

A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
Steve Bruce's 5th goal of 1991-1992, and his 33rd for United.
Neil Webb's 2nd goal of 1991-1992, and his 10th for United.
Brian McClair's 13th goal of 1991-1992, and his 89th for United.
Mark Hughes' 7th goal of 1991-1992, and his 105th for United.

Starting XI

Player

1 Peter Schmeichel

2 Paul Parker

3 Denis Irwin

4 Steve Bruce 13'

5 Neil Webb 20'

6 Gary Pallister

7 Andrei Kanchelskis

8 Paul Ince

9 Brian McClair 27'

10 Mark Hughes 81'

11 Ryan Giggs

Substitutes

Clayton Blackmore

28' for Parker

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Terry Butcher

Coventry City

United vs Coventry City History

Meeting 63 of 84

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

140

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd February 1912. After this match United had played Coventry City 63 times: 27W 15D 21L.

31 Mar 1990 W 3–0 D1 25 Aug 1990 W 2–0 D1 15 Dec 1990 D 2–2 D1

7 Dec 1991 W 4–0 This match

29 Feb 1992 D 0–0 D1 28 Dec 1992 W 5–0 PL 12 Apr 1993 W 1–0 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	42	24	9	9	75	32	57.1
Away	41	19	8	14	62	48	46.3
Neutral	1	0	1	0	3	3	0.0

All 84 meetings with Coventry City →

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 →