League Cup · 3rd Round

Manchester United v Leicester City

5–1

Wednesday 27th October 1993 · Old Trafford · Att: 41,344

Manchester United beat Leicester City 5–1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 27th October 1993 in the League Cup. Steve Bruce (7', 86'), Brian McClair (14'), Lee Sharpe (53') and Mark Hughes (62') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
7' Steve Bruce 1–0
14' Brian McClair 2–0
29' Denis Irwin for Pallister
Half Time
53' Lee Sharpe 3–0
61' Ryan Giggs for Sharpe
62' Mark Hughes 4–0
64' Colin Hill 4–1
86' Steve Bruce 5–1
Full Time 5–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Peter Schmeichel

4 Steve Bruce 7', 86'

5 Lee Sharpe 53'

6 Gary Pallister

9 Brian McClair 14'

10 Mark Hughes 62'

12 Bryan Robson

14 Andrei Kanchelskis

Substitutes

29' for Pallister

61' for Sharpe

Managers

MUFC

Alex Ferguson

Manchester United

OPP

Brian Little

Leicester City

United vs Leicester City History

Meeting 98 of 140

140

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

283

Goals For

182

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 98 times: 47W 21D 30L.

26 Apr 1986 W 4–0 D1 6 Sep 1986 D 1–1 D1 20 Dec 1986 W 2–0 D1

27 Oct 1993 W 5–1 This match

28 Dec 1994 D 1–1 PL 15 Apr 1995 W 4–0 PL 27 Nov 1996 L 0–2 LC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	69	48	14	7	161	65	69.6
Away	69	24	16	29	117	115	34.8
Neutral	2	2	0	0	5	2	100.0

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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 →