Premiership · Matchday 25
Southampton v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Southampton 2–0 at St Marys Stadium on Saturday 1st February 2003 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (15') and Ryan Giggs (22') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–1
- 22' Ryan Giggs 0–2
- 33' Anders Svensson
- 37' Roy Carroll for Barthez
- Half Time
- 48' Francis Benali
- 69' Paul Scholes for Beckham
- 88' Diego Forlan for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 25th goal of 2002-2003, and his 59th for United.
- Ryan Giggs' 9th goal of 2002-2003, and his 106th for United.
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 22'
Substitutes
Roy Carroll
37' for Barthez
Paul Scholes
69' for Beckham
Diego Forlan
88' for van Nistlerooy
Southampton Lineup
Starting XI
4 Chris Marsden M
5 Claus Lundekvam D
8 Matt Oakley M
9 James Beattie F
11 Michael Svensson D
12 Anders Svensson M
14 Antti Niemi G
15 Francis Benali D
21 Jo Tessem M
29 Fabrice Fernandes M
33 Paul Telfer M
Substitutes
1 Paul Jones on
6 Paul Williams
10 Kevin Davies on
22 Federico Arias
36 Brett Ormerod
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Strachan
Southampton
Match Information
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 103 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 103 times: 51W 28D 24L.
22 Dec 2001 W 6–1 PL 13 Jan 2002 W 3–1 PL 2 Nov 2002 W 2–1 PL
1 Feb 2003 W 2–0 This match
31 Aug 2003 L 0–1 PL 31 Jan 2004 W 3–2 PL 4 Dec 2004 W 3–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →