Robin van Persie scored from a free kick that took a deflection off of Samir Nasri in the 92nd minute, to seal the win and three points in the league. The 2009–10 season featured some tense matches, including two League Cup semi-final legs. Man City vs Man Utd: Manchester derby Pitch to Post Preview podcast special. City ultimately won the last six league matches to clinch the league title on goal difference – the first time a tie-breaker was used to decide the championship since 1988–89, and repeated the 1967–68 league season, when City pipped United to the title after both teams went into their final games level on points. In 1996, United signed City's number 1 goalkeeper Tony Coton who had lost his place in the Blues team, Coton lasted six months at Old Trafford before joining Sunderland. On the day of the match, dogs trained to sniff out flares will be deployed while on-duty officers will be given protective eyewear. The return fixture came at Old Trafford on the penultimate day of the season (United still had an away game to play at Stoke) with United trying to avoid relegation with a win, although they were also relying on Norwich beating Birmingham that day for their result to matter. United's games against Salford City have also been referred to as a "mini Manchester derby", especially since Salford's takeover by the Class of '92. Manchester United have beaten City in 68 of 163 derbies. Fans travelling to the Champions League final face ticket prices up to £515 (plus cost of multiple Covid... Israeli striker Eran Zahavi takes aim at Man United duo Paul Pogba and Amad Diallo for carrying Palestine... Former Dinamo Zagreb boss Zoran Mamic DETAINED in Bosnia on an international arrest warrant after fleeing... David de Gea set to edge out Manchester United team-mate Dean Henderson in battle to play in goal for the... 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Jonny Evans was sent off in the 47th minute after fouling Mario Balotelli, with the score at 1–0 to City. It was the beginning of a relatively frustrating season in the league for United, who sacked manager Dave Sexton at the end of the campaign, while City dismissed manager Malcolm Allison soon afterwards and improved in the league under his successor John Bond, also reaching the FA Cup Final. With minutes to go in the season, United were set to defend their title on goal difference, having won at Sunderland. 1 of 4. 2: The last time a club completed a double over the other was in 2013/14, when Manchester City won both, the home and away games over David Moyes’ United side. This was the first time the derby had ended without any goals since 2010. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. [39], The first league derby in this decade came exactly a week after City's EFL Cup triumph. Manchester derby 2013: Joe Hart has called for fans to be calm ahead of Sunday's derby [20] The match was voted the greatest Premier League game at the Premier League 20 Seasons Awards in 2012. The match was played in aid of the Hyde Coal Mine disaster.[8]. On 17 April 2010, United beat City 1–0 thanks to a 90th minute Scholes goal, but the victory was to little avail as it was not enough to help United chase Chelsea down to win the Premier League title, pipping United by a point. United won the second derby of the season, hosted at the City of Manchester Stadium, after Marcus Rashford scored the only goal of the game at the 16-minute mark. The teams have played 185 matches in all competitions, United winning 77, City 55, and the remaining 53 having been drawn. Arlo White has called all 14 Manchester Derby matches for NBC Sports. During the 2014–15 season, City defeated United 1–0 at City of Manchester Stadium in November 2014,[27] but United won their next encounter at Old Trafford in April 2015 with a final score of 4–2, a game which City goalkeeper Joe Hart dubbed "one of my worst days in a Man City shirt". The first transfers of note between the clubs occurred in 1906. MRD Allstars to play in first UK co-ed tournament this Sunday. Making his United debut on that day was new signing Eric Cantona, who would go on to score eight goals in Manchester derbies over the next four seasons – the first in the return match at Maine Road that March which ended in a 1–1 draw. We want everyone to enjoy the game but be sensible too.’. September 1989. During the 1905–06 season City became embroiled in a financial scandal, which resulted in the suspension of seventeen players,[80] including most of the team that had won the 1904 FA Cup Final. The Blues have won three Premier League titles since the last of United's 20 successes in 2013. The first derby of the 1973–74 season saw Mike Doyle and Lou Macari each receive a red card in a dour contest which finished 0–0 at Maine Road. Amongst the most successful clubs in England, between them they have won 94 honours: a record 66 for Manchester United and 28 for Manchester City. On the first two occasions City pipped United to the title in the last game of the season, with both teams going into their final games level on points. [63] This term is also used in reference to when supporters' offshoot clubs (Maine Road F.C. [22] There was also a spat between City boss Roberto Mancini and Sir Alex Ferguson after a challenge on Danny Welbeck by Nigel de Jong. [104] In September 2020, former United captain Alex Greenwood joined City following a one-year spell with French side Lyon, the first to join City after appearing for United. Former Oasis star Noel Gallagher looks back on the 2-1 victory for Roberto Mancini's side in the Manchester derby. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. ... it’s only two months since United harbored ambitions of its own of lifting the trophy — for the first time since 2013 — when it sat in first place. [84] Immediately after the Second World War, Busby became Manchester United manager, completely transforming the club in a 24-year tenure. [91] The teams had not met in either domestic cup competition the season prior so the first derby between the sides was United's first ever WSL game. With the establishment of a professional team in 2018, Ella Toone was the first player to make professional appearances for both clubs, having joined Manchester City from United in 2016 before returning for United's debut season. A call for calm: Joe Hart urged Manchester City fans to be on their best behaviour in the Manchester derby, Ugly scenes: Rio Ferdinand was confronted by a fan and left bleeding after being hit by a coin. Both teams joined the Football Alliance, a short-lived rival to the Football League. [1] At this time, the clubs were just two of many fledgling sides in the Manchester area, and the fixture had no special significance. City then produced billboard posters featuring Tevez and the slogan "Welcome to Manchester". David Moyes' first Manchester derby ended in crushing defeat Sunday as his United team suffered an embarrassing 4-1 loss away to English Premier League title rival City. Matt Busby made more than 200 appearances for Manchester City in the 1920s and 1930s, winning an FA Cup medal in 1934. 