Premiership · Matchday 22
Leicester City v Manchester United
2–6
Manchester United beat Leicester City 6–2 at Filbert Street on Saturday 16th January 1999 in the Premiership. Dwight Yorke (10', 64', 86'), Andrew Cole (50', 62') and Jaap Stam (90') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Dwight Yorke 0–1
- 35' Theo Zagorakis 1–1
- Half Time
- 46' Phillip Neville for Brown
- 50' Andrew Cole 1–2
- 62' Andrew Cole 1–3
- 64' Dwight Yorke 1–4
- 75' Steve Walsh 2–4
- 86' Dwight Yorke 2–5
- 90' Jaap Stam 2–6
- Full Time 2–6
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Phillip Neville
46' for Brown
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Martin O'Neill
Leicester City
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 107 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 107 times: 50W 25D 32L.
23 Aug 1997 D 0–0 PL 31 Jan 1998 L 0–1 PL 15 Aug 1998 D 2–2 PL
16 Jan 1999 W 6–2 This match
6 Nov 1999 W 2–0 PL 18 Mar 2000 W 2–0 PL 14 Oct 2000 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 65 | 69.6 |
| Away | 69 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 117 | 115 | 34.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 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 →