Manchester United 5-2 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 25 April 2009

Result

Manchester United 5-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Saturday 25 April 2009, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Manchester United 5-2 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Manchester United won against Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 25 April 2009. The half-time score was 0-2.

Darren Bent opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Cristiano Ronaldo (57'), Wayne Rooney (67'), Cristiano Ronaldo (68'), Wayne Rooney (71') and Dimitar Berbatov (79'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Darren Bent (29') and Luka Modrić (32').

Discipline: Manchester United received 3 yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 2nd on 74 points from 32 and Tottenham Hotspur 10th on 44 points from 33. Manchester United went on to finish that season 1st with 90 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 8th with 51.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Manchester United wins, 4 draws and 0 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Goal · Darren BentTottenham Hotspur · 0-1
  • 32'Goal · Luka ModrićTottenham Hotspur · 0-2
  • 37'Yellow card · Jonathan WoodgateTottenham Hotspur
  • 41'Yellow card · Jermaine JenasTottenham Hotspur
  • 56'Yellow card · Heurelho GomesTottenham Hotspur
  • 57'Goal · Cristiano RonaldoManchester United · 1-2
  • 58'Yellow card · Carlos TévezManchester United
  • 64'Yellow card · Paul ScholesManchester United
  • 67'Goal · Wayne RooneyManchester United · 2-2
  • 68'Goal · Cristiano RonaldoManchester United · 3-2
  • 69'Yellow card · Cristiano RonaldoManchester United
  • 71'Goal · Wayne RooneyManchester United · 4-2
  • 79'Goal · Dimitar BerbatovManchester United · 5-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 6, draws 4, Tottenham Hotspur 0.

Team news

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

Edwin van der Sar, John O'Shea, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher, Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Alberto Tevez, Dimitar Berbatov, Gary Neville

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-2)

Heurelho Gomes, Vedran Ćorluka, Ledley King, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Jermaine Jenas, Wilson Palacios, Luka Modrić, Darren Bent, Aaron Lennon, R. Keane, Jonathan Woodgate