Premiership · Matchday 07
Leicester City v Manchester United
1–4
Manchester United beat Leicester City 4–1 at Walkers Stadium on Saturday 27th September 2003 in the Premiership. Roy Keane (15') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (16', 45', 52') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Roy Keane 0–1
- 16' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–2
- 45' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–3
- Half Time
- 46' Eric Djemba Djemba for Keane
- 52' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–4
- 57' Diego Forlan for Scholes
- 62' Nicky Butt for Giggs
- 73' Frank Sinclair 1–4
- Full Time 1–4
Match Facts
Starting XI
Leicester City Lineup
Starting XI
1 Ian Walker G
3 Frank Sinclair D ⚽
4 Gerry Taggart D
6 Muzzy Izzet M
8 Lilian Nalis M
10 James Scowcroft F
21 Riccardo Scimeca D
22 Paul Dickov F
29 John Curtis D
33 Ben Thatcher D
38 Marcus Bent F
Substitutes
2 Andrew Impey
11 Jordan Stewart on
15 Alan Rogers on
16 Danny Coyne on
24 Steve Howey
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Micky Adams
Leicester City
Match Information
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 115 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 115 times: 58W 25D 32L.
17 Nov 2001 W 2–0 PL 6 Apr 2002 W 1–0 PL 5 Nov 2002 W 2–0 LC
27 Sep 2003 W 4–1 This match
13 Apr 2004 W 1–0 PL 21 Sep 2014 L 3–5 PL 31 Jan 2015 W 3–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 65 | 69.6 |
| Away | 69 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 117 | 115 | 34.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100.0 |
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 →