Premiership · Matchday 34
Arsenal v Manchester United
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Arsenal at Highbury on Wednesday 16th April 2003 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (24') and Ryan Giggs (63') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 24' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–1
- 45' Gary Neville for O'Shea
- Half Time
- 47' Roy Keane
- 51' Thierry Henry 1–1
- 62' Thierry Henry 2–1
- 63' Ryan Giggs 2–2
- 80' Nicky Butt
- 83' Sol Campbell
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
11 Ryan Giggs 63'
Substitutes
Gary Neville
45' for O'Shea
Arsenal Lineup
Starting XI
3 Ashley Cole D
4 Patrick Vieira M
5 Martin Keown D
7 Robert Pires M
8 Freddie Ljungberg M
10 Dennis Bergkamp F
12 Lauren M
13 Stuart Taylor G
14 Thierry Henry F ⚽⚽
19 Gilberto Silva M
23 Sol Campbell D
Substitutes
11 Sylvain Wiltord on
17 Edu on
20 Guillaume Warmuz
22 Oleg Luzhny
25 Kanu on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
Match Information
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 187 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 187 times: 75W 39D 73L.
8 May 2002 L 0–1 PL 7 Dec 2002 W 2–0 PL 15 Feb 2003 L 0–2 FAC
16 Apr 2003 D 2–2 This match
10 Aug 2003 D 1–1 CS 21 Sep 2003 D 0–0 PL 28 Mar 2004 D 1–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
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 →