Charity Shield · Final
Manchester United v Arsenal
1–2
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Arsenal at Wembley (N) on Sunday 1st August 1999 in the Charity Shield. Dwight Yorke (37') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 37' Dwight Yorke 1–0
- 45' David May for Stam
- Half Time
- 67' Nwankwo Kanu pen 1–1
- 77' Ray Parlour 1–2
- 81' Teddy Sheringham for Butt
- Minute not recorded
- — Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
- Full Time 1–2
Starting XI
Player
19 Dwight Yorke 37'
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 177 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 177 times: 72W 37D 68L.
17 Feb 1999 D 1–1 PL 11 Apr 1999 D 0–0 FAC 14 Apr 1999 W 2–1 FAC
1 Aug 1999 L 1–2 This match
22 Aug 1999 W 2–1 PL 24 Jan 2000 D 1–1 PL 1 Oct 2000 L 0–1 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →