Premiership · Matchday 11
Manchester United v Portsmouth
3–0
Manchester United beat Portsmouth 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 4th November 2006 in the Premiership. Louis Saha (3'), Cristiano Ronaldo (10') and Nemanja Vidic (66') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Louis Saha pen 1–0
- 10' Cristiano Ronaldo 2–0
- 44' Sean Davis
- Half Time
- 66' Nemanja Vidic 3–0
- 71' Mikael Silvestre for Carrick
- 75' Darren Fletcher for Ronaldo
- 75' John O'Shea for Rooney
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Old Trafford at the time: 76,004.
- Louis Saha's 7th goal of 2006-2007, and his 31st for United.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's 4th goal of 2006-2007, and his 30th for United.
- Nemanja Vidic's 2nd goal of 2006-2007, and his 2nd for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Mikael Silvestre
71' for Carrick
Darren Fletcher
75' for Ronaldo
John O'Shea
75' for Rooney
Portsmouth Lineup
Starting XI
1 David James G
3 Dejan Stefanovic D
5 Andy O'Brien D
6 Manuel Fernandes M
11 Noe Pamarot D
14 Matthew Taylor D
19 Niko Kranjcar M
25 Benjamin Mwaruwari F
26 Gary O'Neil M
28 Sean Davis M
30 Pedro Mendes M
Substitutes
8 Andrew Cole on
22 Richard Hughes on
27 Kanu
32 Lomana Tresor LuaLua on
33 Dean Kiely
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Harry Redknapp
Portsmouth
Match Information
United vs Portsmouth History
Meeting 65 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 65 times: 30W 17D 18L.
26 Feb 2005 W 2–1 PL 3 Dec 2005 W 3–0 PL 11 Feb 2006 W 3–1 PL
4 Nov 2006 W 3–0 This match
27 Jan 2007 W 2–1 FAC 7 Apr 2007 L 1–2 PL 15 Aug 2007 D 1–1 PL | 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →