Premiership · Matchday 04
Manchester United v Manchester City
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday 10th September 2005 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (45') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Andrew Cole
- 32' Ben Thatcher
- 33' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 45' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 45' Claudio Reyna
- Half Time
- 58' Danny Mills
- 76' Joey Barton 1–1
- 78' Roy Keane for Fletcher
- 81' Ryan Giggs for Park
- 87' Kieran Richardson for Smith
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
Manchester City Lineup
Starting XI
1 David James G
3 Ben Thatcher D
5 Sylvain Distin D
6 Claudio Reyna M
8 Joey Barton M ⚽
9 Andrew Cole F
11 Darius Vassell F
14 Kizito Musampa M
18 Danny Mills D
22 Richard Dunne D
28 Trevor Sinclair M
Substitutes
7 Robbie Fowler on
10 Antoine Sibierski on
12 Nicky Weaver
16 Nedum Onuoha
17 Sun Jihai on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Stuart Pearce
Manchester City
Match Information
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 145 of 199
199
Played
81
Won
55
Drawn
63
Lost
280
Goals For
279
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd October 1891. After this match United had played Manchester City 145 times: 58W 49D 38L.
14 Mar 2004 L 1–4 PL 7 Nov 2004 D 0–0 PL 13 Feb 2005 W 2–0 PL
10 Sep 2005 D 1–1 This match
14 Jan 2006 L 1–3 PL 9 Dec 2006 W 3–1 PL 5 May 2007 W 1–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 99 | 44 | 29 | 26 | 152 | 124 | 44.4 |
| Away | 94 | 35 | 25 | 34 | 121 | 145 | 37.2 |
| Neutral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 33.3 |
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 →