Premiership · Matchday 03
Wigan Athletic v Manchester United
0–5
Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 5–0 at DW Stadium on Saturday 22nd August 2009 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (56', 65'), Dimitar Berbatov (58'), Michael Owen (86') and Nani (90'+2') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Paul Scholes
- Half Time
- 49' Patrice Evra
- 56' Wayne Rooney 0–1
- 58' Dimitar Berbatov 0–2
- 65' Wayne Rooney 0–3
- 71' Michael Owen for Rooney
- 72' John O'Shea for Evra
- 72' Darron Gibson for Scholes
- 76' Hugo Rodallega
- 86' Michael Owen 0–4
- 90' Paul Scharner
- 90+2' Nani 0–5
- Full Time 0–5
Match Facts
- United's biggest win over Wigan Athletic at the time, in their 10th meeting.
- Wayne Rooney scored his 100th goal for United in all competitions.
- Michael Owen scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- Patrice Evra made his 150th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney's brace took him to 4 in 2009-2010 and 101 for United.
- Dimitar Berbatov's 1st goal of 2009-2010, and his 15th for United.
Starting XI
Wigan Athletic Lineup
Starting XI
1 Chris Kirkland G
6 Hendry Thomas CM-R
7 Paul Scharner CD-R
10 Jason Koumas LM
14 Charles N'Zogbia RM
15 Jordi Gómez AM
19 Titus Bramble CD-L
20 Hugo Rodallega F
25 Mario Melchiot RB
27 Mohamed Diamé CM-L
31 Maynor Figueroa LB
Substitutes
3 Erik Edman
9 Jason Scotland on
12 Michael Pollitt
16 Scott Sinclair on
17 Emmerson Boyce
24 James McCarthy on
30 Marlon King
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Roberto Martinez
Wigan Athletic
United vs Wigan Athletic History
Meeting 10 of 20
20
Played
19
Won
0
Drawn
1
Lost
62
Goals For
5
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 14th December 2005. After this match United had played Wigan Athletic 10 times: 10W 0D 0L.
11 May 2008 W 2–0 PL 14 Jan 2009 W 1–0 PL 13 May 2009 W 2–1 PL
22 Aug 2009 W 5–0 This match
30 Dec 2009 W 5–0 PL 20 Nov 2010 W 2–0 PL 26 Feb 2011 W 4–0 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 88.9 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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 →