Man United 5-0 Sunderland (Dec 20, 1996)

MUN

SUN

35'

Ole Gunnar Solskjær

43'

Eric Cantona (Pen)

46'

Brian McClair

Gary Pallister

48'

Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Assist: Peter Schmeichel

54'

Karel Poborský

Ole Gunnar Solskjær

59'

Nicky Butt

Assist: Ryan Giggs

60'

Michael Bridges

Michael Gray

63'

Steve Agnew

Alex Rae

63'

Ben Thornley

Ryan Giggs

63'

Paul Stewart

Paul Bracewell

80'

Eric Cantona

Assist: Brian McClair

89'

Paul Scholes

89'

Eric Cantona

89'

Lionel Pérez

0-0

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man United	38	21	12	5	32	75
2	Newcastle	38	19	11	8	33	68
3	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	30	68
4	Liverpool	38	19	11	8	25	68
5	Aston Villa	38	17	10	11	13	61
6	Chelsea	38	16	11	11	3	59
7	Sheffield Wed	38	14	15	9	-1	57
8	Wimbledon	38	15	11	12	3	56
9	Leicester	38	12	11	15	-8	47
10	Tottenham	38	13	7	18	-7	46
11	Leeds	38	11	13	14	-10	46
12	Derby County	38	11	13	14	-13	46
13	Rovers	38	9	15	14	-1	42
14	West Ham	38	10	12	16	-9	42
15	Everton	38	10	12	16	-13	42
16	Southampton	38	10	11	17	-6	41
17	Coventry	38	9	14	15	-16	41
18	Sunderland	38	10	10	18	-18	40
19	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	-9	39
20	Nottm Forest	38	6	16	16	-28	34

Game Summary

Manchester United emerged victorious over Sunderland, 5 to 0, in the Premier League on December 21, 1996.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 18

December 20, 1996

MUN

Lineup

SUN

1

Schmeichel

30

Pérez

2

Neville

2

Kubicki

3

Irwin

6

Melville

4

May

7

Gray

60'

6

Pallister

46'

8

Ord

8

Butt

12

Hall

11

Giggs

63'

4

Bracewell

63'

12

Neville

5

Ball

18

Scholes

15

Rae

63'

7

Cantona

9

Russell

20

Gunnar Solskjær

54'

16

Kelly

MUN

Substitutes

SUN

13

McClair

46'

19

Bridges

60'

15

Poborský

54'

10

Stewart

63'

23

Thornley

63'

11

Agnew

63'

35'

O. Gunnar Solskjær scores a goal.

43'

E. Cantona scores a penalty goal.

46'

B. McClair enters the game. G. Pallister leaves the game.

48'

O. Gunnar Solskjær scores a goal. P. Schmeichel assists on the shot.

54'

K. Poborský enters the game. O. Gunnar Solskjær leaves the game.

59'

N. Butt scores a goal. R. Giggs assists on the shot.

60'

M. Bridges enters the game. M. Gray leaves the game.

63'

S. Agnew enters the game. A. Rae leaves the game.

63'

B. Thornley enters the game. R. Giggs leaves the game.

63'

P. Stewart enters the game. P. Bracewell leaves the game.

80'

E. Cantona scores a goal. B. McClair assists on the shot.

89'

P. Scholes receives a yellow card.

89'

E. Cantona receives a yellow card.

89'

L. Pérez receives a yellow card.

MUN

SUN

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Ben Thornley B. Thornley #23	27	0	0
Brian McClair B. McClair	45	0	1
David May D. May #4	90	0	0
Denis Irwin D. Irwin #3	90	0	0
Eric Cantona E. Cantona #7	90	2	0
Gary Neville G. Neville #2	90	0	0
Gary Pallister G. Pallister #6	45	0	0
Karel Poborský K. Poborský	36	0	0
Nicky Butt N. Butt #8	90	1	0
Ole Gunnar Solskjær O. Gunnar Solskjær #20	54	2	0
Paul Scholes P. Scholes #18	90	0	0
Phil Neville P. Neville #3	90	0	0
Ryan Giggs R. Giggs	63	0	1