Premiership · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Manchester City
3–1
Manchester United beat Manchester City 3–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 13th December 2003 in the Premiership. Paul Scholes (7', 73') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (34') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Paul Scholes 1–0
- 34' Ruud van Nistelrooy 2–0
- 38' Joey Barton
- Half Time
- 52' Shaun Wright-Phillips 2–1
- 60' Sun Jihai
- 73' Paul Scholes 3–1
- 74' Cristiano Ronaldo for Kleberson
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 7', 73'
Substitutes
Cristiano Ronaldo
74' for Kleberson
Manchester City Lineup
Starting XI
1 David Seaman G
2 David Sommeil D
5 Sylvain Distin D
8 Robbie Fowler F
17 Sun Jihai D
20 Steve McManaman M
22 Richard Dunne D
24 Joey Barton M
28 Trevor Sinclair M
29 Shaun Wright-Phillips F ⚽
39 Nicolas Anelka F
Substitutes
6 Claudio Reyna
9 Paulo Wanchope on
10 Antoine Sibierski
14 Eyal Berkovic
32 Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Kevin Keegan
Manchester City
Match Information
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 140 of 199
199
Played
81
Won
55
Drawn
63
Lost
280
Goals For
279
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd October 1891. After this match United had played Manchester City 140 times: 56W 47D 37L.
21 Apr 2001 D 1–1 PL 9 Nov 2002 L 1–3 PL 9 Feb 2003 D 1–1 PL
13 Dec 2003 W 3–1 This match
14 Feb 2004 W 4–2 FAC 14 Mar 2004 L 1–4 PL 7 Nov 2004 D 0–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 99 | 44 | 29 | 26 | 152 | 124 | 44.4 |
| Away | 94 | 35 | 25 | 34 | 121 | 145 | 37.2 |
| Neutral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 33.3 |
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 →