FA Cup · 5th Round
Manchester United v Manchester City
4–2
Manchester United beat Manchester City 4–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 14th February 2004 in the FA Cup. Paul Scholes (34'), Ruud van Nistelrooy (71', 80') and Cristiano Ronaldo (74') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 34' Paul Scholes 1–0
- Half Time
- 71' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–0
- 74' Cristiano Ronaldo 3–0
- 78' Michael Tarnat 3–1
- 80' Ruud van Nistelrooy 4–1
- 86' Robbie Fowler 4–2
- 88' Nicky Butt for Giggs
- 90' Wesley Brown for P.Neville
- Minute not recorded
- — Gary Neville
- Full Time 4–2
Match Facts
- Ruud van Nistelrooy scored his 100th goal for United in all competitions.
- Paul Scholes made his 400th appearance for United in all competitions.
- John O'Shea made his 100th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Paul Scholes' 10th goal of 2003-2004, and his 108th for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's brace took him to 24 in 2003-2004 and 101 for United.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's 2nd goal of 2003-2004, and his 2nd for United.
Starting XI
Manchester City Lineup
Starting XI
3 Daniel Van Buyten D
5 Sylvain Distin D
6 Claudio Reyna M
8 Robbie Fowler F
10 Antoine Sibierski M
18 Michael Tarnat M
20 Steve McManaman M
22 Richard Dunne D
24 Joey Barton M
25 Arni Gautur Arason G
29 Shaun Wright-Phillips F
Substitutes
4 Gerard Wiekens
11 Jonathan Macken
26 Paul Bosvelt
32 Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
45 Stephen Elliott
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Kevin Keegan
Manchester City
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 141 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 141 times: 57W 47D 37L.
9 Nov 2002 L 1–3 PL 9 Feb 2003 D 1–1 PL 13 Dec 2003 W 3–1 PL
14 Feb 2004 W 4–2 This match
14 Mar 2004 L 1–4 PL 7 Nov 2004 D 0–0 PL 13 Feb 2005 W 2–0 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →