Premiership · Matchday 17
Manchester United v Arsenal
2–0
Manchester United beat Arsenal 2–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 7th December 2002 in the Premiership. Juan Sebastian Veron (21') and Paul Scholes (73') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Juan Sebastian Veron 1–0
- Half Time
- 73' Paul Scholes 2–0
- 80' Gary Neville
- 82' Oleg Luzhny
- 86' Pascal Cygan
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Juan Sebastian Veron's 5th goal of 2002-2003, and his 10th for United.
- Paul Scholes' 7th goal of 2002-2003, and his 85th for United.
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 73'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Arsenal Lineup
Starting XI
3 Ashley Cole D
4 Patrick Vieira M
5 Martin Keown D
7 Robert Pires M
8 Freddie Ljungberg M
11 Sylvain Wiltord F
14 Thierry Henry F
18 Pascal Cygan D
19 Gilberto Silva M
22 Oleg Luzhny D
24 Rami Shaaban G
Substitutes
10 Dennis Bergkamp on
12 Lauren
13 Stuart Taylor on
16 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
28 Kolo Touré on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
Match Information
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 185 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 185 times: 75W 38D 72L.
5 Nov 2001 L 0–4 LC 25 Nov 2001 L 1–3 PL 8 May 2002 L 0–1 PL
7 Dec 2002 W 2–0 This match
15 Feb 2003 L 0–2 FAC 16 Apr 2003 D 2–2 PL 10 Aug 2003 D 1–1 CS | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
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 →