Premiership · Matchday 23
Reading v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Reading 2–0 at Madejski Stadium on Saturday 19th January 2008 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (77') and Cristiano Ronaldo (90'+3') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 46' Ryan Giggs for Park
- 69' Rio Ferdinand
- 70' Bobby Convey
- 70' Luis Nani for Hargreaves
- 77' Wayne Rooney 0–1
- 81' Darren Fletcher for Tevez
- 90+3' Cristiano Ronaldo 0–2
- Full Time 0–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Reading Lineup
Starting XI
1 Marcus Hahnemann G
2 Graeme Murty D
3 Nicky Shorey D
4 Kalifa Cisse M
8 Leroy Lita F
9 Kevin Doyle F
10 Stephen Hunt M
12 Dave Kitson F
15 James Harper M
16 Ivar Ingimarsson D
17 Bobby Convey M
Substitutes
19 Liam Rosenior
23 Ulises De la Cruz
24 Shane Long on
28 Marek Matejovský on
32 Adam Federici
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Coppell
Reading
Match Information
United vs Reading History
Meeting 16 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 16 times: 8W 7D 1L.
17 Feb 2007 D 1–1 FAC 27 Feb 2007 W 3–2 FAC 12 Aug 2007 D 0–0 PL
19 Jan 2008 W 2–0 This match
1 Dec 2012 W 4–3 PL 18 Feb 2013 W 2–1 FAC 16 Mar 2013 W 1–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 →