Charity Shield · Final
Manchester United v Arsenal
1–3
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Arsenal at Millennium Stadium (N) on Sunday 8th August 2004 in the Charity Shield. Alan Smith (55') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 49' Gilberto Silva 0–1
- 51' Darren Fletcher for Keane
- 51' Phillip Neville for Fortune
- 51' Diego Forlan for Giggs
- 55' Alan Smith 1–1
- 58' Jose Antonio Reyes 1–2
- 73' Chris Eagles for Smith
- 74' Kieran Richardson for Scholes
- 79' Mikael Silvestre OG 1–3
- 82' Jonathon Spector for O'Shea
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
14 Alan Smith 55'
Substitutes
Darren Fletcher
51' for Keane
Phillip Neville
51' for Fortune
Diego Forlan
51' for Giggs
Chris Eagles
73' for Smith
Kieran Richardson
74' for Scholes
Jonathon Spector
82' for O'Shea
Arsenal Lineup
Starting XI
1 Jens Lehmann G
3 Ashley Cole D
9 José Antonio Reyes F
10 Dennis Bergkamp F
12 Lauren M
14 Thierry Henry F
15 Cesc Fàbregas M
18 Pascal Cygan D
19 Gilberto Silva M
21 Jermaine Pennant M
28 Kolo Touré D
Substitutes
11 Robin van Persie on
20 Philippe Senderos
22 Gaël Clichy on
24 Manuel Almunia
30 Jeremie Aliadiere on
31 Justin Hoyte on
32 Sebastian Svard 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
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 192 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 192 times: 76W 42D 74L.
21 Sep 2003 D 0–0 PL 28 Mar 2004 D 1–1 PL 3 Apr 2004 W 1–0 FAC
8 Aug 2004 L 1–3 This match
24 Oct 2004 W 2–0 PL 1 Dec 2004 W 1–0 LC 1 Feb 2005 W 4–2 PL | 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →