League Cup · Semi-Final - 2nd Leg (agg 3-2)
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
2–1
Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 25th January 2006 in the League Cup. Ruud van Nistelrooy (8') and Louis Saha (51') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- 13' Alan Smith for Giggs
- 32' Steven Reid 1–1
- Half Time
- 51' Louis Saha 2–1
- 80' Mikael Silvestre for Evra
- 86' Nemanja Vidic for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- Darren Fletcher made his 100th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Louis Saha made his 50th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Nemanja Vidic made his Manchester United debut.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 18th goal of 2005-2006, and his 141st for United.
- Louis Saha's 7th goal of 2005-2006, and his 16th for United.
Starting XI
Player
9 Louis Saha 51'
Substitutes
Alan Smith
13' for Giggs
Mikael Silvestre
80' for Evra
Nemanja Vidic
86' for van Nistlerooy
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
9 Shefki Kuqi F
12 Morten Pedersen M
14 Steven Reid M
16 Tugay Kerimoglu M
29 David Bentley M
33 Michael Gray D
Substitutes
4 Andy Todd
7 Brett Emerton on
13 Peter Enckelman
15 Aaron Mokoena
31 Sergio Peter 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
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 98 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 98 times: 42W 26D 30L.
2 Apr 2005 D 0–0 PL 24 Sep 2005 L 1–2 PL 11 Jan 2006 D 1–1 LC
25 Jan 2006 W 2–1 This match
1 Feb 2006 L 3–4 PL 11 Nov 2006 W 1–0 PL 31 Mar 2007 W 4–1 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 FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →