League Cup · 3rd Round
Scunthorpe United v Manchester United
2–5
HT 1–2
Manchester United beat Scunthorpe United 5–2 at Glanford Park on Wednesday 22nd September 2010 in the League Cup. Darron Gibson (23'), Chris Smalling (36'), Michael Owen (49', 71') and Ji-Sung Park (54') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Josh Wright Assist: Martyn Woolford 1–0
- 23' Darron Gibson Assist: Chris Smalling 1–1
- 36' Chris Smalling Assist: Ji-Sung Park 1–2
- Half Time 1–2
- 49' Michael Owen Assist: Federico Macheda 1–3
- 54' Ji-Sung Park 1–4
- 68' Gabriel Obertan for Hernandez
- 71' Michael Owen 1–5
- 74' Tiago Bebe for Park
- 90+1' Martin Woolford Assist: Josh Wright 2–5
- Full Time 2–5
Match Facts
- United's first ever meeting with Scunthorpe United.
- Chris Smalling scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- United extended an unbeaten run to 14 matches in all competitions.
- Tiago Bebe made his Manchester United debut.
- Darron Gibson's 1st goal of 2010-2011, and his 9th for United.
- Michael Owen's brace took him to 2 in 2010-2011 and 11 for United.
Starting XI
Scunthorpe United Lineup
4-4-2
Starting XI
1 Joe Murphy G
4 Sam Togwell M
6 Cliff Byrne D
7 Martyn Woolford M ⚽
8 Michael O'Connor M
9 Chris Dagnall F
14 Jonathan Forte F
15 David Mirfin D
16 Josh Wright M ⚽
21 Eddie Nolan D
25 Niall Canavan D
Substitutes
2 Andrew Wright
5 Robert Jones
12 Michael Raynes
13 Sam Slocombe
17 Robert Grant on
18 Michael Collins on
24 Matt Godden on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ian Baraclough
Scunthorpe United
Match Information
Man Utd
4-3-3
Formation
Scunthorpe United
4-4-2
United vs Scunthorpe United History
Meeting 1 of 1
1
Played
1
Won
0
Drawn
0
Lost
5
Goals For
2
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 22nd September 2010.
22 Sep 2010 W 5–2 This match
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 →