Premiership · Matchday 12
Manchester United v Leicester City
2–0
Manchester United beat Leicester City 2–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 17th November 2001 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (21') and Dwight Yorke (50') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 23' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 24' Ryan Giggs
- Half Time
- 46' Mikael Silvestre for Irwin
- 50' Dwight Yorke 2–0
- 64' Quinton Fortune for Giggs
- 75' Dennis Wise
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
19 Dwight Yorke 50'
Leicester City Lineup
Starting XI
3 Frank Sinclair D
6 Muzzy Izzet M
11 Dennis Wise M
14 Callum Davidson D
16 Ian Walker G
18 Matt Elliott D
20 Trevor Benjamin F
22 Ade Akinbiyi F
23 Jordan Stewart D
24 Andrew Impey D
26 Lee Marshall M
Substitutes
5 Alan Rogers on
7 Matthew Jones
10 James Scowcroft on
12 Simon Royce
28 Matt Heath
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Dave Bassett
Leicester City
Match Information
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 112 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 112 times: 55W 25D 32L.
18 Mar 2000 W 2–0 PL 14 Oct 2000 W 3–0 PL 17 Mar 2001 W 2–0 PL
17 Nov 2001 W 2–0 This match
6 Apr 2002 W 1–0 PL 5 Nov 2002 W 2–0 LC 27 Sep 2003 W 4–1 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →