League Division One · Matchday 07

Manchester United v Norwich City

3–0

Saturday 7th September 1991 · Old Trafford · Att: 44,946

Manchester United beat Norwich City 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 7th September 1991 in the League Division One. Denis Irwin (20'), Brian McClair (23') and Ryan Giggs (28') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
20' Denis Irwin 1–0
22' Clayton Blackmore for Kanchelskis
23' Brian McClair 2–0
28' Ryan Giggs 3–0
Half Time
78' Mike Phelan for Webb
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

3 Denis Irwin 20'

9 Brian McClair 23'

11 Ryan Giggs 28'

Substitutes

Clayton Blackmore

22' for Kanchelskis

Mike Phelan

78' for Webb

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Dave Stringer

Norwich City

United vs Norwich City History

Meeting 48 of 72

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

126

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd February 1906. After this match United had played Norwich City 48 times: 22W 12D 14L.

26 Dec 1990 W 3–0 D1 18 Feb 1991 L 1–2 FAC 30 Mar 1991 W 3–0 D1

7 Sep 1991 W 3–0 This match

31 Mar 1992 W 3–1 D1 12 Dec 1992 W 1–0 PL 5 Apr 1993 W 3–1 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	35	23	7	5	68	21	65.7
Away	37	19	6	12	58	45	51.4

All 72 meetings with Norwich City →

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 →