European Cup · Phase 01 - Group F - Matchday 01
Manchester United v Celtic
3–2
Manchester United beat Celtic 3–2 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 13th September 2006 in the European Cup. Louis Saha (30', 40') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (47') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 0–1
- 27' Mikael Silvestre
- 29' Artur Boruc
- 30' Louis Saha pen 1–1
- 32' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Giggs
- 40' Louis Saha 2–1
- 43' Shunsuke Nakamura 2–2
- Half Time
- 47' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 3–2
- 79' John O'Shea for Scholes
- 83' Kieran Richardson for Rooney
- 90' Kenny Miller
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
- United's first ever meeting with Celtic.
- A 6th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Louis Saha's brace took him to 4 in 2006-2007 and 28 for United.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 2nd goal of 2006-2007, and his 115th for United.
Starting XI
Player
9 Louis Saha 30', 40'
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
47' 32' for Giggs
John O'Shea
79' for Scholes
Kieran Richardson
83' for Rooney
Celtic Lineup
Starting XI
1 Artur Boruc G
3 Lee Naylor D
5 Gary Caldwell D
10 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink F ⚽
12 Mark Wilson D
16 Thomas Gravesen M
18 Neil Lennon M
20 Jirí Jarosík M
25 Shunsuke Nakamura M ⚽
44 Stephen McManus M
46 Aiden McGeady D
Substitutes
2 Paul Telfer on
6 Dianbobo Balde
7 Maciej Zurawski
9 Kenny Miller on
15 Evander
22 David Marshall
29 Shaun Maloney on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Strachan
Celtic
Match Information
United vs Celtic History
Meeting 1 of 4
4
Played
2
Won
1
Drawn
1
Lost
7
Goals For
4
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 13th September 2006. After this match United had played Celtic 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →