Premiership · Matchday 35
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
3–1
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 3–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 19th April 2003 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (20') and Paul Scholes (41', 61') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 20' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 25' Henning Berg 1–1
- 41' Paul Scholes 2–1
- Half Time
- 46' Ricardo Lopez Felipe for Barthez
- 55' Roy Keane for Butt
- 61' Paul Scholes 3–1
- 83' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Giggs
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 41', 61'
Substitutes
Ricardo Lopez Felipe
46' for Barthez
Roy Keane
55' for Butt
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
83' for Giggs
Blackburn Rovers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Brad Friedel G
2 Lucas Neill M
3 Tugay Kerimoglu M
6 Craig Short D
7 Garry Flitcroft M
8 David Dunn M
9 Andrew Cole F
11 Damien Duff M
19 Dwight Yorke F
25 Henning Berg D ⚽
26 Vratislav Gresko M
Substitutes
4 Andy Todd
12 Corrado Grabbi
13 Alan Kelly
21 Martin Taylor on
33 Hakan Sukur on
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 91 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 91 times: 40W 23D 28L.
22 Dec 2002 L 0–1 PL 7 Jan 2003 D 1–1 LC 22 Jan 2003 W 3–1 LC
19 Apr 2003 W 3–1 This match
22 Nov 2003 W 2–1 PL 1 May 2004 L 0–1 PL 28 Aug 2004 D 1–1 PL | 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 →