European Cup · Phase 01 - Group G - Matchday 05
Anderlecht v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Anderlecht at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium on Tuesday 24th October 2000 in the European Cup. Denis Irwin (36') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Tomasz Radzinski 1–0
- 34' Tomasz Radzinski 2–0
- 36' Denis Irwin pen 2–1
- Half Time
- 63' Wesley Brown for Silvestre
- 78' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Irwin
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
3 Denis Irwin 36'
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Aime Anthuenis
Anderlecht
United vs Anderlecht History
Meeting 6 of 8
8
Played
5
Won
1
Drawn
2
Lost
25
Goals For
8
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 12th September 1956. After this match United had played Anderlecht 6 times: 4W 0D 2L.
13 Nov 1968 W 3–0 EC 27 Nov 1968 L 1–3 EC 13 Sep 2000 W 5–1 EC
24 Oct 2000 L 1–2 This match
13 Apr 2017 D 1–1 EL 20 Apr 2017 W 2–1 EL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25.0 |
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 →