Reading2–3
Manchester UnitedTimeline
2'
Gabriel Heinzeassist · John O'Shea
4'
Louis Sahaassist · Rio Ferdinand
Ulises de la Cruz
20'
Dave Kitson
23'
Half-time1–3
André Bikey
62'
Glen Little
68'
Leroy Lita
71'
76'
Leroy Lita
84'
Full time2–3
Reading4-4-2Manager: Steve Coppell
| Starting XI | Min | G | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nicky Shorey | 90 | · | · |
| 4 | Steven Sidwell | 90 | · | · |
| 6 | Brynjar Gunnarsson | 90 | · | · |
| 9 | Kevin Doyle | 71 | · | · |
| 11 | John Oster | 90 | · | · |
| 12 | Dave Kitson | 90 | 1 | · |
| 16 | Ívar Ingimarsson | 90 | · | · |
| 19 | Ki-hyeon Seol | 68 | · | · |
| 22 | André Bikey | 90 | · | · |
| 23 | Ulises De la Cruz | 90 | · | · |
| 32 | Adam Federici | 90 | · | · |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 7 | Glen Little | 22 | · | · |
| 8 | Leroy Lita | 19 | 1 | · |
Unused substitutes
1 Marcus Hahnemann10 Stephen Hunt18 Sam Sodje
Manchester UnitedAvg age 28.2
| Starting XI | Min | G | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwin van der Sar | 90 | · | · |
| 4 | Gabriel Heinze | 90 | 1 | · |
| 5 | Mikaël Silvestre | 90 | · | · |
| 5 | Rio Ferdinand | 90 | · | 1 |
| 6 | Wes Brown | 90 | · | · |
| 9 | Louis Saha | 76 | 1 | · |
| 13 | Ji-Sung Park | 90 | · | · |
| 20 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 89 | 1 | · |
| 22 | John O'Shea | 90 | · | 1 |
| 23 | Kieran Richardson | 90 | · | 1 |
| 24 | Darren Fletcher | 90 | · | · |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 1 | · | · |
| 8 | Wayne Rooney | 14 | · | · |
Unused substitutes
Min Minutes playedG GoalsA Assists