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Premiership · Matchday 02

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

3–0
HT 0–0
Monday 22nd August 2011 · Old Trafford · Att: 75,498

Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 at Old Trafford on Monday 22nd August 2011 in the Premiership. Danny Welbeck (61'), Olivera Anderson (76') and Wayne Rooney (87') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 37' Jonny Evans
  3. 40' Michael Dawson
  4. Half Time 0–0
  5. 61' Danny Welbeck Assist: Tom Cleverley 1–0
  6. 76' Olivera Anderson Assist: Danny Welbeck 2–0
  7. 81' Ji-Sung Park for Young
  8. 81' Ryan Giggs for Cleverley
  9. 81' Javier Hernandez for Welbeck
  10. 87' Wayne Rooney Assist: Ryan Giggs 3–0
  11. 90' Jermain Defoe
  12. Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
1 David de Gea
3 Patrice Evra
4 Phil Jones
6 Jonny Evans
8 Oliveira Anderson 76'
10 Wayne Rooney 87'
12 Chris Smalling
17 Luis Nani
18 Ashley Young
19 Danny Welbeck 61'
23 Tom Cleverley
Substitutes
Ji-Sung Park
81' for Young
Ryan Giggs
81' for Cleverley
Javier Hernandez
81' for Welbeck

Tottenham Hotspur Lineup

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
3 Gareth Bale LM
4 Younes Kaboul CD-L
7 Aaron Lennon RM
11 Rafael van der Vaart RCF
18 Jermain Defoe F
20 Michael Dawson CD-R
21 Niko Kranjcar CM-R
24 Brad Friedel G
28 Kyle Walker RB
29 Jake Livermore CM-L
32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto LB
Substitutes
1 Heurelho Gomes
6 Tom Huddlestone on
8 Jermaine Jenas
9 Roman Pavlyuchenko on
19 Sébastien Bassong
22 Vedran Corluka on
31 Andros Townsend

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Harry Redknapp
Tottenham Hotspur

Match Information

Man Utd
4-4-2
Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
4-2-3-1
Man Utd Tottenham Hotspur
60%
Possession
40%
28
Shots
19
20
Shots on Target
11
11
Corners
3
14
Fouls
9
1
Offsides
2

United vs Tottenham Hotspur History

Meeting 175 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 175 times: 83W 46D 46L.
24 Apr 2010 W 3–1 PL 30 Oct 2010 W 2–0 PL 16 Jan 2011 D 0–0 PL
22 Aug 2011 W 3–0 This match
4 Mar 2012 W 3–1 PL 29 Sep 2012 L 2–3 PL 20 Jan 2013 D 1–1 PL
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 103671719 19510765.0
Away 100283537 12816228.0
Neutral 4112 3525.0
All 207 meetings with Tottenham Hotspur →

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 →