FA Cup · 4th Round
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
3–1
Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 at Old Trafford on Sunday 27th January 2008 in the FA Cup. Carlos Tévez (38') and Cristiano Ronaldo (69', 88') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 24' Robbie Keane 0–1
- 38' Carlos Tévez 1–1
- 45' Patrice Evra
- Half Time
- 65' Paul Scholes for Carrick
- 68' Michael Dawson
- 69' Cristiano Ronaldo pen 2–1
- 81' Oliveira Anderson for Tevez
- 88' Cristiano Ronaldo 3–1
- 90' Danny Simpson for Evra
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Carlos Tévez's 13th goal of 2007-2008, and his 13th for United.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's brace took him to 25 in 2007-2008 and 74 for United.
Starting XI
Tottenham Hotspur Lineup
Starting XI
3 Lee Young-Pyo D
6 Teemu Tainio M
8 Jermaine Jenas M
9 Dimitar Berbatov F
10 Robbie Keane F ⚽
12 Radek Cerny G
15 Steed Malbranque M
20 Michael Dawson D
22 Tom Huddlestone M
24 Jamie O'Hara M
25 Aaron Lennon M
Substitutes
1 Paul Robinson
5 Younes Kaboul
17 Kevin-Prince Boateng on
18 Jermain Defoe on
44 Chris Gunter on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Juande Ramos
Tottenham Hotspur
Match Information
United vs Tottenham Hotspur History
Meeting 164 of 208
208
Played
96
Won
54
Drawn
58
Lost
327
Goals For
275
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1899. After this match United had played Tottenham Hotspur 164 times: 76W 42D 46L.
9 Sep 2006 W 1–0 PL 4 Feb 2007 W 4–0 PL 26 Aug 2007 W 1–0 PL
27 Jan 2008 W 3–1 This match
2 Feb 2008 D 1–1 PL 13 Dec 2008 D 0–0 PL 24 Jan 2009 W 2–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 104 | 67 | 18 | 19 | 196 | 108 | 64.4 |
| Away | 100 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 128 | 162 | 28.0 |
| Neutral | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →