Premiership · Matchday 33
Middlesbrough v Manchester United
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Sunday 6th April 2008 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (10') and Wayne Rooney (74') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 10' Cristiano Ronaldo 0–1
- 35' Alfonso Alves 1–1
- Half Time
- 48' Luke Young
- 55' Wayne Rooney
- 56' Alfonso Alves 2–1
- 65' Ji-Sung Park for Tevez
- 67' Owen Hargreaves for O'Shea
- 68' George Boateng
- 70' Gerard Pique for Ferdinand
- 74' Wayne Rooney 2–2
- 86' Gary O'Neil
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 74'
Substitutes
Ji-Sung Park
65' for Tevez
Owen Hargreaves
67' for O'Shea
Gerard Pique
70' for Ferdinand
Middlesbrough Lineup
Starting XI
1 Mark Schwarzer G
2 Luke Young D
3 Julio Arca M
4 Gary O'Neil M
6 Emanuel Pogatetz D
7 George Boateng M
11 Jeremie Aliadiere F
12 Afonso Alves F ⚽⚽
19 Stewart Downing M
31 David Wheater D
33 Andrew Taylor D
Substitutes
17 Tuncay Sanli on
21 Ross Turnbull
27 Lee Cattermole
28 Adam Johnson on
40 Jonathan Grounds
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gareth Southgate
Middlesbrough
Match Information
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 120 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
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 120 times: 59W 28D 33L.
19 Mar 2007 W 1–0 FAC 21 Apr 2007 D 1–1 PL 27 Oct 2007 W 4–1 PL
6 Apr 2008 D 2–2 This match
23 Sep 2008 W 3–1 LC 29 Dec 2008 W 1–0 PL 2 May 2009 W 2–0 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 |
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 →