League Cup · 2nd Round - 2nd Leg (agg 3-2)
Manchester United v Portsmouth
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Portsmouth at Old Trafford on Tuesday 3rd October 1989 in the League Cup.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
John Gregory
Portsmouth
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 54 of 75
75
Played
36
Won
19
Drawn
20
Lost
121
Goals For
81
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 5th January 1901. After this match United had played Portsmouth 54 times: 22W 16D 16L.
19 Dec 1987 W 2–1 D1 7 May 1988 W 4–1 D1 20 Sep 1989 W 3–2 LC
3 Oct 1989 D 0–0 This match
30 Oct 1991 W 3–1 LC 12 Jan 1994 D 2–2 LC 26 Jan 1994 W 1–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 34 | 62.5 |
| Away | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 32.4 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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 →