5 of essentially the most memorable Manchester derbies as City, United head into FA Cup last

A take a look at 5 of essentially the most memorable matches between Manchester City and Manchester United forward of Saturday’s FA Cup last:

MANCHESTER CITY 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 0 (April 1974)

The most well-known Manchester derby of all of them due to the id of the aim scorer. Denis Law didn’t have a good time after backheeling the ball into the web within the 81st minute to present City the win towards a membership the place he had spent 11 years and was a part of the “Holy Trinity” additionally containing Bobby Charlton and George Best. Indeed, Law was substituted immediately, leaving the sector at Old Trafford together with his head down, and didn’t play once more for City. United was relegated from the highest division that day, although it wasn’t purely due to the loss to City – as many wrongly declare – however due to outcomes elsewhere on the ultimate day of the season. Because of area invasions within the eighty fifth minute, the match by no means truly completed however the consequence ended up standing.

MANCHESTER CITY 6, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 (October 2011)

Alex Ferguson referred to as it his worst day answerable for United and it was comprehensible why, together with his group falling to its greatest Premier League loss on the time and the membership’s worst defeat at Old Trafford since 1955. The best-remembered aim was by Mario Balotelli, who – after scoring the opener within the twenty second minute – lifted up his City jersey to disclose a T-shirt with the message “Why Always Me?” on it. The recreation was performed a day after emergency providers had been referred to as to his home after a firework reportedly went off in Balotelli’s rest room. A pink card for United defender Jonny Evans early within the second half enabled City to run riot late within the recreation, scoring 3 times from the ninetieth minute. City, newly rich after being taken over by Abu Dhabi’s royal household in 2008, had arrived as a power and would go on to grab the title from United on aim distinction that season after Sergio Aguero’s stoppage-time aim within the last league match.

MANCHESTER UNITED 4, MANCHESTER CITY 3 (September 2009)

In phrases of pleasure, this was maybe one of the best derby ever and it had a becoming end with Michael Owen – approaching in its place – poking dwelling the profitable aim for United within the sixth minute of stoppage time. Ferguson, chewing gum in his inimitable means, did a jig on the touchline; City supervisor Mark Hughes – a former United participant – shouted angrily on the officers. A past-his-best Owen had solely been signed by United that 12 months following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, the latter controversially going to City and making his first return to Old Trafford on this recreation. United squandered the lead 3 times, the third event within the ninetieth minute, solely to drag by way of due to Owen’s biggest second in a United shirt.

MANCHESTER UNITED 1, MANCHESTER CITY 1 (April 2001)

This match positive factors extra modern-day relevance due to the presence of Erling Haaland in City’s present treble-chasing group. After all, it was his father, Alf-Inge, who performed a central position within the recreation after he was on the tip of a brutal knee-high problem by Roy Keane that earned the United captain a pink card at Old Trafford. Keane then leaned over Haaland – writhing in agony on the bottom – and mouthed some obscenities earlier than leaving the sector, gaining belated revenge on the Norwegian who had accused Keane of feigning what proved to be a severe harm once they performed towards one another in 1997 (when Haaland was at Leeds). Haaland already had a difficulty with the left knee focused by Keane and solely performed a couple of extra video games earlier than being compelled to retire. Would that incident finally forestall Erling from ever becoming a member of United, given what his father went by way of? Two a long time later, Erling signed for City – a switch Alf-Inge was closely concerned in – and is already breaking data there.

MANCHESTER CITY 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 0 (April 2011)