- 45' Ruud van Nistelrooy (penalty)
- 49' Craig Hignett
- 81' Roy Keane
Starting XI
4-4-2 — approximate shape; some positions inferred from career data, not this match
Substitutes
- Denis Irwinon 46'
- Nicky Button 84'
- Ryan Giggson 56'
Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.
Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.
Manchester United went in as the favourite by rating, 1686 to Blackburn Rovers’s 1495.
Previous head-to-head results
86 previous meetings with Blackburn Rovers · 43% win rate
This exact result, before
- 2–1v Blackburn21/02/2009
Premier League
- 2–1v Blackburn25/01/2006
League CupSemi-final2nd
- 2–1v Blackburn22/11/2003
Premier League
- 2–1v Blackburn26/02/1938
Second Div
- 2–1WvBlackburnBlackburnBlackburn RoversPremier League·21 Feb 2009 · 2008-092008-09Premier LeaguePremier League
- 2–1WvBlackburnBlackburnBlackburn RoversLeague Cup·25 Jan 2006 · 2005-062005-06League CupLeague CupSemi-final2nd
- 2–1WvBlackburnBlackburnBlackburn RoversPremier League·22 Nov 2003 · 2003-042003-04Premier LeaguePremier League
- 2–1WvBlackburnBlackburnBlackburn RoversSecond Div·26 Feb 1938 · 1937-381937-38Second DivSecond Division
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