Premiership · Matchday 17
Middlesbrough v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 1–0 at Riverside Stadium on Saturday 15th December 2001 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (76') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 13' Phillip Neville for O'Shea
- 31' Mikael Silvestre
- 39' Nicky Butt
- Half Time
- 66' Ryan Giggs for Butt
- 73' Paul Ince
- 76' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–1
- 87' Franck Queudrue
- 88' Roy Keane
- Full Time 0–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Middlesbrough Lineup
Starting XI
6 Gareth Southgate D
7 Robbie Mustoe M
9 Paul Ince M
11 Alen Boksic F
12 Jonathan Greening M
17 Ugo Ehiogu D
19 Hamilton Ricard F
23 Carlos Marinelli M
25 Mark Crossley G
27 Robbie Stockdale D
37 Franck Queudrue D
Substitutes
8 Szilard Nemeth
14 Paul Okon
15 Marlon Beresford
26 Noel Whelan on
28 Colin Cooper
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve McClaren
Middlesbrough
Match Information
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 103 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
Lost
220
Goals For
169
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 103 times: 52W 23D 28L.
10 Apr 2000 W 4–3 PL 11 Nov 2000 W 2–1 PL 28 Apr 2001 W 2–0 PL
15 Dec 2001 W 1–0 This match
26 Jan 2002 L 0–2 FAC 23 Mar 2002 L 0–1 PL 3 Sep 2002 W 1–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 72 | 60.3 |
| Away | 59 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 97 | 39.0 |
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 →