Saturday 21 December 1996

Won

Man Utd
50
Sunderland

43
58
79
0′HTFT
  1. 36' Ole Gunnar Solskjær
  2. 43' Eric Cantona (penalty)
  3. 48' Ole Gunnar Solskjær
  4. 58' Nicky Butt
  5. 79' Eric Cantona

Starting XI

5-3-2 approximate shape; some positions inferred from career data, not this match

Substitutes

Verified from 15 cited sources and the canonical match record.