League Cup · 5th Round
Manchester United v Arsenal
1–0
Manchester United beat Arsenal 1–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 1st December 2004 in the League Cup. David Bellion (1') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' David Bellion 1–0
- Half Time
- 79' Giuseppe Rossi for Eagles
- 79' David (2004-2007) Jones for Kleberson
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
- A 6th consecutive win in all competitions.
- David (2004-2007) Jones made his Manchester United debut.
- David Bellion's 5th goal of 2004-2005, and his 8th for United.
Starting XI
Player
Arsenal Lineup
Starting XI
11 Robin van Persie F
16 Mathieu Flamini M
20 Philippe Senderos D
21 Jermaine Pennant M
22 Gaël Clichy D
24 Manuel Almunia G
31 Justin Hoyte D
35 Johan Djourou D
39 Sebastian Larsson M
40 Arturo Lupoli F
42 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie F
Substitutes
34 Patrick Cregg on
41 Chris Wright
46 Daniel Karbassiyoon on
47 Ryan Smith on
51 Frank Simek
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 194 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 194 times: 78W 42D 74L.
3 Apr 2004 W 1–0 FAC 8 Aug 2004 L 1–3 CS 24 Oct 2004 W 2–0 PL
1 Dec 2004 W 1–0 This match
1 Feb 2005 W 4–2 PL 21 May 2005 D 0–0 FAC 3 Jan 2006 D 0–0 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 →