European Cup · Semi-Final - 2nd Leg (agg 4-1)
Arsenal v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Arsenal 3–1 at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 5th May 2009 in the European Cup. Ji-Sung Park (8') and Cristiano Ronaldo (11', 61') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Ji-Sung Park 0–1
- 11' Cristiano Ronaldo 0–2
- Half Time
- 61' Cristiano Ronaldo 0–3
- 65' Ryan Giggs for Anderson
- 65' Rafael da Silva for Evra
- 68' Dimitar Berbatov for Rooney
- 69' Samir Nasri
- 74' Darren Fletcher
- 76' Robin van Persie pen 1–3
- 81' Emmanuel Adebayor
- 86' Emmanuel Eboué
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Ji-Sung Park's 4th goal of 2008-2009, and his 12th for United.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's brace took him to 25 in 2008-2009 and 116 for United.
Starting XI
Player
7 Cristiano Ronaldo 11', 61'
Substitutes
Ryan Giggs
65' for Anderson
Rafael da Silva
65' for Evra
Dimitar Berbatov
68' for Rooney
Arsenal Lineup
Starting XI
1 Manuel Almunia G
3 Bacary Sagna RB
4 Cesc Fàbregas RCF
5 Kolo Touré CD-R
8 Samir Nasri RM
11 Robin van Persie AM-L ⚽
14 Theo Walcott AM-R
17 Alex Song LM
20 Johan Djourou CD-L
25 Emmanuel Adebayor F
40 Kieran Gibbs LB
Substitutes
2 Abou Diaby
12 Carlos Vela on
15 Denílson
18 Mikaël Silvestre
21 Lukasz Fabianski
26 Nicklas Bendtner on
27 Emmanuel Eboué on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
Match Information
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 206 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 206 times: 84W 45D 77L.
13 Apr 2008 W 2–1 PL 8 Nov 2008 L 1–2 PL 29 Apr 2009 W 1–0 EC
5 May 2009 W 3–1 This match
16 May 2009 D 0–0 PL 29 Aug 2009 W 2–1 PL 31 Jan 2010 W 3–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
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 →