Premiership · Matchday 21
Manchester United v Reading
3–2
Manchester United beat Reading 3–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 30th December 2006 in the Premiership. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (33') and Cristiano Ronaldo (59', 77') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 33' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–0
- 38' Ibrahima Sonko 1–1
- Half Time
- 46' Ryan Giggs for Park
- 59' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–1
- 64' Sam Sodje
- 69' Sam Sodje
- 77' Cristiano Ronaldo 3–1
- 78' Darren Fletcher for Ronaldo
- 79' Kieran Richardson for Rooney
- 87' Brynjar Gunnarsson
- 90' Kieran Richardson
- 90+1' Leroy Lita 3–2
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
7 Cristiano Ronaldo 59', 77'
Substitutes
Ryan Giggs
46' for Park
Darren Fletcher
78' for Ronaldo
Kieran Richardson
79' for Rooney
Reading Lineup
Starting XI
1 Marcus Hahnemann G
2 Graeme Murty D
3 Nicky Shorey D
4 Steve Sidwell M
5 Ibrahima Sonko D ⚽
6 Brynjar Gunnarsson M
7 Glen Little M
8 Leroy Lita F ⚽
9 Kevin Doyle F
15 James Harper M
16 Ivar Ingimarsson D
Substitutes
10 Stephen Hunt on
11 John Oster
18 Sam Sodje on
19 Seol Ki-Hyeon on
32 Adam Federici
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Coppell
Reading
Match Information
United vs Reading History
Meeting 12 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 12 times: 6W 5D 1L.
12 Jan 1955 W 4–1 FAC 27 Jan 1996 W 3–0 FAC 23 Sep 2006 D 1–1 PL
30 Dec 2006 W 3–2 This match
17 Feb 2007 D 1–1 FAC 27 Feb 2007 W 3–2 FAC 12 Aug 2007 D 0–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →