Premiership · Matchday 23

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

4–1

Saturday 9th January 1993 · Old Trafford · Att: 35,648

Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 9th January 1993 in the Premiership. Éric Cantona (40'), Denis Irwin (52'), Brian McClair (53') and Paul Parker (57') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
40' Éric Cantona 1–0
Half Time
52' Denis Irwin 2–0
53' Brian McClair 3–0
57' Paul Parker 4–0
67' Mike Phelan for Ince
74' Andrei Kanchelskis for Giggs
87' Nick Barmby 4–1
Full Time 4–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Peter Schmeichel

2 Paul Parker 57'

3 Denis Irwin 52'

7 Éric Cantona 40'

9 Brian McClair 53'

Substitutes

67' for Ince

74' for Giggs

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Doug Livermore

Tottenham Hotspur

United vs Tottenham Hotspur History

Meeting 132 of 208

208

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

327

Goals For

275

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1899. After this match United had played Tottenham Hotspur 132 times: 52W 38D 42L.

28 Sep 1991 W 2–1 D1 2 May 1992 W 3–1 D1 19 Sep 1992 D 1–1 PL

9 Jan 1993 W 4–1 This match

16 Oct 1993 W 2–1 PL 15 Jan 1994 W 1–0 PL 27 Aug 1994 W 1–0 PL

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	104	67	18	19	196	108	64.4
Away	100	28	35	37	128	162	28.0
Neutral	4	1	1	2	3	5	25.0

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Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →