League Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Leicester City
2–0
Manchester United beat Leicester City 2–0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 5th November 2002 in the League Cup. David Beckham (80') and Kieran Richardson (90') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 59' Paul Scholes for P.Neville
- 65' Juan Sebastian Veron for Fortune
- 74' Kieran Richardson for Nardiello
- 80' David Beckham pen 1–0
- 90' Kieran Richardson 2–0
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
7 David Beckham 80'
Substitutes
Paul Scholes
59' for P.Neville
Juan Sebastian Veron
65' for Fortune
Kieran Richardson
90' 74' for Nardiello
Leicester City Lineup
Starting XI
2 Andrew Impey D
3 Frank Sinclair D
6 Muzzy Izzet M
10 James Scowcroft F
14 Callum Davidson D
15 Alan Rogers D
16 Ian Walker G
18 Matt Elliott D
22 Paul Dickov F
23 Jordan Stewart D
24 Matt Heath D
Substitutes
17 Stefan Oakes
20 Trevor Benjamin on
21 Martin Reeves
25 Jonathon Stevenson on
33 Nicky Summerbee on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Micky Adams
Leicester City
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 114 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 114 times: 57W 25D 32L.
17 Mar 2001 W 2–0 PL 17 Nov 2001 W 2–0 PL 6 Apr 2002 W 1–0 PL
5 Nov 2002 W 2–0 This match
27 Sep 2003 W 4–1 PL 13 Apr 2004 W 1–0 PL 21 Sep 2014 L 3–5 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 65 | 69.6 |
| Away | 69 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 117 | 115 | 34.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100.0 |
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 →