Manchester United v Middlesbrough, 31 December 2016

Score2-1 to Manchester United
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance75,314

View Manchester United v Middlesbrough head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Manchester United were now unbeaten in their last eight Premier League meetings with Middlesbrough (won five).

2 Manchester United

1 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Anthony Martial 85 G
Paul Pogba 86 G

Goals:

Grant Leadbitter 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Eric Bailly
Defender Chris Smalling
Defender/Midfielder Daley Blind
Defender/Midfielder Antonio Valencia
Midfielder Ander Herrera
Midfielder Marouane Fellaini
Midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Midfielder Paul Pogba
Forward Zlatan Ibrahimović
Forward Anthony Martial

Starting lineup:

Victor Valdés Goalkeeper
Bernardo Defender
Ben Gibson Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
George Friend Defender/Midfielder
Marten de Roon Midfielder
Stewart Downing Midfielder
Adam Forshaw Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter Midfielder
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Álvaro Negredo Forward

Substitutions:

Juan Mata for Marouane Fellaini 64
Marcos Rojo for Daley Blind 64
Marcus Rashford for Chris Smalling 72

Substitutions:

Gastón Ramirez for Stewart Downing 63
Adam Clayton for Grant Leadbitter 78
Fábio Da Silva for Adama Traoré 82

Cards:

Daley Blind 57 Y

Cards:

Calum Chambers 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero
Defender Marcos Rojo
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender/Centre back Daniel Ayala
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Gastón Ramirez
Forward Jordan Rhodes
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Comments:

League position: 6th Manchester United had now won five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since April 2015. This was the first time that United had failed to keep a clean sheet in their final Premier League game of the year since 2011. They had now failed to score in only one of their last 18 Premier League games at Old Trafford.

Comments:

League position: 16th This was the first time that Middlesbrough had lost their final league game of a year since 2009 when they lost at Barnsley in the League Championship. Boro had now lost four of their last five Premier League games. Grant Leadbitter's goal was his first in the Premier League since 14 March 2009 (for Sunderland against Wigan Athletic). Calum Chambers was booked in the second minute of added time in the second half.

2 Manchester United

Goals:

Anthony Martial 85 G
Paul Pogba 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Eric Bailly
Defender Chris Smalling
Defender/Midfielder Daley Blind
Defender/Midfielder Antonio Valencia
Midfielder Ander Herrera
Midfielder Marouane Fellaini
Midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Midfielder Paul Pogba
Forward Zlatan Ibrahimović
Forward Anthony Martial

Substitutions:

Juan Mata for Marouane Fellaini 64
Marcos Rojo for Daley Blind 64
Marcus Rashford for Chris Smalling 72

Cards:

Daley Blind 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero
Defender Marcos Rojo
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger
Midfielder/Forward Jesse Lingard
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

League position: 6th Manchester United had now won five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since April 2015. This was the first time that United had failed to keep a clean sheet in their final Premier League game of the year since 2011. They had now failed to score in only one of their last 18 Premier League games at Old Trafford.

1 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Grant Leadbitter 67 G

Starting lineup:

Victor Valdés Goalkeeper
Bernardo Defender
Ben Gibson Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
George Friend Defender/Midfielder
Marten de Roon Midfielder
Stewart Downing Midfielder
Adam Forshaw Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter Midfielder
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Álvaro Negredo Forward

Substitutions:

Gastón Ramirez for Stewart Downing 63
Adam Clayton for Grant Leadbitter 78
Fábio Da Silva for Adama Traoré 82

Cards:

Calum Chambers 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender/Centre back Daniel Ayala
Defender/Midfielder Fábio Da Silva
Midfielder Adam Clayton
Midfielder Gastón Ramirez
Forward Jordan Rhodes
Forward Cristhian Stuani

Comments:

League position: 16th This was the first time that Middlesbrough had lost their final league game of a year since 2009 when they lost at Barnsley in the League Championship. Boro had now lost four of their last five Premier League games. Grant Leadbitter's goal was his first in the Premier League since 14 March 2009 (for Sunderland against Wigan Athletic). Calum Chambers was booked in the second minute of added time in the second half.