Premiership · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Derby County
5–0
Manchester United beat Derby County 5–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 12th December 2001 in the Premiership. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (6', 58'), Roy Keane (10'), Ruud van Nistelrooy (63') and Paul Scholes (89') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–0
- 10' Roy Keane 2–0
- 24' Danny Higginbotham
- 44' Pierre Ducrocq
- Half Time
- 55' Paul Scholes
- 58' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 3–0
- 63' Ruud van Nistelrooy 4–0
- 79' Dwight Yorke for van Nistlerooy
- 83' Roy Carroll for Barthez
- 89' Paul Scholes 5–0
- Full Time 5–0
Match Facts
- Dwight Yorke made his 150th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's brace took him to 7 in 2001-2002 and 80 for United.
- Roy Keane's 1st goal of 2001-2002, and his 41st for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 12th goal of 2001-2002, and his 12th for United.
- Paul Scholes' 3rd goal of 2001-2002, and his 72nd for United.
Starting XI
Derby County Lineup
Starting XI
6 Chris Riggott D
7 Benito Carbone F
11 Fabrizio Ravanelli F
12 Malcolm Christie F
15 Danny Higginbotham D
16 Luciano Zavagno D
17 Youl Mawene D
24 Andy Oakes G
31 Adam Bolder M
37 Pierre Ducrocq M
38 Francois Grenet D
Substitutes
9 Deon Burton on
10 Georgi Kinkladze
21 Adam Murray on
23 Paul Boertien on
32 Lee Grant
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Colin Todd
Derby County
Match Information
United vs Derby County History
Meeting 97 of 107
107
Played
47
Won
30
Drawn
30
Lost
193
Goals For
156
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 31st December 1892. After this match United had played Derby County 97 times: 40W 28D 29L.
11 Mar 2000 W 3–1 PL 25 Nov 2000 W 3–0 PL 5 May 2001 L 0–1 PL
12 Dec 2001 W 5–0 This match
3 Mar 2002 D 2–2 PL 8 Dec 2007 W 4–1 PL 15 Mar 2008 W 1–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 97 | 50 | 54.0 |
| Away | 55 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 91 | 105 | 32.7 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →