Premiership · Matchday 06

Manchester United v Ipswich Town

4–0

Saturday 22nd September 2001 · Old Trafford · Att: 67,551

Manchester United beat Ipswich Town 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 22nd September 2001 in the Premiership. Ronny Johnsen (13'), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (20', 90') and Andrew Cole (89') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
12' John Mcgreal
13' Ronny Johnsen 1–0
20' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 2–0
Half Time
64' Paul Scholes for Chadwick
76' Juan Sebastian Veron for Keane
89' Andrew Cole 3–0
90' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 4–0
Full Time 4–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

5 Ronny Johnsen 13'

9 Andrew Cole 89'

20 Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer 20', 90'

Substitutes

64' for Chadwick

76' for Keane

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

George Burley

Ipswich Town

Match Information

Man Utd Ipswich Town

Possession

100%

Shots

Shots on Target

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

United vs Ipswich Town History

Meeting 55 of 60

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

100

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th January 1958. After this match United had played Ipswich Town 55 times: 27W 9D 19L.

14 Oct 1997 L 0–2 LC 22 Aug 2000 D 1–1 PL 23 Dec 2000 W 2–0 PL

22 Sep 2001 W 4–0 This match

27 Apr 2002 W 1–0 PL 23 Sep 2015 W 3–0 LC 24 Nov 2024 D 1–1 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	30	20	4	6	60	19	66.7
Away	30	11	6	13	40	52	36.7

All 60 meetings with Ipswich Town →

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 →