Premiership · Matchday 23
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
2–1
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 19th January 2002 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (45') and Roy Keane (81') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 45' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 1–0
- Half Time
- 46' Denis Irwin for Silvestre
- 49' Craig Hignett 1–1
- 56' Ryan Giggs for Solskjaer
- 61' Denis Irwin
- 81' Roy Keane 2–1
- 84' Nicky Butt for Veron
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- A 9th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 23rd goal of 2001-2002, and his 23rd for United.
- Roy Keane's 3rd goal of 2001-2002, and his 43rd for United.
Starting XI
Player
16 Roy Keane 81'
Blackburn Rovers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Brad Friedel G
3 Tugay Kerimoglu M
5 Stig Inge Bjornebye D
8 David Dunn M
9 Andrew Cole F
10 Matt Jansen F
11 Damien Duff M
14 Nils-Eric Johansson M
15 Craig Hignett F ⚽
28 Martin Taylor D
31 Lucas Neill M
Substitutes
4 Henning Berg
7 Garry Flitcroft on
12 Mark Hughes on
21 Corrado Grabbi on
23 Alan Kelly
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Graeme Souness
Blackburn Rovers
Match Information
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 87 of 113
113
Played
52
Won
29
Drawn
32
Lost
211
Goals For
165
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd September 1892. After this match United had played Blackburn Rovers 87 times: 38W 22D 27L.
14 Nov 1998 W 3–2 PL 12 May 1999 D 0–0 PL 22 Aug 2001 D 2–2 PL
19 Jan 2002 W 2–1 This match
22 Dec 2002 L 0–1 PL 7 Jan 2003 D 1–1 LC 22 Jan 2003 W 3–1 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56.4 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 103 | 35.1 |
| 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →