Saturday 27 January 1996

Won

Reading
0–3
Man Utd

37′
Giggs
57′
Parker
90′
Cantona
0′HTFT
  1. 37' Ryan Giggs
  2. 57' Paul Parker
  3. 90' Eric Cantona

Starting XI

7Cantona17Cole
11Giggs5Sharpe16Keane19Butt
3Irwin4Bruce20Neville23Neville
1Schmeichel

4-4-2 — approximate shape; some positions inferred from career data, not this match

Substitutes

Verified from 15 cited sources and the canonical match record.