1998-09-16
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| Champions League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lens RC | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | PL | Stade Félix-Bollaert | 36,000 | Group E |
| Vairelles | Lineups | Overmars | ||||||
| PL | Manchester United | 3 | 3 | Barcelona |  | Old Trafford | 53,601 | Group D |
| Giggs, Scholes, Beckham | Lineups | Anderson, Giovanni (p), Enrique (p) | ||||||
| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Bristol City | 1 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | D 1 | Ashton Gate | 3,082 | |
| Akinbiyi | Lineups | Rivers | ||||||
| PL | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | Southend United | D 3 | Highfield Road | 6,631 | |
| Hall | Lineups | |||||||
| PL | Derby County | 1 | 1 | Manchester City | D 2 | Pride Park | 22,986 | |
| Delap | Lineups | Tiatto | ||||||
| PL | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | Chesterfield | D 2 | Filbert Street | 13,480 | |
| Heskey 2, Taggart | Lineups | |||||||
| PL | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | D 2 | Riverside Stadium | 11,531 | |
| Ricard, Festa | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | D 2 | Carrow Road | 11,426 | |
| Bradshaw OG | Lineups | |||||||
| D 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | PL | Loftus Road | 6,497 | |
| Lineups | Newton, Redfearn | |||||||
| PL | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 1 | Cambridge United | D 3 | Hillsborough | 8,921 | |
| Lineups | Benjamin | |||||||
