Premiership · Matchday 23
Manchester United v Southampton
3–2
Manchester United beat Southampton 3–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 31st January 2004 in the Premiership. Louis Saha (18'), Paul Scholes (37') and Ruud van Nistelrooy (61') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 18' Louis Saha 1–0
- 37' Paul Scholes 2–0
- 38' Kevin Phillips 2–1
- Half Time
- 47' Danny Higginbotham
- 53' Kevin Phillips 2–2
- 61' Ruud van Nistelrooy 3–2
- 65' Brett Ormerod
- 70' Darren Fletcher for Saha
- 90' Nicky Butt for Ronaldo
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Southampton Lineup
Starting XI
2 Jason Dodd D
3 Graeme Le Saux D
7 Kevin Phillips F ⚽⚽
12 Anders Svensson M
14 Antti Niemi G
15 Fitz Hall D
18 Rory Delap M
19 Danny Higginbotham D
29 Fabrice Fernandes M
33 Paul Telfer M
36 Brett Ormerod F
Substitutes
9 James Beattie on
13 Paul Smith
17 Marians Pahars on
22 Darren Kenton on
31 Yoann Folly
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Gordon Strachan
Southampton
Match Information
United vs Southampton History
Meeting 105 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 105 times: 52W 28D 25L.
2 Nov 2002 W 2–1 PL 1 Feb 2003 W 2–0 PL 31 Aug 2003 L 0–1 PL
31 Jan 2004 W 3–2 This match
4 Dec 2004 W 3–0 PL 12 Mar 2005 W 4–0 FAC 15 May 2005 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →