League Cup · 3rd Round
Crewe Alexandra v Manchester United
1–2
Manchester United beat Crewe Alexandra 2–1 at Gresty Road on Wednesday 25th October 2006 in the League Cup. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (26') and Kieran Lee (119') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 26' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 0–1
- 30' Kieran Richardson
- Half Time
- 46' Michael Barnes for Marsh
- 73' Luke Varney 1–1
- 77' Kieran Lee for Gray
- Extra Time
- 97' Kieran Lee
- 103' Ryan Shawcross for Barnes
- 105' Wesley Brown
- 119' Kieran Lee 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Michael Barnes
46' for Marsh
Kieran Lee
119' 77' for Gray
Ryan Shawcross
103' for Barnes
Crewe Alexandra Lineup
Starting XI
1 Ben Williams G
2 Jon Otsemobor D
5 Julien Baudet D
6 Neil Cox D
11 David Vaughan M
12 Luke Varney F ⚽
14 Ben Rix M
16 Ryan Lowe M
18 Nicky Maynard F
39 Isaac Osbourne M
40 Andy Taylor D
Substitutes
9 Luke Rodgers
10 Michael Higdon
13 Stuart Tomlinson
15 Lee Bell on
37 Daniel O'Donnell on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Dario Gradi
Crewe Alexandra
Match Information
United vs Crewe Alexandra History
Meeting 6 of 6
6
Played
6
Won
0
Drawn
0
Lost
20
Goals For
2
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th September 1894.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Away | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 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 →