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Man Utdvs.Rangers

sportsmole.co.uk, 22 January 2025, 00:05
Manchester United will be looking to return to winning ways when they welcome Rangers to Old Trafford for their penultimate League Phase fixture in the Europa League on Thursday night.

The Red Devils suffered a humbling 3-1 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League last weekend, leaving them languishing in 13th place in the table and 11 points behind the top seven.

Rangers, meanwhile, extended their winning streak to three matches after cruising to an emphatic 5-0 victory over Fraserburgh in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup last time out.

Both Man United and Rangers will now shift their attention to the Europa League as they eye up a last-16 qualification spot, and here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 5 (including friendlies)

Man Utd wins: 4

Draws: 1

Rangers wins: 0

Manchester United and Rangers have faced each other a total of five times in all competitions, including four competitive meetings in the group stage of the Champions League.

The first encounter between the Red Devils and the Gers took place at Ibrox in October 2003 when Phil Neville's fifth-minute goal proved to be the match-winner in a 1-0 success for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

Man United completed the double over Rangers just two weeks later, as a brace from Ruud van Nistelrooy and a strike from Diego Forlan secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Alex McLeish's Gers at Old Trafford.

The two teams had to wait seven years before they lock horns again in the Champions League group stage, and Rangers held a much-changed Man United side to a goalless stalemate at the Theatre of Dreams in September 2010.

However, the Red Devils snatched all three points in the reverse fixture at Ibrox in November 2010, as Wayne Rooney netted a dramatic 87th-minute penalty to seal a slender 1-0 away victory.

Man United and Rangers most recently played against each other in a pre-season friendly in July 2024 when Amad Diallo and Joe Hugill scored in a 2-0 win for Erik ten Hag's men in Glasgow.

Previous meetings

Jul 20, 2024: Rangers 0-2 Man Utd (Friendly)

Nov 24, 2010: Rangers 0-1 Man Utd (Champions League group stage)

Sep 14, 2010: Man Utd 0-0 Rangers (Champions League group stage)

Nov 04, 2003: Man Utd 3-0 Rangers (Champions League group stage)

Oct 22, 2003: Rangers 0-1 Man Utd (Champions League group stage)

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