European Cup · Phase 01 - Group F - Matchday 01
Manchester United v Maccabi Haifa
5–2
Manchester United beat Maccabi Haifa 5–2 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 18th September 2002 in the European Cup. Ryan Giggs (10'), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (35'), Juan Sebastián Verón (46'), Ruud van Nistelrooy (54') and Diego Forlán (89') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Yaniv Katan 0–1
- 10' Ryan Giggs 1–1
- 35' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 2–1
- Half Time
- 46' Juan Sebastián Verón 3–1
- 54' Ruud van Nistelrooy 4–1
- 56' Diego Forlán for Giggs
- 67' Ricardo Lopez Felipe for Barthez
- 75' Danny Pugh for van Nistlerooy
- 85' Rafi Cohen 4–2
- 89' Diego Forlán pen 5–2
- Full Time 5–2
Match Facts
- United's first ever meeting with Maccabi Haifa.
- Ryan Giggs scored his 100th goal for United in all competitions.
- Diego Forlán scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- Ricardo Lopez Felipe made his Manchester United debut.
- Danny Pugh made his Manchester United debut.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 3rd goal of 2002-2003, and his 101st for United.
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 10'
Substitutes
Diego Forlán
89' 56' for Giggs
Ricardo Lopez Felipe
67' for Barthez
Danny Pugh
75' for van Nistlerooy
Maccabi Haifa Lineup
Starting XI
3 Alon Harazi D
4 Ariel Benado D
5 Walid Badir M
6 Adoram Keisi D
11 Giovanni Rosso M
13 Michael Zandberg M
19 Eric Ejiofor D
20 Yaniv Katan F
26 Eyal Almoshnino M
28 Nenad Pralija M
44 Dudu Aouate G
Substitutes
7 Eran Levy
9 Raffi Cohen on
16 Avishay Zano on
18 Cuillermo Israilevich on
21 Camal Gabrin
22 Tom Al Madon
23 Yossi Nagar
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Itzhak Shum
Maccabi Haifa
United vs Maccabi Haifa History
Meeting 1 of 2
2
Played
1
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
5
Goals For
5
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 18th September 2002. After this match United had played Maccabi Haifa 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
18 Sep 2002 W 5–2 This match
29 Oct 2002 L 0–3 UCL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →