League Cup · 5th Round
Bristol City v Manchester United
2–1
HT 0–0
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Wednesday 20th December 2017 in the League Cup. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (58') scored for United. United were captained by Zlatan Ibrahimović, and the referee was Mike Dean.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time 0–0
- 47' Jamie Paterson
- 51' Joe Bryan Assist: Marlon Pack 1–0
- 58' Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1–1
- 61' Romelu Lukaku for Blind
- 69' Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Ibrahimovic
- 74' Marcus Rashford
- 89' Matt Taylor
- 89' Paul Pogba
- 90' Chris Smalling for Darmian
- 90+3' Korey Smith Assist: Matt Taylor 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
55%
Possession
4-3-3
Formation
Mike Dean
Referee
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Captain
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Romelu Lukaku
61' for Blind
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
69' for Ibrahimovic
Chris Smalling
90' for Darmian
Bristol City Lineup
4-4-1-1
Starting XI
3 Joe Bryan LM ⚽
4 Aden Flint CD-R
5 Bailey Wright RB
6 Nathan Baker CD-L
7 Korey Smith CM-L ⚽
8 Josh Brownhill RM
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid F
15 Luke Steele G
20 Jamie Paterson RCF
21 Marlon Pack CM-R
23 Hördur Magnússon LB
Substitutes
1 Frank Fielding
10 Matt Taylor on
19 Niclas Eliasson on
25 Lloyd Kelly
26 Zak Vyner
27 Paul Arnold Garita
34 Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Lee Johnson
Bristol City
Match Information
Man Utd
3-4-2-1
Formation
Bristol City
4-4-1-1
United vs Bristol City History
Meeting 36 of 36
36
Played
15
Won
10
Drawn
11
Lost
49
Goals For
41
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 21st September 1901.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 52.9 |
| Away | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 27.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 →