FA Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Sheffield United
1–0
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Sheffield United 1–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 9th January 2016 in the FA Cup. Wayne Rooney (90'+2') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time 0–0
- 60' Memphis Depay for Mata
- 60' Jesse Lingard for Herrera
- 78' Andreas Pereira for Felliani
- 90+2' Wayne Rooney pen 1–0
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 90'+2
Substitutes
Memphis Depay
60' for Mata
Jesse Lingard
60' for Herrera
Andreas Pereira
78' for Felliani
Sheffield United Lineup
4-4-2
Starting XI
5 John Brayford RB
6 Chris Basham CM-L
8 Paul Coutts RM
10 Billy Sharp CF-L
15 Neill Collins CD-L
17 Martyn Woolford LM
18 Conor Sammon CF-R
19 James McEveley LB
25 George Long G
34 David Edgar CD-R
35 Dean Hammond CM-R
Substitutes
1 Mark Howard
7 Ryan Flynn on
11 Jose Baxter
14 Matt Done on
20 Jamal Campbell-Ryce
22 Louis Reed on
29 Ché Adams
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Louis van Gaal
Manchester United
OPP
Nigel Adkins
Sheffield United
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Sheffield United
4-4-2
United vs Sheffield United History
Meeting 93 of 99
99
Played
48
Won
16
Drawn
35
Lost
167
Goals For
137
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th November 1893. After this match United had played Sheffield United 93 times: 44W 15D 34L.
9 Jan 1995 W 2–0 FAC 18 Nov 2006 W 2–1 PL 17 Apr 2007 W 2–0 PL
9 Jan 2016 W 1–0 This match
24 Nov 2019 D 3–3 PL 24 Jun 2020 W 3–0 PL 17 Dec 2020 W 3–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 48 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 99 | 52 | 62.5 |
| Away | 51 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 68 | 85 | 35.3 |
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 →