Position3of 20
Points75in 38
Won, drawn, lost23-6-9
Goals64for, 35 against
FormWLLDW
Results
2003-04Sat 15 May
FT
Sat 8 May
FT
Sat 1 May
FT
Sat 24 Apr
FT
Tue 20 Apr
FT
Sat 17 Apr
FT
Tue 13 Apr
FT
Sat 10 Apr
FT
Sun 28 Mar
FT
Sat 20 Mar
FT
Sun 14 Mar
FT
Sat 28 Feb
FT
Sat 21 Feb
FT
Wed 11 Feb
FT
Sat 7 Feb
FT
Sat 31 Jan
FT
Sat 17 Jan
FT
Sun 11 Jan
FT
Wed 7 Jan
FT
Sun 28 Dec
FT
Fri 26 Dec
FT
Sun 21 Dec
FT
Sat 13 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sun 30 Nov
FT
Sat 22 Nov
FT
Sun 9 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Sat 25 Oct
FT
Sat 18 Oct
FT
Sat 4 Oct
FT
Sat 27 Sep
FT
Sun 21 Sep
FT
Sat 13 Sep
FT
Sun 31 Aug
FT
Wed 27 Aug
FT
Sat 23 Aug
FT
Sat 16 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 22ndof 79 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 6wins in a row, the longest run of 2003-04
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2003-04
- 31%of the team's league goals scored by Ruud van Nistelrooy
- 58%of matches won since 2001-02
- 9–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Manchester United 9–0 Southampton
- 0–7Heaviest defeat: Liverpool 7–0 Manchester United
In Europe
114 matches in the European cups since 2015-16Won, drawn, lost62-24-28
Goals212– 117
Finals3won Europa League 2016-17
Vesta and Manchester United
347 league matches since 2017-18- 55%of Manchester United's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 145wins in 246 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 9%won with 9%: Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United
- 10%won with 10%: Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United
- 12%won with 12%: Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United
- 77%lost at 77%: Manchester United 0–2 Cardiff
- 74%lost at 74%: Manchester United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion
- 68%lost at 68%: Manchester United 1–2 Sheffield United
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2003-04, 36 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| Against | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 |
- 3points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 1point thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 8points won after going behind
- 4points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 36 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2003-04Strength
Rating 1,579Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2003-04| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John O'SheaCentre-back | 33 | 2,818 | 2 | 1 |
| Tim HowardGoalkeeper | 31 | 2,790 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikaël SilvestreCentre-back | 33 | 2,758 | 0 | 2 |
| Ruud van NistelrooyForward | 31 | 2,664 | 20 | 1 |
| Gary NevilleCentre-back | 29 | 2,600 | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan GiggsMidfielder | 33 | 2,536 | 7 | 11 |
| Phil NevilleCentre-back | 30 | 2,421 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy KeaneMidfielder | 27 | 2,106 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul ScholesMidfielder | 27 | 2,097 | 9 | 3 |
| Rio FerdinandCentre-back | 19 | 1,670 | 0 | 1 |
| Quinton FortuneMidfielder | 22 | 1,583 | 0 | 2 |
| Cristiano RonaldoForward | 28 | 1,463 | 4 | 4 |
| Darren FletcherMidfielder | 21 | 1,435 | 0 | 1 |
| Wes BrownCentre-back | 17 | 1,411 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky ButtMidfielder | 21 | 1,106 | 1 | 0 |
| Diego ForlánForward | 24 | 1,069 | 4 | 4 |
| Eric Djemba-DjembaMidfielder | 15 | 885 | 0 | 2 |
| Louis SahaForward | 12 | 862 | 7 | 3 |
| Jose KlebersonMidfielder | 12 | 791 | 2 | 3 |
| Ole Gunnar SolskjaerForward | 13 | 652 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy CarrollGoalkeeper | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 |
| David BellionForward | 14 | 457 | 2 | 1 |

