FA Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Reading
4–0
HT 2–0
Manchester United beat Reading 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 7th January 2017 in the FA Cup. Wayne Rooney (7'), Anthony Martial (15') and Marcus Rashford (75', 79') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Wayne Rooney Assist: Juan Mata 1–0
- 15' Anthony Martial Assist: Wayne Rooney 2–0
- 19' Phil Jones for Rojo
- Half Time 2–0
- 54' Ashley Young
- 75' Marcus Rashford Assist: Michael Carrick 3–0
- 78' Timothy Fosu-Mensah for Carrick
- 78' Bastian Schweinsteiger for Mata
- 79' Marcus Rashford 4–0
- Full Time 4–0
Match Facts
- United's biggest win over Reading at the time, in their 20th meeting.
- A 8th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Ashley Young made his 150th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney's 4th goal of 2016-2017, and his 247th for United.
- Anthony Martial's 6th goal of 2016-2017, and his 23rd for United.
- Marcus Rashford's brace took him to 6 in 2016-2017 and 14 for United.
Starting XI
Player
19 Marcus Rashford 75', 79'
Substitutes
Phil Jones
19' for Rojo
Timothy Fosu-Mensah
78' for Carrick
Bastian Schweinsteiger
78' for Mata
Reading Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
2 Chris Gunter RB
4 Joey van den Berg CD-L
6 George Evans LM
7 Roy Beerens AM-L
12 Garath McCleary AM-R
16 Liam Moore CD-R
18 Yann Kermorgant F
23 Daniel Williams RM
24 Tyler Blackett LB
26 Ali Al-Habsi G
38 Liam Kelly AM
Substitutes
3 Jake Cooper
8 John Swift on
11 Jordan Obita on
14 Dominic Samuel on
19 Yakou Meite
30 Tennai Watson
40 Stuart Moore
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Jaap Stam
Reading
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Reading
4-2-3-1
United vs Reading History
Meeting 20 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 20 times: 12W 7D 1L.
1 Dec 2012 W 4–3 PL 18 Feb 2013 W 2–1 FAC 16 Mar 2013 W 1–0 PL
7 Jan 2017 W 4–0 This match
5 Jan 2019 W 2–0 FAC 28 Jan 2023 W 3–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →