Premiership · Matchday 06
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
4–1
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 14th September 1996 in the Premiership. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (22'), Ryan Giggs (41') and Eric Cantona (82', 90') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Alf-Inge Haaland 0–1
- 22' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–1
- 40' Brian McClair for Butt
- 41' Ryan Giggs 2–1
- Half Time
- 76' Andrew Cole for Johnsen
- 82' Eric Cantona 3–1
- 90' Eric Cantona pen 4–1
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Frank Clark
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 101 of 116
116
Played
55
Won
25
Drawn
36
Lost
206
Goals For
148
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 29th October 1892. After this match United had played Nottingham Forest 101 times: 44W 24D 33L.
17 Dec 1994 L 1–2 PL 27 Nov 1995 D 1–1 PL 28 Apr 1996 W 5–0 PL
14 Sep 1996 W 4–1 This match
26 Dec 1996 W 4–0 PL 11 Nov 1998 W 2–1 LC 26 Dec 1998 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 58 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 124 | 71 | 58.6 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 81 | 77 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
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 →