Premiership · Matchday 10
Manchester United v Arsenal
2–0
Manchester United beat Arsenal 2–0 at Old Trafford on Sunday 24th October 2004 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (73') and Wayne Rooney (90'+3') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 35' Ashley Cole
- 36' Gary Neville
- Half Time
- 73' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 1–0
- 75' Patrick Vieira
- 79' Edu
- 85' Alan Smith for Ronaldo
- 90' Louis Saha for van Nistlerooy
- 90+3' Wayne Rooney 2–0
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 13 matches in all competitions.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 5th goal of 2004-2005, and his 112th for United.
- Wayne Rooney's 4th goal of 2004-2005, and his 4th for United.
Starting XI
Player
8 Wayne Rooney 90'+3
Arsenal Lineup
Starting XI
1 Jens Lehmann G
3 Ashley Cole D
4 Patrick Vieira M
8 Freddie Ljungberg M
9 José Antonio Reyes F
10 Dennis Bergkamp F
12 Lauren D
14 Thierry Henry F
17 Edu M
23 Sol Campbell D
28 Kolo Touré D
Substitutes
7 Robert Pires on
11 Robin van Persie
13 Stuart Taylor
15 Cesc Fàbregas
18 Pascal Cygan
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
Match Information
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 193 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 193 times: 77W 42D 74L.
28 Mar 2004 D 1–1 PL 3 Apr 2004 W 1–0 FAC 8 Aug 2004 L 1–3 CS
24 Oct 2004 W 2–0 This match
1 Dec 2004 W 1–0 LC 1 Feb 2005 W 4–2 PL 21 May 2005 D 0–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
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 →