12. United pulled a goal back at 3–0 down before three goals for City sealed their victory. The first Manchester derby of the 2012–13 season was won by Manchester United in the dying minutes of the game. Manchester United's victory ended Manchester City's run of being unbeaten in 37 games. City arguably took the bragging rights that season, winning 2–1 at Old Trafford on 10 September in the league[30] before United won the League Cup tie 1–0 at Old Trafford en route to the title on 26 October[31] and a goalless draw at the City of Manchester Stadium on 27 April in which Marouane Fellaini was sent off for headbutting Sergio Agüero. [86], Ernest Mangnall is the only man to have managed both clubs. Sergio Agüero opened the scoring on the 16th minute followed by a goal from Yaya Touré just before half time. The first Manchester derby following the creation of the Premier League for the 1992–93 season was a 2–1 win for United at Old Trafford on 6 December 1992. [73] The clubs met in the League Cup twice more in the 1970s, both in the fourth round. The 2010–11 season featured three Manchester derbies, with one victory for United, one draw and one victory for City. [51] Additionally, and in a unique twist on a cross-city rivalry, both clubs' fans accuse each other of not representing their city, with the blue half of the city observing that their adversaries do not actually play in the city of Manchester (in Trafford) and therefore do not warrant their name, while the red half instead argue over which team has more fans inside of the city. Admission to the Football League finally came in 1892. Playing at Old Trafford, goals from Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay completed United's first league double over City since 2009–10. United prevented City from winning a third consecutive derby match in the first derby of the 2008–09 season, Wayne Rooney scoring the game's only goal. The following season the teams met in the competition again, with United a First Division team once more. Off the field, he played an important role in both United's move to Old Trafford in 1910 and City's move to Maine Road in 1923. The first competitive floodlit derby was the 1956 FA Charity Shield match, as Manchester United were defending league champions and Manchester City were FA Cup holders. United beat City 7–1 in a War League match at Maine Road on 14 April 1941, but this is not considered an official fixture and thus the result is not counted as the biggest win in the derby. There is no greater feeling than seeing your team come out victorious at the end of a Manchester derby. One of Atkinson's last games in charge of United was the visit to Maine Road in the league on 25 October, which ended in a 1–1 draw. 1993–94 saw one of the finest Manchester derbies ever, when United overturned a 2–0 deficit at Maine Road to win 3–2, with Eric Cantona scoring twice. United play at Old Trafford while City play at the City of Manchester Stadium, the two grounds separated by approximately 4 miles (6.4 km). [101][102] In preparation for their first WSL campaign, Manchester United signed two former-City players with no previous affiliation to United: Abbie McManus joined directly from City[103] while Jane Ross joined from West Ham United where she had spent the previous season following her departure from City. Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in the same game for a bizarre handball. In the December 1970 derby, a tackle by United's George Best broke the leg of City's Glyn Pardoe; the severity of the injury almost resulted in the City defender losing his leg. Separated: fans had to be kept apart by police after the final whistle. The team that brought you Dodgebrawl, the UK's first co-ed bout, are now bringing you another UK first: a co-ed tournament featuring teams made up of girls and boys from roller derby leagues in Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham and Sheffield. There have been four occasions where City and United, finished champions and runners-up in the league, the 1967–68, 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2017–18 seasons. United went 3–0 up by half time, and successfully battled off a second half comeback from City in which they scored twice. Following Manchester United's promotion from the FA Women's Championship in their debut season,[90] both Manchester clubs had professional senior women's football teams in the same league for the first time with Manchester City having been in the division since 2014. Another fan invaded the pitch and attempted to confront Ferdinand, only to be restrained by Joe Hart. He oversaw United's first national trophy wins, gaining two league titles and one FA Cup. [41] Fifty-two weeks after that United's win at home, which was their last match to be watched by spectators before the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the two met again. ‘The home support is so important for us, and I know they will be like an extra man for the team on the day. United went 2–0 up in the second leg via Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick before Tevez made it 2–1, levelling the tie and setting the game up for extra time. In 1978, for Colin Bell's testimonial, players from City and United lined up side by side against a combined Liverpool and Everton team in a Manchester v Merseyside fixture. [10] The following season, an entertaining 3–3 draw saw Francis Lee accuse Best of diving and emphasised the point to the referee by throwing himself theatrically to the floor. In response to the record viewing figures during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, it was announced on 8 July 2019 that the fixture will be played at the City of Manchester Stadium instead of the much smaller Academy Stadium the women's team usually plays at. ‘There were incidents last year which no-one wants to see repeated,’ Hart said, ‘The eyes of the world will be on this game as usual, and I’m confident our supporters will do the club proud. Thursday, 24 January 2013. The scoring opened in the tenth minute as Wayne Rooney headed neatly past stand-in keeper Costel Pantilimon, before Vincent Kompany received a red card in the 12th minute for a challenge on Nani. It was the first time in 26 years that the Derby had been contested by two new managers: Manuel Pellegrini for Manchester City and David Moyes for Manchester United. Law back-heeled the ball past goalkeeper Alex Stepney into the net. In recent years, non-competitive matches between the teams have generally been testimonials, such as those for Paul Lake and Denis Irwin. City followed this up by winning the first ever derby match at their new stadium, the City of Manchester Stadium, 4–1, with goals from Robbie Fowler, Jon Macken, Trevor Sinclair and Shaun Wright-Phillips. [78] Eight years later the next cup meeting was at Old Trafford in the FA Cup with United emerging victorious in an eventful 4–2 victory which saw Gary Neville sent-off for head-butting Steve McManaman.[79].

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