Premiership · Matchday 05
Southampton v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Southampton 3–1 at The Dell on Saturday 28th August 1993 in the Premiership. Lee Sharpe (5'), Eric Cantona (16') and Denis Irwin (49') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 5' Lee Sharpe 0–1
- 13' Neil Maddison 1–1
- 16' Eric Cantona 1–2
- Half Time
- 49' Denis Irwin 1–3
- 65' Brian McClair for Giggs
- 73' Andrei Kanchelskis for Keane
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 16 matches in all competitions.
- Lee Sharpe's 3rd goal of 1993-1994, and his 15th for United.
- Eric Cantona's 1st goal of 1993-1994, and his 10th for United.
- Denis Irwin's 1st goal of 1993-1994, and his 10th for United.
Starting XI
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ian Branfoot
Southampton
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 83 of 135
135
Played
70
Won
38
Drawn
27
Lost
239
Goals For
147
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th February 1897. After this match United had played Southampton 83 times: 37W 26D 20L.
16 Apr 1992 W 1–0 D1 24 Aug 1992 W 1–0 PL 20 Feb 1993 W 2–1 PL
28 Aug 1993 W 3–1 This match
4 May 1994 W 2–0 PL 31 Dec 1994 D 2–2 PL 10 May 1995 W 2–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 65 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 134 | 64 | 63.1 |
| Away | 67 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 40.3 |
| Neutral | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66.7 |
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 →