Manchester United vs. Roma: Head-to-head record and past meetings before Champions League battle

A beleaguered Manchester United broadside desperately warring to apprehension an alarming home descent invited an in-form Roma to Old Trafford connected Tuesday for matchday 4 of the Champions League.

The Red Devils beryllium 17th successful the Premier League table and are winless successful 9 consecutive matches crossed each competitions, having succumbed to a demoralising 2-0 decision astatine Chelsea aft Lisandro Martinez's quickfire dismissal.

In stark contrast, Gian Piero Gasperini's rampant Giallorossi question to the North West brimming with assurance aft a five-match unbeaten run, having netted 3 oregon much goals successful 4 of those outings, including Saturday's 5-2 demolition of Udinese.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look astatine the head-to-head grounds and erstwhile meetings betwixt the 2 sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 8 

Manchester United wins: 5 

Draws: 1 

Roma wins: 2

Manchester United and Roma person crossed paths 8 times successful large European competition, with each azygous brushwood taking spot successful the 21st period crossed some the Champions League and the Europa League.

The Red Devils person historically dominated this fixture, coming retired connected apical successful 5 of those clashes, portion suffering 2 defeats and sharing the spoils connected 1 occasion.

The rivalry's inaugural section unfolded during the 2006-07 Champions League quarter-finals, wherever Roma initially gained the precocious manus with a 2-1 first-leg triumph astatine the Stadio Olimpico acknowledgment to goals from Rodrigo Taddei and Mirko Vucinic.

However, Sir Alex Ferguson's men responded six days aboriginal by inflicting 1 of the astir brutal scorelines successful modern knockout history, tearing the Italians isolated successful an unforgettable 7-1 thrashing astatine Old Trafford, featuring braces from Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Carrick.

Familiarity was taken to different level the pursuing play successful 2007-08, erstwhile the 2 European heavyweights locked horns 4 times successful a azygous continental campaign.

Drawn unneurotic successful Group F, Wayne Rooney settled a tense 1-0 triumph for United successful Manchester earlier Gerard Pique and Mancini traded strikes successful a 1-1 gully successful Rome; the sides were past paired unneurotic again successful the quarter-finals, wherever United secured a comfy 3-0 aggregate triumph via a 2-0 distant triumph and a 1-0 location occurrence en way to lifting the trophy successful Moscow.

Their astir caller showdowns came successful the 2020-21 Europa League semi-finals, producing different goal-laden spectacle that tilted heavy toward the English giants.

Despite trailing 2-1 astatine the interruption successful the archetypal limb astatine Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's broadside staged a devastating second-half blitz to unafraid a 6-2 triumph led by doubles from Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes, which rendered Roma's spirited 3-2 triumph successful the Italian superior 2 weeks aboriginal specified consolation arsenic United precocious 8-5 connected aggregate.

Previous 8 meetings

May 06, 2021: Roma 3-2 Manchester United (Europa League)

Apr 29, 2021: Manchester United 6-2 Roma (Europa League)

Apr 09, 2008: Manchester United 1-0 Roma (Champions League)

Apr 01, 2008: Roma 0-2 Manchester United (Champions League)

Dec 12, 2007: Roma 1-1 Manchester United (Champions League)

Oct 02, 2007: Manchester United 1-0 Roma (Champions League)

Apr 10, 2007: Manchester United 7-1 Roma (Champions League)

Apr 04, 2007: Roma 2-1 Manchester United (Champions League)