European Cup · Phase 01 - Group E - Matchday 02
Manchester United v Wolfsburg
2–1
Manchester United beat Wolfsburg 2–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 30th September 2009 in the European Cup. Ryan Giggs (59') and Michael Carrick (78') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Dimitar Berbatov for Owen
- 39' Nemanja Vidic
- Half Time
- 55' Edin Dzeko 0–1
- 59' Ryan Giggs 1–1
- 61' Ricardo Costa
- 78' Michael Carrick 2–1
- 81' Darren Fletcher for Valencia
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- United's first ever meeting with Wolfsburg.
- A 8th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Ryan Giggs' 2nd goal of 2009-2010, and his 148th for United.
- Michael Carrick's 1st goal of 2009-2010, and his 13th for United.
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 59'
Wolfsburg Lineup
Starting XI
1 Diego Benaglio G
4 Marcel Schäfer LB
5 Ricardo Costa CD-R
7 Josué DM
9 Edin Dzeko CF-R ⚽
10 Zvjezdan Misimovic AM
13 Makoto Hasebe RM
17 Alexander Madlung CD-L
20 Sascha Riether RB
23 Grafite CF-L
25 Christian Gentner LM
Substitutes
11 Obafemi Martins on
12 André Lenz
14 Jonathan Santana
15 Karim Ziani on
19 Peter Pekarík
24 Ashkan Dejagah
43 Andrea Barzagli
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Armin Veh
Wolfsburg
Match Information
United vs Wolfsburg History
Meeting 1 of 4
4
Played
3
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
9
Goals For
6
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 30th September 2009. After this match United had played Wolfsburg 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 50.0 |
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 →