Premiership · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Derby County
4–1
Manchester United beat Derby County 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 8th December 2007 in the Premiership. Ryan Giggs (40'), Carlos Tevez (45', 60') and Cristiano Ronaldo (90'+2') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 32' Claude Davis
- 40' Ryan Giggs 1–0
- 45' Carlos Tevez 2–0
- Half Time
- 52' Andy Griffin
- 60' Carlos Tevez 3–0
- 62' Darren Fletcher for Anderson
- 64' Louis Saha for Giggs
- 71' John O'Shea for Ferdinand
- 76' Steve Howard 3–1
- 90+2' Cristiano Ronaldo pen 4–1
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Derby County Lineup
Starting XI
4 James McEveley D
5 Dean Leacock D
8 Matt Oakley M
11 Craig Fagan F
14 Kenny Miller F
18 Andy Griffin D
19 Claude Davis D
23 Darren Moore D
25 Stephen Pearson M
28 Giles Barnes M
43 Stephen Bywater G
Substitutes
1 Lewis Price
9 Steve Howard on ⚽
10 Robert Earnshaw
16 Gary Teale on
24 Tyrone Mears on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Paul Jewell
Derby County
Match Information
United vs Derby County History
Meeting 99 of 107
107
Played
47
Won
30
Drawn
30
Lost
193
Goals For
156
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 31st December 1892. After this match United had played Derby County 99 times: 41W 29D 29L.
5 May 2001 L 0–1 PL 12 Dec 2001 W 5–0 PL 3 Mar 2002 D 2–2 PL
8 Dec 2007 W 4–1 This match
15 Mar 2008 W 1–0 PL 7 Jan 2009 L 0–1 LC 20 Jan 2009 W 4–2 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 97 | 50 | 54.0 |
| Away | 55 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 91 | 105 | 32.7 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.0 |
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 →