European Cup · Phase 01 - Group F - Matchday 02
Manchester United v Roma
1–0
Manchester United beat Roma 1–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 2nd October 2007 in the European Cup. Wayne Rooney (70') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 39' Philippe Mexes
- Half Time
- 66' Carlos Tevez for Saha
- 70' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- 80' Ryan Giggs for Nani
- 85' Oliveira Anderson for Rooney
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 70'
Roma Lineup
Starting XI
1 Gianluca Curci G
3 Cicinho D
4 Juan D
5 Philippe Mexes D
8 Alberto Aquilani M
10 Francesco Totti F
14 Ludovic Giuly M
16 Daniele De Rossi M
20 Simone Perrotta M
22 Max Tonetto D
30 Alessandro Mancini M
Substitutes
7 David Pizarro on
9 Mirko Vucinic on
15 Vitorino Antunes
18 Marco Esposito on
27 Julio Sergio
29 Ahmed Barusso
33 Matteo Brighi
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Luciano Spalletti
Roma
Match Information
United vs Roma History
Meeting 3 of 8
8
Played
5
Won
1
Drawn
2
Lost
21
Goals For
9
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 4th April 2007. After this match United had played Roma 3 times: 2W 0D 1L.
4 Apr 2007 L 1–2 EC 10 Apr 2007 W 7–1 EC
2 Oct 2007 W 1–0 This match
12 Dec 2007 D 1–1 EC 1 Apr 2008 W 2–0 EC 9 Apr 2008 W 1–0 EC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Away | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 25.0 |
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 →