0-1 v Manchester United - 21 September 2002

Manchester United

van Nistelrooy

Tottenham Hotspur

Competition

Premier League

Date

Sat 21 Sep 2002 15:00

Venue

Old Trafford

Season

2002/03

Attendance

67,611

Referee

Rob Styles

Weather

16.9°C Clear

Events

KO
Kick off 15:00
27'
- Dean Richards Yellow Card
  
  6th yellow card for Spurs
HT
Half time 0–0
63'
- Ruud van Nistelrooy 1 – 0 Penalty
76'
- Les Ferdinand for Steffen Iversen Substitution
85'
- Milenko Ačimovič for Teddy Sheringham Substitution
FT
Full time 1–0

Match Facts

6335th overall match
4858th competitive match
158th meeting with Manchester United
399th Premier League match
78th visit to Old Trafford
4th match refereed by Rob Styles
New record attendance at Old Trafford

67,583 Previous record · 2000

Lineups

Spurs

Manager
Glenn Hoddle
Starting XI
4–4–2
13

GK

Kasey Keller
29

RB

Simon Davies
36
CB
Dean Richards
12
CB
Gary Doherty
18

LB

Ben Thatcher
16
RM
Steffen Iversen
5

CM

Goran Bunjevčević
15

CM

Jamie Redknapp
28

LM

Matthew Etherington
10
ST
Teddy Sheringham
22

ST

Robbie Keane
Substitutes
2 of 5 used
9
ST
Les Ferdinand
21
RM
Milenko Ačimovič
24

Lars Hirschfeld
37

Ronnie Henry
27

Rohan Ricketts

Attack ↑

GK ↓

10 Teddy Sheringham ST

22 Robbie Keane ST

28 Matthew Etherington LM

5 Goran Bunjevčević CM

15 Jamie Redknapp CM

16 Steffen Iversen RM

18 Ben Thatcher LB

36 Dean Richards CB

12 Gary Doherty CB

29 Simon Davies RB

13 Kasey Keller GK

League Table

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	6	4	2	0	9	14
2	Tottenham Hotspur	6	4	1	1	3	13
3	Leeds United	6	4	0	2	6	12
…
4	Chelsea FC	6	3	3	0	5	12
5	Liverpool FC	6	3	3	0	5	12
6	Fulham FC	5	3	1	1	6	10
7	West Bromwich Albion	6	3	0	3	-3	9
8	Middlesbrough FC	6	2	2	2	2	8
9	Birmingham City	6	2	2	2	1	8
10	Manchester United	6	2	2	2	0	8
11	Everton FC	6	2	2	2	-1	8
…
12	Manchester City	6	2	1	3	-2	7
13	Blackburn Rovers	6	1	3	2	-1	6
14	Bolton Wanderers	5	2	0	3	-3	6
15	Aston Villa	6	2	0	4	-3	6
16	Charlton Athletic	6	2	0	4	-4	6
17	Southampton FC	6	1	2	3	-4	5
18	Sunderland AFC	6	1	2	3	-6	5
19	Newcastle United	5	1	1	3	-2	4
20	West Ham United	5	0	1	4	-8	1

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
…
1	Arsenal FC	7	5	2	0	10	17
2	Liverpool FC	7	4	3	0	7	15
3	Tottenham Hotspur (down 1 place)	7	4	1	2	2	13
4	Chelsea FC	6	3	3	0	5	12
5	Leeds United	7	4	0	3	5	12
6	Middlesbrough FC	7	3	2	2	3	11
7	Manchester United (up 3 places)	7	3	2	2	1	11
8	Fulham FC	5	3	1	1	6	10
…
9	Blackburn Rovers	7	2	3	2	0	9
10	Aston Villa	7	3	0	4	-2	9
11	West Bromwich Albion	7	3	0	4	-5	9
12	Birmingham City	7	2	2	3	0	8
13	Everton FC	7	2	2	3	-2	8
14	Manchester City	7	2	2	3	-2	8
15	Newcastle United	6	2	1	3	0	7
16	Charlton Athletic	7	2	1	4	-4	7
17	Bolton Wanderers	6	2	0	4	-4	6
18	Southampton FC	7	1	3	3	-4	6
19	Sunderland AFC	7	1	2	4	-8	5
20	West Ham United	6	0	2	4	-8	2

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Match Report

Ruud van Nistelrooy came to Manchester United's rescue as they made hard work of beating a makeshift Spurs at Old Trafford.

Van Nistelrooy decided an exciting encounter with a second half penalty, but United were thankful to goalkeeper Fabien Barthez for crucial saves as Glenn Hoddle's reshaped team threatened to take away at least a point.

Spurs held their own for long periods, despite being forced to field an under-strength side after Hoddle's squad was ravaged by injuries.

It was a reprieve for United - and a moment that turned the game as they took the lead from the spot after 63 minutes.

Gary Doherty had already escaped what looked a clear penalty for fouling Van Nistelrooy, only for the defender to repeat the treatment on Solskjaer.

This time there was no escape as referee Styles pointed to the spot, with a relieved Van Nistelrooy scoring emphatically to give United the points.