Cup Winners Cup · 2nd Round - 1st Leg (agg 3-0)

Manchester United v Wrexham

3–0

Tuesday 23rd October 1990 · Old Trafford · Att: 29,405

Manchester United beat Wrexham 3–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 23rd October 1990 in the Cup Winners Cup. Brian McClair (40'), Steve Bruce (42') and Gary Pallister (59') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
40' Brian McClair 1–0
42' Steve Bruce pen 2–0
Half Time
59' Gary Pallister 3–0
60' Mark Robins for Wallace
70' Russell Beardsmore for Ince
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

4 Steve Bruce 42'

6 Gary Pallister 59'

9 Brian McClair 40'

Substitutes

60' for Wallace

70' for Ince

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Brian Flynn

Wrexham

United vs Wrexham History

Meeting 3 of 5

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 26th January 1957. After this match United had played Wrexham 3 times: 3W 0D 0L.

26 Jan 1957 W 5–0 FAC 23 Sep 1969 W 2–0 LC

23 Oct 1990 W 3–0 This match

7 Nov 1990 W 2–0 CWC 28 Jan 1995 W 5–2 FAC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	3	3	0	0	10	2	100.0
Away	2	2	0	0	7	0	100.0

All 5 meetings with Wrexham →

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 →