Premiership · Matchday 26
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
2–1
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 21st February 2009 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (23') and Cristiano Ronaldo (60') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 23' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- 32' Roque Santa Cruz 1–1
- Half Time
- 56' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 59' Keith Andrews
- 60' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–1
- 62' Dimitar Berbatov
- 64' Nemanja Vidic for Evans
- 64' Carlos Tevez for Nani
- 67' Gaël Givet
- 82' Ryan Giggs for Scholes
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- A 11th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney's 14th goal of 2008-2009, and his 91st for United.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's 16th goal of 2008-2009, and his 107th for United.
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 23'
Blackburn Rovers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Paul Robinson G
2 Andre Ooijer RB
3 Stephen Warnock LB
6 Ryan Nelsen CD-R
8 David Dunn CM-L
9 Roque Santa Cruz F ⚽
11 Vince Grella RCM
12 Morten Pedersen LM
17 Keith Andrews CM-R
18 El-Hadji Diouf RM
21 Gaël Givet CD-L
Substitutes
5 Tugay Kerimoglu on
10 Benni McCarthy on
13 Zurab Khizanishvili
15 Aaron Mokoena
24 Keith Treacy on
30 Jason Roberts
32 Jason Brown
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Allardyce
Blackburn Rovers
Match Information
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 106 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 106 times: 48W 27D 31L.
19 Apr 2008 D 1–1 PL 4 Oct 2008 W 2–0 PL 3 Dec 2008 W 5–3 LC
21 Feb 2009 W 2–1 This match
31 Oct 2009 W 2–0 PL 11 Apr 2010 D 0–0 PL 27 Nov 2010 W 7–1 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 →