Premiership · Matchday 01
Manchester United v Leicester City
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday 15th August 1998 in the Premiership. Teddy Sheringham (79') and David Beckham (90') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Emile Heskey 0–1
- Half Time
- 46' Henning Berg for Stam
- 76' Tony Cottee 0–2
- 77' Teddy Sheringham for G.Neville
- 79' Teddy Sheringham 1–2
- 90' David Beckham 2–2
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
7 David Beckham 90'
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Martin O'Neill
Leicester City
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 106 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 106 times: 49W 25D 32L.
3 May 1997 D 2–2 PL 23 Aug 1997 D 0–0 PL 31 Jan 1998 L 0–1 PL
15 Aug 1998 D 2–2 This match
16 Jan 1999 W 6–2 PL 6 Nov 1999 W 2–0 PL 18 Mar 2000 W 2–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 65 | 69.6 |
| Away | 69 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 117 | 115 | 34.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →