Premiership · Matchday 22
Southampton v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Southampton 3–1 at St Marys Stadium on Sunday 13th January 2002 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (9'), David Beckham (45') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (63') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' James Beattie 1–0
- 9' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–1
- 45' David Beckham 1–2
- 45' Chris Marsden
- Half Time
- 46' Denis Irwin for P.Neville
- 54' Laurent Blanc
- 63' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–3
- 85' Paul Scholes for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
7 David Beckham 45'
Southampton Lineup
Starting XI
1 Paul Jones G
2 Jason Dodd D
3 Wayne Bridge D
4 Chris Marsden M
5 Claus Lundekvam D
6 Paul Williams D
9 James Beattie F ⚽
12 Anders Svensson M
17 Marians Pahars F
29 Fabrice Fernandes M
33 Paul Telfer M
Substitutes
13 Neil Moss
24 Dan Petrescu
25 Garry Monk
34 Agustin Delgado on
36 Brett Ormerod on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Strachan
Southampton
Match Information
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 101 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 101 times: 49W 28D 24L.
28 Oct 2000 W 5–0 PL 13 May 2001 L 1–2 PL 22 Dec 2001 W 6–1 PL
13 Jan 2002 W 3–1 This match
2 Nov 2002 W 2–1 PL 1 Feb 2003 W 2–0 PL 31 Aug 2003 L 0–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →