Premiership · Matchday 07
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
3–5
Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 5–3 at White Hart Lane on Saturday 29th September 2001 in the Premiership. Andrew Cole (46'), Laurent Blanc (58'), Ruud van Nistelrooy (72'), Juan Sebastián Verón (76') and David Beckham (87') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 14' Nicky Butt
- 15' Dean Richards 1–0
- 25' Les Ferdinand 2–0
- 40' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Butt
- 45' Christian Ziege 3–0
- 45' Gustavo Poyet
- 45' Denis Irwin
- Half Time
- 46' Andrew Cole 3–1
- 46' Mikaël Silvestre for Irwin
- 58' Laurent Blanc 3–2
- 70' David Beckham
- 72' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–3
- 76' Juan Sebastián Verón 3–4
- 87' David Beckham 3–5
- 90' Chris Perry
- 90' Steffen Freund
- Full Time 3–5
Match Facts
- Laurent Blanc scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- Andrew Cole's 3rd goal of 2001-2002, and his 118th for United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 4th goal of 2001-2002, and his 4th for United.
- Juan Sebastián Verón's 3rd goal of 2001-2002, and his 3rd for United.
- David Beckham's 5th goal of 2001-2002, and his 62nd for United.
Starting XI
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Glenn Hoddle
Tottenham Hotspur
Match Information
United vs Tottenham Hotspur History
Meeting 151 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 151 times: 65W 40D 46L.
6 May 2000 W 3–1 PL 2 Dec 2000 W 2–0 PL 19 May 2001 L 1–3 PL
29 Sep 2001 W 5–3 This match
6 Mar 2002 W 4–0 PL 21 Sep 2002 W 1–0 PL 27 Apr 2003 W 2–0 PL | 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 →