Premiership · Matchday 33
Manchester United v Arsenal
2–0
Manchester United beat Arsenal 2–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 9th April 2006 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (54') and Ji-Sung Park (78') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 49' Gilberto Silva
- 54' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- 55' Nemanja Vidic
- 62' Louis Saha for van Nistlerooy
- 71' John O'Shea
- 76' Mikael Silvestre
- 78' Ji-Sung Park 2–0
- 84' Patrice Evra for Park
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
- A 8th consecutive win in all competitions.
- A record crowd for a United match at Old Trafford at the time: 70,908.
- Wayne Rooney's 17th goal of 2005-2006, and his 34th for United.
- Ji-Sung Park's 2nd goal of 2005-2006, and his 2nd for United.
Starting XI
Arsenal Lineup
Starting XI
1 Jens Lehmann G
7 Robert Pires M
11 Robin van Persie F
13 Aleksandr Hleb M
15 Cesc Fàbregas M
16 Mathieu Flamini M
19 Gilberto Silva M
20 Philippe Senderos D
25 Emmanuel Adebayor F
27 Emmanuel Eboué D
28 Kolo Touré D
Substitutes
2 Abou Diaby on
8 Freddie Ljungberg on
14 Thierry Henry on
21 Mart Poom
36 Johan Djourou
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 198 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 198 times: 80W 44D 74L.
1 Feb 2005 W 4–2 PL 21 May 2005 D 0–0 FAC 3 Jan 2006 D 0–0 PL
9 Apr 2006 W 2–0 This match
17 Sep 2006 L 0–1 PL 21 Jan 2007 L 1–2 PL 3 Nov 2007 D 2–2 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →