Premiership · Matchday 19
Manchester United v Middlesbrough
2–1
HT 0–0
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 31st December 2016 in the Premiership. Anthony Martial (85') and Paul Pogba (86') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time 0–0
- 57' Daley Blind
- 64' Marcos Rojo for Blind
- 64' Juan Mata for Felliani
- 67' Grant Leadbitter Assist: Álvaro Negredo 0–1
- 72' Marcus Rashford for Smalling
- 85' Anthony Martial Assist: Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1–1
- 86' Paul Pogba Assist: Juan Mata 2–1
- 90' Calum Chambers
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- A 6th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Anthony Martial's 5th goal of 2016-2017, and his 22nd for United.
- Paul Pogba's 6th goal of 2016-2017, and his 6th for United.
Starting XI
Player
6 Paul Pogba 86'
Middlesbrough Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
3 George Friend LB
5 Bernardo Espinosa CD-R
6 Ben Gibson CD-L
7 Grant Leadbitter CM-L ⚽
10 Álvaro Negredo F
14 Marten de Roon DM
19 Stewart Downing LM
25 Calum Chambers RB
26 Víctor Valdés G
34 Adam Forshaw CM-R
37 Adama Traoré RM
Substitutes
2 Fabio on
4 Daniel Ayala
8 Adam Clayton on
9 Jordan Rhodes
12 Brad Guzan
18 Cristhian Stuani
21 Gastón Ramírez on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United
OPP
Aitor Karanka
Middlesbrough
Match Information
Man Utd
4-3-3
Formation
Middlesbrough
4-3-3
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 125 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
Lost
220
Goals For
169
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 125 times: 63W 29D 33L.
29 Dec 2008 W 1–0 PL 2 May 2009 W 2–0 PL 28 Oct 2015 D 0–0 LC
31 Dec 2016 W 2–1 This match
19 Mar 2017 W 3–1 PL 4 Feb 2022 D 1–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 72 | 60.3 |
| Away | 59 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 97 | 39.0 |
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 →