Premiership · Matchday 07
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
0–1
Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 at White Hart Lane on Saturday 25th September 2004 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (42') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 42' Ruud van Nistelrooy pen 0–1
- Half Time
- 61' Pedro Mendes
- 83' Liam Miller for Giggs
- 86' David Bellion for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 0–1
Starting XI
Player
Tottenham Hotspur Lineup
Starting XI
1 Paul Robinson G
2 Noureddine Naybet D
8 Pedro Mendes M
9 Frédéric Kanouté F
10 Robbie Keane F
14 Erik Edman D
15 Jamie Redknapp M
17 Noe Pamarot D
18 Jermain Defoe F
21 Mbulelo Mabizela D
26 Ledley King D
Substitutes
7 Simon Davies on
11 Michael Brown
13 Kasey Keller
30 Anthony Gardner
32 Johnnie Jackson on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Jacques Santini
Tottenham Hotspur
Match Information
United vs Tottenham Hotspur History
Meeting 157 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 157 times: 71W 40D 46L.
27 Apr 2003 W 2–0 PL 21 Dec 2003 W 2–1 PL 20 Mar 2004 W 3–0 PL
25 Sep 2004 W 1–0 This match
4 Jan 2005 D 0–0 PL 22 Oct 2005 D 1–1 PL 17 Apr 2006 W 2–1 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 →