Premiership · Matchday 18
Cardiff City v Manchester United
1–5
HT 1–3
Manchester United beat Cardiff City 5–1 at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday 22nd December 2018 in the Premiership. Marcus Rashford (3'), Ander Herrera (29'), Anthony Martial (41') and Jesse Lingard (57', 90') scored for United. United were captained by Ashley Young, and the referee was Michael Oliver.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Marcus Rashford 0–1
- 29' Ander Herrera Assist: Paul Pogba 0–2
- 35' Luke Shaw
- 38' Victor Camarasa pen 1–2
- 41' Anthony Martial Assist: Jesse Lingard 1–3
- Half Time 1–3
- 57' Jesse Lingard pen 1–4
- 58' Aron Gunnarsson
- 79' Greg Cunningham
- 79' Gregory Cunningham
- 79' Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues for Rashford
- 87' Marouane Fellaini for Matic
- 87' Andreas Pereira for Martial
- 90' Jesse Lingard Assist: Paul Pogba 1–5
- Full Time 1–5
Match Facts
74%
Possession
4-3-3
Formation
Michael Oliver
Referee
Ashley Young
Captain
Starting XI
Substitutes
Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues
79' for Rashford
Marouane Fellaini
87' for Matic
Andreas Pereira
87' for Martial
Cardiff City Lineup
4-1-4-1
Starting XI
1 Neil Etheridge G
4 Sean Morrison CD-R
5 Bruno Ecuélé Manga RB
7 Harry Arter CM-L
11 Josh Murphy LM
13 Callum Paterson F
17 Aron Gunnarsson DM
18 Greg Cunningham LB
21 Víctor Camarasa CM-R ⚽
22 Sol Bamba CD-L
33 Junior Hoilett RM
Substitutes
2 Lee Peltier
8 Joe Ralls on
10 Kenneth Zohore on
12 Alex Smithies
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
19 Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
23 Kadeem Harris on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Neil Warnock
Cardiff City
Match Information
Man Utd
4-3-3
Formation
Cardiff City
4-1-4-1
United vs Cardiff City History
Meeting 30 of 31
31
Played
15
Won
8
Drawn
8
Lost
60
Goals For
46
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1922. After this match United had played Cardiff City 30 times: 15W 8D 7L.
1 Mar 1975 W 4–0 D2 24 Nov 2013 D 2–2 PL 28 Jan 2014 W 2–0 PL
22 Dec 2018 W 5–1 This match
12 May 2019 L 0–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 37.5 |
| Away | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 60.0 |
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 →