- 18' Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 38' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 45' Cristiano Ronaldo
- 87' Matthew Taylor
Starting XI
4-3-3 — approximate shape; some positions inferred from career data, not this match
Substitutes
- Tim Howardon 45'
- Louis Sahaon 82'
- Alan Smithon 45'
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, 1716 to Portsmouth’s 1532.
Previous head-to-head results
62 previous meetings with Portsmouth · 44% win rate
This exact result, before
- 3–1@ Portsmouth30/03/1959
First Division
- 3–1@ Portsmouth29/12/1956
First Division
- 3–1@ Portsmouth15/02/1950
FA CupRound 5
- 3–1@ Portsmouth27/12/1947
First Division
- 3–1W@PortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouthFirst Division·30 Mar 1959 · 1958-591958-59First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1W@PortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouthFirst Division·29 Dec 1956 · 1956-571956-57First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1W@PortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouthFA Cup·15 Feb 1950 · 1949-501949-50FA CupFA CupRound 5
- 3–1W@PortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouthFirst Division·27 Dec 1947 · 1947-481947-48First DivisionFirst Division
Other away meetings with Portsmouth that finished 3–1. Full head-to-head →
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