Premiership · Matchday 06
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
1–2
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford on Saturday 24th September 2005 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (67') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 33' Morten Gamst Pedersen 0–1
- 45' Robbie Savage
- 45' Cristiano Ronaldo
- Half Time
- 49' David Bentley
- 55' Wayne Rooney for Fletcher
- 57' Phil Bardsley for O'Shea
- 67' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–1
- 69' Ryan Giggs for Park
- 71' Craig Bellamy
- 81' Morten Gamst Pedersen 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Starting XI
Player
Blackburn Rovers Lineup
Starting XI
1 Brad Friedel G
2 Lucas Neill D
3 Zurab Khizanishvili D
6 Ryan Nelsen D
8 Robbie Savage M
10 Paul Dickov F
11 Craig Bellamy F
12 Morten Pedersen M ⚽⚽
16 Tugay Kerimoglu M
29 David Bentley M
33 Michael Gray D
Substitutes
7 Brett Emerton on
9 Shefki Kuqi
13 Peter Enckelman
14 Steven Reid on
15 Aaron Mokoena on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Mark Hughes
Blackburn Rovers
Match Information
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 96 of 113
113
Played
52
Won
29
Drawn
32
Lost
211
Goals For
165
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd September 1892. After this match United had played Blackburn Rovers 96 times: 41W 25D 30L.
1 May 2004 L 0–1 PL 28 Aug 2004 D 1–1 PL 2 Apr 2005 D 0–0 PL
24 Sep 2005 L 1–2 This match
11 Jan 2006 D 1–1 LC 25 Jan 2006 W 2–1 LC 1 Feb 2006 L 3–4 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56.4 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 103 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
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 →