Premiership · Matchday 33

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

5–2

Saturday 25th April 2009 · Old Trafford · Att: 75,458

Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 5–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 25th April 2009 in the Premiership. Cristiano Ronaldo (57', 68'), Wayne Rooney (67', 71') and Dimitar Berbatov (79') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
29' Darren Bent 0–1
32' Luka Modric 0–2
37' Jonathan Woodgate
41' Jermaine Jenas
Half Time
46' Carlos Tevez for Nani
57' Cristiano Ronaldo pen 1–2
57' Heurelho Gomes
58' Carlos Tevez
61' Paul Scholes for Fletcher
64' Paul Scholes
67' Wayne Rooney 2–2
68' Cristiano Ronaldo 3–2
69' Cristiano Ronaldo
70' John O'Shea for Rafael
71' Wayne Rooney 4–2
79' Dimitar Berbatov 5–2
Full Time 5–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Edwin van der Sar

3 Patrice Evra

5 Rio Ferdinand

7 Cristiano Ronaldo 57', 68'

9 Dimitar Berbatov 79'

10 Wayne Rooney 67', 71'

Substitutes

46' for Nani

61' for Fletcher

70' for Rafael

Tottenham Hotspur Lineup

Starting XI

1 Heurelho Gomes G

7 Aaron Lennon RM

8 Jermaine Jenas CM-R

10 Darren Bent CF-L ⚽

12 Wilson Palacios CM-L

14 Luka Modric LM ⚽

15 Robbie Keane CF-R

22 Vedran Corluka RB

26 Ledley King CD-L

32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto LB

39 Jonathan Woodgate CD-R

Substitutes

2 Alan Hutton

3 Gareth Bale on

4 Didier Zokora

5 David Bentley

6 Tom Huddlestone on

21 Pascal Chimbonda

23 Carlo Cudicini

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Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Harry Redknapp

Tottenham Hotspur

Match Information

Man Utd Tottenham Hotspur

59%

Possession

41%

Shots

Shots on Target

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

United vs Tottenham Hotspur History

Meeting 169 of 207

207

Played

Won

Drawn

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 169 times: 78W 45D 46L.

13 Dec 2008 D 0–0 PL 24 Jan 2009 W 2–1 FAC 1 Mar 2009 D 0–0 LC

25 Apr 2009 W 5–2 This match

12 Sep 2009 W 3–1 PL 1 Dec 2009 W 2–0 LC 24 Apr 2010 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

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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 →