European Cup · Phase 01 - Group F - Matchday 04
Celtic v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Celtic at Celtic Park on Wednesday 5th November 2008 in the European Cup. Ryan Giggs (85') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 13' Scott McDonald 1–0
- 32' Luis Nani
- Half Time
- 46' Dimitar Berbatov for Nani
- 66' Patrice Evra for Rafael
- 71' Wayne Rooney for Tevez
- 85' Ryan Giggs 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 12 matches in all competitions.
- John O'Shea made his 300th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Ryan Giggs' 2nd goal of 2008-2009, and his 144th for United.
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 85'
Celtic Lineup
Starting XI
1 Artur Boruc G
2 Andreas Hinkel RB
4 Stephen McManus CD-L
5 Gary Caldwell CD-R
7 Scott McDonald CF-R ⚽
8 Scott Brown RM
11 Paul Hartley CM-R
12 Mark Wilson LB
13 Shaun Maloney LM
19 Barry Robson CM-L
26 Cillian Sheridan CF-L
Substitutes
3 Lee Naylor
18 Massimo Donati on
21 Mark Brown
23 Ben Hutchinson on
25 Shunsuke Nakamura
48 Darren O'Dea on
52 Paul Caddis
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Strachan
Celtic
Match Information
United vs Celtic History
Meeting 4 of 4
4
Played
2
Won
1
Drawn
1
Lost
7
Goals For
4
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 13th September 2006.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 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 →