Europa League · Last 32 - 1st Leg (agg 2-0)
Ajax Amsterdam v Manchester United
0–2
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Ajax Amsterdam 2–0 at Amsterdam Arena on Thursday 16th February 2012 in the Europa League. Ashley Young (59') and Javier Hernandez (85') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time 0–0
- 52' Fabio da Silva
- 54' Siem de Jong
- 59' Ashley Young Assist: Nani 0–1
- 61' Paul Scholes for Cleverley
- 76' Antonio Valencia for Young
- 85' Javier Hernandez Assist: Wayne Rooney 0–2
- 86' Danny Welbeck for Valencia
- 87' Toby Alderweireld
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Ashley Young 59'
Substitutes
Paul Scholes
61' for Cleverley
Antonio Valencia
76' for Young
Danny Welbeck
86' for Valencia
Ajax Amsterdam Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Kenneth Vermeer G
3 Toby Alderweireld D
4 Jan Vertonghen D
5 Vurnon Anita D
7 Miralem Sulejmani F
8 Christian Eriksen M
10 Siem de Jong M
19 Dmitri Bulykin F
23 Aras Özbiliz F
28 Ismaïl Aissati M
42 Dico Koppers D
Substitutes
15 Nicolai Boilesen on
17 Daley Blind
18 Nicolás Lodeiro
22 Jasper Cillessen
25 Thulani Serero
34 Ricardo van Rhijn on
37 Jody Lukoki on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Frank de Boer
Ajax Amsterdam
Match Information
Man Utd
4-4-1-1
Formation
Ajax Amsterdam
4-3-3
United vs Ajax Amsterdam History
Meeting 3 of 5
5
Played
3
Won
0
Drawn
2
Lost
7
Goals For
3
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 15th September 1976. After this match United had played Ajax Amsterdam 3 times: 2W 0D 1L.
15 Sep 1976 L 0–1 EL 29 Sep 1976 W 2–0 EL
16 Feb 2012 W 2–0 This match
23 Feb 2012 L 1–2 EL 24 May 2017 W 2–0 EL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Away | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 →