Premiership · Matchday 38
Wigan Athletic v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 2–0 at JJB Stadium on Sunday 11th May 2008 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (33') and Ryan Giggs (80') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 14' Paul Scholes
- 33' Cristiano Ronaldo pen 0–1
- Half Time
- 58' Wayne Rooney
- 67' Owen Hargreaves for Scholes
- 68' Ryan Giggs for Park
- 71' Emile Heskey
- 71' Wilson Palacios
- 77' Antonio Valencia
- 80' Ryan Giggs 0–2
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Wigan Athletic Lineup
Starting XI
1 Chris Kirkland G
5 Wilson Palacios M
9 Emile Heskey F
10 Jason Koumas M
11 Michael Brown M
16 Antonio Valencia M
17 Emmerson Boyce D
18 Paul Scharner D
19 Titus Bramble D
23 Marcus Bent F
31 Maynor Figueroa D
Substitutes
2 Ryan Taylor
6 Antoine Sibierski on
12 Michael Pollitt
14 Marlon King on
24 Josip Skoko
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Bruce
Wigan Athletic
Match Information
United vs Wigan Athletic History
Meeting 7 of 20
20
Played
19
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
62
Goals For
5
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 14th December 2005. After this match United had played Wigan Athletic 7 times: 7W 0D 0L.
14 Oct 2006 W 3–1 PL 26 Dec 2006 W 3–1 PL 6 Oct 2007 W 4–0 PL
11 May 2008 W 2–0 This match
14 Jan 2009 W 1–0 PL 13 May 2009 W 2–1 PL 22 Aug 2009 W 5–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 88.9 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 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 →