League Cup · Semi-Final - 2nd Leg (agg 4-3)
Manchester United v Derby County
4–2
Manchester United beat Derby County 4–2 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 20th January 2009 in the League Cup. Nani (16'), John O'Shea (22'), Carlos Tevez (34') and Cristiano Ronaldo (89') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 16' Nani 1–0
- 18' Rafael da Silva
- 22' John O'Shea 2–0
- 23' Miles Addison
- 34' Carlos Tevez 3–0
- 42' Darren Fletcher for Rafael
- Half Time
- 58' Cristiano Ronaldo for Giggs
- 67' James Chester for G.Neville
- 79' Darren Fletcher
- 80' Giles Barnes pen 3–1
- 83' Paul Green
- 87' Roy Carroll
- 89' Cristiano Ronaldo pen 4–1
- 90+2' Giles Barnes 4–2
- Full Time 4–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Darren Fletcher
42' for Rafael
Cristiano Ronaldo
89' 58' for Giggs
James Chester
67' for G.Neville
Derby County Lineup
Starting XI
1 Roy Carroll G
2 Paul Connolly D
4 Paul Green M
5 Jordan Stewart D
7 Kris Commons M
11 Rob Hulse F
20 Steve Davies F
22 Andy Todd D
23 Gary Teale M
24 Miles Addison D
28 Martin Albrechtsen D
Substitutes
8 Robbie Savage on
10 Emanuel Villa
13 Stephen Bywater
18 Giles Barnes on ⚽⚽
19 Lewin Nyatanga
25 Nacer Barazite on
36 Seb Hines
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Nigel Clough
Derby County
Match Information
United vs Derby County History
Meeting 102 of 107
107
Played
47
Won
30
Drawn
30
Lost
193
Goals For
156
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 31st December 1892. After this match United had played Derby County 102 times: 43W 29D 30L.
8 Dec 2007 W 4–1 PL 15 Mar 2008 W 1–0 PL 7 Jan 2009 L 0–1 LC
20 Jan 2009 W 4–2 This match
15 Feb 2009 W 4–1 FAC 29 Jan 2016 W 3–1 FAC 5 Jan 2018 W 2–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 97 | 50 | 54.0 |
| Away | 55 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 91 | 105 | 32.7 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 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 →