FA Cup · 4th Round
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
2–1
Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 24th January 2009 in the FA Cup. Paul Scholes (35') and Dimitar Berbatov (36') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Roman Pavlyuchenko 0–1
- 35' Paul Scholes 1–1
- 36' Dimitar Berbatov 2–1
- Half Time
- 53' Richard Eckersley for Fabio
- 60' Nemanja Vidic
- 72' Zoran Tosic for Ronaldo
- 86' Darren Fletcher for Welbeck
- 90' Carlos Tevez
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Fabio da Silva made his Manchester United debut.
- Richard Eckersley made his Manchester United debut.
- Zoran Tosic made his Manchester United debut.
- Paul Scholes' 1st goal of 2008-2009, and his 137th for United.
- Dimitar Berbatov's 10th goal of 2008-2009, and his 10th for United.
Starting XI
Player
18 Paul Scholes 35'
Substitutes
Richard Eckersley
53' for Fabio
Zoran Tosic
72' for Ronaldo
Darren Fletcher
86' for Welbeck
Tottenham Hotspur Lineup
Starting XI
3 Gareth Bale D
4 Didier Zokora M
5 David Bentley M
6 Tom Huddlestone M
9 Roman Pavlyuchenko F ⚽
14 Luka Modric M
16 Chris Gunter D
20 Michael Dawson D
22 Vedran Corluka D
27 Ben Alnwick G
32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto D
Substitutes
1 Heurelho Gomes
11 Gilberto Melo
17 Giovani Dos Santos on
19 Adel Taarabt on
25 Jermain Defoe on
33 Ricardo Rocha
36 Dorian Dervite
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
United vs Tottenham Hotspur History
Meeting 167 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 167 times: 77W 44D 46L.
27 Jan 2008 W 3–1 FAC 2 Feb 2008 D 1–1 PL 13 Dec 2008 D 0–0 PL
24 Jan 2009 W 2–1 This match
1 Mar 2009 D 0–0 LC 25 Apr 2009 W 5–2 PL 12 Sep 2009 W 3–1 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 →