European Cup · Phase 01 - Group D - Matchday 02
Manchester United v Fenerbahce
6–2
Manchester United beat Fenerbahce 6–2 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 28th September 2004 in the European Cup. Ryan Giggs (7'), Wayne Rooney (17', 28', 54'), Ruud van Nistelrooy (78') and David Bellion (81') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Ryan Giggs 1–0
- 17' Wayne Rooney 2–0
- 28' Wayne Rooney 3–0
- Half Time
- 47' Marcio Nobre 3–1
- 54' Wayne Rooney 4–1
- 60' Tuncay Sanli 4–2
- 62' Darren Fletcher for Giggs
- 78' Ruud van Nistelrooy 5–2
- 81' David Bellion 6–2
- 81' Phillip Neville for Heinze
- 81' Liam Miller for van Nistlerooy
- Full Time 6–2
Match Facts
- Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick.
- Wayne Rooney scored his first goal for Manchester United.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy made his 150th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney made his Manchester United debut.
- Ryan Giggs' 2nd goal of 2004-2005, and his 121st for United.
- Wayne Rooney's 3 goals took him to 3 in 2004-2005 and 3 for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Darren Fletcher
62' for Giggs
Phillip Neville
81' for Heinze
Liam Miller
81' for van Nistlerooy
Fenerbahce Lineup
Starting XI
2 Fabio Luciano D
4 Fatih Akyel D
5 Umit Ozat D
10 Tuncay Sanli F
11 Ferreira Marcio Nobre F
15 Mehmet Aurélio D
17 Pierre Van Hooijdonk F
20 De Souza Alexsandro Alex M
24 Deniz Baris D
30 Serkan Balci D
34 Recber Rustu G
Substitutes
1 Volkan Demirel
6 Fabiano Rodriguez
7 Mehmet Yozgatli
8 Murat Hacioglu
9 Serhat Akin on
19 Onder Turaci
21 Selcuk Sahin
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Christoph Daum
Fenerbahce
United vs Fenerbahce History
Meeting 3 of 7
7
Played
3
Won
1
Drawn
3
Lost
14
Goals For
10
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 16th October 1996. After this match United had played Fenerbahce 3 times: 2W 0D 1L.
16 Oct 1996 W 2–0 EC 30 Oct 1996 L 0–1 EC
28 Sep 2004 W 6–2 This match
8 Dec 2004 L 0–3 EC 20 Oct 2016 W 4–1 EL 3 Nov 2016 L 1–2 EL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 66.7 |
| Away | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25.0 |
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 →