Saturday 14 September 1996

Won

Man Utd
4–1
Nott'm Forest

22′
Solskjær
41′
Giggs
82′
Cantona
90′
Cantona (P)
3′
Haaland
0′HTFT
  1. 3' Alf-Inge Haaland
  2. 22' Ole Gunnar Solskjær
  3. 41' Ryan Giggs
  4. 82' Eric Cantona
  5. 90' Eric Cantona (penalty)

Starting XI

7Cantona×220Solskjær
11Giggs8Butt↓ 40′10Beckham15Poborský
3Irwin6Pallister19Johnsen↓ 76′2Neville
1Schmeichel

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

Substitutes

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.