Europa League · Semi-Final - 1st Leg (agg 6-2)
Manchester United v Roma
6–2
HT 1–2
Manchester United beat Roma 6–2 at Old Trafford on Thursday 29th April 2021 in the Europa League. Bruno Fernandes (9', 71'), Edinson Cavani (48', 64'), Paul Pogba (75') and Mason Greenwood (86') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Carlos del Cerro.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 9' Bruno Fernandes Assist: Édinson Cavani 1–0
- 15' Lorenzo Pellegrini pen 1–1
- 33' Edin Dzeko Assist: Lorenzo Pellegrini 1–2
- Half Time 1–2
- 48' Edinson Cavani Assist: Bruno Fernandes 2–2
- 49' Gonzalo Villar
- 51' Paul Pogba
- 61' Chris Smalling
- 64' Edinson Cavani 3–2
- 71' Bruno Fernandes pen 4–2
- 75' Paul Pogba Assist: Bruno Fernandes 5–2
- 76' Mason Greenwood for Rashford
- 83' Nemanja Matic for Fred
- 86' Mason Greenwood Assist: Édinson Cavani 6–2
- 89' Juan Mata for Fernandes
- Full Time 6–2
Match Facts
63%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Carlos del Cerro
Referee
Harry Maguire
Captain
Starting XI
Substitutes
Mason Greenwood
86' 76' for Rashford
Nemanja Matic
83' for Fred
Juan Mata
89' for Fernandes
Roma Lineup
3-4-3
Starting XI
2 Rick Karsdorp RM
3 Ibañez CD-L
4 Bryan Cristante CD
6 Chris Smalling CD-R
7 Lorenzo Pellegrini CF-R ⚽
9 Edin Dzeko F ⚽
13 Pau López G
17 Jordan Veretout CM-R
37 Leonardo Spinazzola LM
42 Amadou Diawara CM-L
77 Henrikh Mkhitaryan CF-L
Substitutes
14 Gonzalo Villar on
18 Davide Santon
21 Borja Mayoral
24 Marash Kumbulla
31 Carles Pérez
33 Bruno Peres on
54 Riccardo Ciervo
55 Ebrima Darboe
83 Antonio Mirante on
87 Daniel Fuzato
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Paulo Fonseca
Roma
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Roma
3-4-3
United vs Roma History
Meeting 7 of 8
8
Played
5
Won
1
Drawn
2
Lost
21
Goals For
9
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 4th April 2007. After this match United had played Roma 7 times: 5W 1D 1L.
12 Dec 2007 D 1–1 EC 1 Apr 2008 W 2–0 EC 9 Apr 2008 W 1–0 EC
29 Apr 2021 W 6–2 This match
6 May 2021 L 2–3 EL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Away | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 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 →