Premiership · Matchday 36

Manchester United v Middlesbrough

3–3

Monday 5th May 1997 · Old Trafford · Att: 54,489

Manchester United drew 3–3 with Middlesbrough at Old Trafford on Monday 5th May 1997 in the Premiership. Roy Keane (34'), Gary Neville (42') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (67') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
15' Juninho 0–1
34' Roy Keane 1–1
37' Emerson 1–2
40' Craig Hignett 1–3
42' Gary Neville 2–3
Half Time
67' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 3–3
73' Paul Scholes for Johnsen
Full Time 3–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

2 Gary Neville 42'

16 Roy Keane 34'

20 Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer 67'

Substitutes

Paul Scholes

73' for Johnsen

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Bryan Robson

Middlesbrough

United vs Middlesbrough History

Meeting 95 of 127

127

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

220

Goals For

169

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 95 times: 45W 23D 27L.

28 Oct 1995 W 2–0 PL 5 May 1996 W 3–0 PL 23 Nov 1996 D 2–2 PL

5 May 1997 D 3–3 This match

19 Dec 1998 L 2–3 PL 3 Jan 1999 W 3–1 FAC 9 May 1999 W 1–0 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	68	41	14	13	129	72	60.3
Away	59	23	16	20	91	97	39.0

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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 →