Premiership · Matchday 13
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
2–1
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 22nd November 2003 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (24') and Kleberson (38') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 24' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 38' Kleberson 2–0
- Half Time
- 62' Brett Emerton 2–1
- 71' Barry Ferguson
- 73' Cristiano Ronaldo for Bellion
- 85' Ryan Giggs for Fortune
- 89' Diego Forlan for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- Kleberson scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 12th goal of 2003-2004, and his 89th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Cristiano Ronaldo
73' for Bellion
Ryan Giggs
85' for Fortune
Diego Forlan
89' for van Nistlerooy
Blackburn Rovers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Brad Friedel G
3 Vratislav Gresko D
6 Craig Short D
7 Garry Flitcroft M
10 Matt Jansen F
11 Markus Babbel D
12 Steven Reid M
15 Andy Todd D
19 Dwight Yorke F
23 Brett Emerton M ⚽
24 Barry Ferguson M
Substitutes
4 Martin Taylor
14 Nils-Eric Johansson on
17 Paul Gallagher on
21 Dino Baggio on
31 Peter Enckelman
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 92 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 92 times: 41W 23D 28L.
7 Jan 2003 D 1–1 LC 22 Jan 2003 W 3–1 LC 19 Apr 2003 W 3–1 PL
22 Nov 2003 W 2–1 This match
1 May 2004 L 0–1 PL 28 Aug 2004 D 1–1 PL 2 Apr 2005 D 0–0 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 →