Premiership · Matchday 23
Manchester United v Cardiff City
2–0
HT 1–0
Manchester United beat Cardiff City 2–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 28th January 2014 in the Premiership. Robin van Persie (6') and Ashley Young (59') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Robin van Persie 1–0
- 21' Craig Bellamy
- Half Time 1–0
- 59' Ashley Young Assist: Juan Mata 2–0
- 63' Wayne Rooney for van Persie
- 71' Tom Cleverley for Giggs
- 85' Adnan Januzaj for Mata
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Ashley Young 59'
Cardiff City Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 David Marshall G
4 Steven Caulker CD-R
5 Mark Hudson CD-L
7 Peter Whittingham CM-R
8 Gary Medel CM-L
10 Fraizer Campbell F
16 Craig Noone RM
18 Jordon Mutch AM
25 Kevin McNaughton RB
39 Craig Bellamy LM
42 Declan John LB
Substitutes
6 Ben Turner on
13 Kim Bo-Kyung on
15 Magnus Wolff Eikrem
17 Aron Gunnarsson
29 Mats Daehli on
32 Joe Lewis
34 Jo Inge Berget
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
David Moyes
Manchester United
OPP
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Cardiff City
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Cardiff City
4-2-3-1
United vs Cardiff City History
Meeting 29 of 31
31
Played
15
Won
8
Drawn
8
Lost
60
Goals For
46
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1922. After this match United had played Cardiff City 29 times: 14W 8D 7L.
31 Aug 1974 W 1–0 D2 1 Mar 1975 W 4–0 D2 24 Nov 2013 D 2–2 PL
28 Jan 2014 W 2–0 This match
22 Dec 2018 W 5–1 PL 12 May 2019 L 0–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 37.5 |
| Away | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 60.0 |
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 →