European Cup · Semi-Final - 1st Leg (agg 1-0)
Manchester United v Arsenal
1–0
Manchester United beat Arsenal 1–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 29th April 2009 in the European Cup. John O'Shea (17') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 17' John O'Shea 1–0
- 33' Carlos Tevez
- Half Time
- 67' Ryan Giggs for Anderson
- 67' Dimitar Berbatov for Tevez
- 88' Jonny Evans for Ferdinand
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
22 John O'Shea 17'
Substitutes
Ryan Giggs
67' for Anderson
Dimitar Berbatov
67' for Tevez
Jonny Evans
88' for Ferdinand
Arsenal Lineup
Starting XI
1 Manuel Almunia G
2 Abou Diaby AM-L
3 Bacary Sagna RB
4 Cesc Fàbregas RCF
5 Kolo Touré CD-R
8 Samir Nasri RM
14 Theo Walcott AM-R
17 Alex Song LM
18 Mikaël Silvestre CD-L
25 Emmanuel Adebayor F
40 Kieran Gibbs LB
Substitutes
9 Eduardo on
15 Denílson
16 Aaron Ramsey
20 Johan Djourou
21 Lukasz Fabianski
26 Nicklas Bendtner on
27 Emmanuel Eboué
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 205 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 205 times: 83W 45D 77L.
16 Feb 2008 W 4–0 FAC 13 Apr 2008 W 2–1 PL 8 Nov 2008 L 1–2 PL
29 Apr 2009 W 1–0 This match
5 May 2009 W 3–1 EC 16 May 2009 D 0–0 PL 29 Aug 2009 W 2–1 PL | 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 →