Middlesbrough 0-2 Manchester United: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 2 May 2009

Result

Middlesbrough 0-2 Manchester United

Premier League · Saturday 2 May 2009, 11:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Middlesbrough 0-2 Manchester United: match report

Middlesbrough lost to Manchester United 0-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 2 May 2009. The half-time score was 0-1.

Ryan Giggs opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Middlesbrough did not score. Manchester United scored through Ryan Giggs (25') and Ji-Sung Park (51').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Manchester United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 19th on 31 points from 34 and Manchester United 1st on 77 points from 33. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 19th with 32 points, and Manchester United 1st with 90.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-4-2 and Manchester United in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Middlesbrough wins, 4 draws and 4 for Manchester United.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read L-D-W-L-L and Manchester United's W-W-W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Goal · Ryan GiggsManchester United · 0-1
  • 37'Yellow card · Federico MachedaManchester United
  • 51'Goal · Ji-Sung ParkManchester United · 0-2
  • 56'Yellow card · Robert HuthMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 2, draws 4, Manchester United 4.

Team news

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Brad Jones, David Wheater, Robert Huth, Tony McMahon, Emanuel Pogatetz, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Sanli Tuncay, Marlon King, Matthew Bates

Manchester United expected line-up (4-3-3)

Edwin van der Sar, John O'Shea, Jonny Evans, Nemanja Vidic, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Alberto Tevez, Ryan Giggs