Premiership · Matchday 12
Manchester United v Southampton
2–1
Manchester United beat Southampton 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 2nd November 2002 in the Premiership. Phil Neville (15') and Diego Forlan (85') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Phil Neville 1–0
- 18' Fabrice Fernandes 1–1
- Half Time
- 65' Jason Dodd
- 68' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Silvestre
- 79' Diego Forlan for P.Neville
- 85' Diego Forlan 2–1
- 87' John O'Shea for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
68' for Silvestre
Diego Forlan
85' 79' for P.Neville
John O'Shea
87' for van Nistlerooy
Southampton Lineup
Starting XI
2 Jason Dodd D
3 Wayne Bridge D
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
29 Fabrice Fernandes M ⚽
36 Brett Ormerod F
Substitutes
1 Paul Jones
18 Rory Delap on
19 Marcus Hall
33 Paul Telfer
34 Agustin Delgado on
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 102 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 102 times: 50W 28D 24L.
13 May 2001 L 1–2 PL 22 Dec 2001 W 6–1 PL 13 Jan 2002 W 3–1 PL
2 Nov 2002 W 2–1 This match
1 Feb 2003 W 2–0 PL 31 Aug 2003 L 0–1 PL 31 Jan 2004 W 3–2 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 →