League Cup · Semi-Final - 2nd Leg (agg 4-2)
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 3–1 at Ewood Park on Wednesday 22nd January 2003 in the League Cup. Paul Scholes (30', 42') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (77') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 12' Andrew Cole 1–0
- 30' Paul Scholes 1–1
- 42' Paul Scholes 1–2
- Half Time
- 77' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 1–3
- 79' Nicky Butt for Scholes
- 84' Diego Forlan for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 30', 42'
Blackburn Rovers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Brad Friedel G
2 Lucas Neill M
3 Tugay Kerimoglu M
4 Andy Todd D
7 Garry Flitcroft M
9 Andrew Cole F
11 Damien Duff M
19 Dwight Yorke F
20 David Thompson M
21 Martin Taylor D
34 James McEveley D
Substitutes
6 Craig Short
10 Matt Jansen
18 Keith Gillespie on
22 Egil Ostenstad
32 Ryan Robinson
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
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 90 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 90 times: 39W 23D 28L.
19 Jan 2002 W 2–1 PL 22 Dec 2002 L 0–1 PL 7 Jan 2003 D 1–1 LC
22 Jan 2003 W 3–1 This match
19 Apr 2003 W 3–1 PL 22 Nov 2003 W 2–1 PL 1 May 2004 L 0–1 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →