Premiership · Matchday 06
Reading v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Reading at Madejski Stadium on Saturday 23rd September 2006 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (73') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 48' Kevin Doyle pen 1–0
- 58' Louis Saha for Richardson
- 70' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Fletcher
- 70' John O'Shea for Heinze
- 73' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Louis Saha
58' for Richardson
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
70' for Fletcher
John O'Shea
70' for Heinze
Reading Lineup
Starting XI
1 Marcus Hahnemann G
2 Graeme Murty D
3 Nicky Shorey D
4 Steve Sidwell M
5 Ibrahima Sonko D
8 Leroy Lita F
9 Kevin Doyle F ⚽
15 James Harper M
16 Ivar Ingimarsson D
17 Bobby Convey M
19 Seol Ki-Hyeon F
Substitutes
6 Brynjar Gunnarsson on
10 Stephen Hunt on
21 Graham Stack
22 André Bikey on
24 Shane Long
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Coppell
Reading
Match Information
United vs Reading History
Meeting 11 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 11 times: 5W 5D 1L.
8 Jan 1955 D 1–1 FAC 12 Jan 1955 W 4–1 FAC 27 Jan 1996 W 3–0 FAC
23 Sep 2006 D 1–1 This match
30 Dec 2006 W 3–2 PL 17 Feb 2007 D 1–1 FAC 27 Feb 2007 W 3–2 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →