Premiership · Matchday 17
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 at White Hart Lane on Sunday 21st December 2003 in the Premiership. John O'Shea (15') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (26') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' John O'Shea 0–1
- 26' Ruud van Nistelrooy 0–2
- 45' Mauricio Taricco
- Half Time
- 54' Paul Konchesky
- 63' Gus Poyet 1–2
- 79' Cristiano Ronaldo for Fletcher
- 80' Ryan Giggs
- 82' Nicky Butt for Keane
- 90' Paul Scholes
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
22 John O'Shea 15'
Tottenham Hotspur Lineup
Starting XI
2 Stephen Carr D
3 Mauricio Taricco D
7 Darren Anderton M
9 Frédéric Kanouté F
10 Robbie Keane F
11 Stephane Dalmat M
13 Kasey Keller G
16 Paul Konchesky D
26 Ledley King D
30 Anthony Gardner D
36 Dean Richards D
Substitutes
8 Hélder Postiga on
12 Gary Doherty
14 Gustavo Poyet on ⚽
27 Rohan Ricketts on
33 Lars Hirschfeld
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
David Pleat
Tottenham Hotspur
Match Information
United vs Tottenham Hotspur History
Meeting 155 of 207
207
Played
96
Won
53
Drawn
58
Lost
326
Goals For
274
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th January 1899. After this match United had played Tottenham Hotspur 155 times: 69W 40D 46L.
6 Mar 2002 W 4–0 PL 21 Sep 2002 W 1–0 PL 27 Apr 2003 W 2–0 PL
21 Dec 2003 W 2–1 This match
20 Mar 2004 W 3–0 PL 25 Sep 2004 W 1–0 PL 4 Jan 2005 D 0–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 103 | 67 | 17 | 19 | 195 | 107 | 65.0 |
| Away | 100 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 128 | 162 | 28.0 |
| Neutral | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 25.0 |
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 →