European Cup · Phase 01 - Group F - Matchday 03
Manchester United v Copenhagen
3–0
Manchester United beat Copenhagen 3–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 17th October 2006 in the European Cup. Paul Scholes (39'), John O'Shea (46') and Kieran Richardson (83') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 39' Paul Scholes 1–0
- Half Time
- 46' John O'Shea 2–0
- 51' Patrice Evra
- 60' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Carrick
- 60' Alan Smith for Saha
- 76' Kieran Richardson for Scholes
- 83' Kieran Richardson 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
60' for Carrick
Alan Smith
60' for Saha
Kieran Richardson
83' 76' for Scholes
Copenhagen Lineup
Starting XI
1 Jesper Christiansen G
2 Lars Jacobsen D
4 Hjalte Nørregaard M
5 Brede Hangeland D
6 Tobias Linderoth M
8 Michael Silberbauer M
9 Fredrik Berglund F
11 Marcus Allbäck F
13 Atiba Hutchinson M
14 Michael Gravgaard D
17 Oscar Wendt D
Substitutes
16 Dan Thomasen
20 Razak Pimpong on
23 William Kvist on
24 Jeppe Brandrup
26 Nikolaj Hansen
28 Martin Bergvold on
31 Benny Gall
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Stale Solbakken
Copenhagen
Match Information
United vs Copenhagen History
Meeting 1 of 5
5
Played
3
Won
0
Drawn
2
Lost
8
Goals For
5
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 17th October 2006. After this match United had played Copenhagen 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Away | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →