- 33' Morten Gamst Pedersen
- 67' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 81' Morten Gamst Pedersen
Starting XI
3-5-2 — approximate shape; some positions inferred from career data, not this match
Substitutes
- Wayne Rooneyon 55'
- Ryan Giggson 69'
- Phil Bardsleyon 57'
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, 1730 to Blackburn Rovers’s 1530.
Previous head-to-head results
95 previous meetings with Blackburn Rovers · 43% win rate
This exact result, before
Other home meetings with Blackburn Rovers that finished 1–2. Full head-to-head →
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