League Cup · 3rd Round
Northampton Town v Manchester United
1–3
HT 1–1
Manchester United beat Northampton Town 3–1 at Sixfields Stadium on Wednesday 21st September 2016 in the League Cup. Michael Carrick (17'), Ander Herrera (68') and Marcus Rashford (75') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 17' Michael Carrick 0–1
- 42' Alex Revell pen 1–1
- Half Time 1–1
- 47' Jak Mccourt
- 55' Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Depay
- 55' Marcus Rashford for Fosu-Mensah
- 68' Ander Herrera 1–2
- 73' Marouane Fellaini for Schneiderlin
- 74' Daley Blind
- 75' Marcus Rashford 1–3
- 89' Alfie Potter
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
21 Ander Herrera 68'
Substitutes
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
55' for Depay
Marcus Rashford
75' 55' for Fosu-Mensah
Marouane Fellaini
73' for Schneiderlin
Northampton Town Lineup
4-1-4-1
Starting XI
1 Adam Smith G
2 Brendan Moloney RB
3 David Buchanan LB
5 Alexander Diamond CD-R
6 Gabriel Zakuani CD-L
10 Alex Revell F ⚽
11 Kenji Gorré LM
12 Jak Mccourt DM
14 Sam Hoskins RM
16 Harry Beautyman CM-R
31 Matthew Taylor CM-L
Substitutes
8 Joel Byrom
9 Marc Richards on
15 Alfie Potter on
19 Emmanuel Sonupe
21 John-Joe O'Toole on
22 Lewin Nyatanga
26 David Cornell
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Rob Page
Northampton Town
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Northampton Town
4-1-4-1
United vs Northampton Town History
Meeting 5 of 5
5
Played
4
Won
1
Drawn
0
Lost
21
Goals For
6
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th August 1965.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 75.0 |
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 →