FOOTBALL Live

Sunday February 10, 2008 Finished Old Trafford

Manchester United 1 - Logo 2

Manchester United

  • Carrick 90’

Manchester City

  • Vassell 24’
  • Benjani 45’
  1. City stun United with derby win

    City stun United with derby win

    Manchester City caused a major upset at Old Trafford by beating United 2-1 in the Manchester derby to complete a league double over their city rivals. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester United
    • Manchester City
    • FT AND THERE IS THE FINAL WHISTLE - A superb win for City and deserved too. Thank you for joining us for our coverage and all the emails. Sorry for the technical problems in the second-half.
    • 90' United have got one back - Carrick curls home a fine effort from the edge of the area but is there any time for a equaliser?
    • 87' Apologies for the lack of comments we have had a major crash of our server which hasn't allowed us to update the comments. United have still struggled to create anything a Park lay off to that Giggs fired wide was their best effort.
    • 73' United making a double change: Hargreaves and Carrick on with Anderson and O'Shea going off.
    • 71' Tevez with a good run into the box but again Richards is there. He has been SUPERB today as has Richard Dunne alongside him.
    • 69' Park the latest to try a long range drive that goes nowhere near the goal. United not looking like they are about to unlock this City defence, and in fact, the visitors are looking dangerous on the counter attack.
    • 67' Ronaldo gives the ball away in his own area and Benjani has a chance to get a shot away before being crowded out.
    • 64' United make their first change - Park comes on for Nani who was anonymous today. Also apologies for the comments coming in a little late we are having some publishing problems here today.
    • 62' And now Ronaldo tries a 30 yard drive but that goes wide too. The Portuguese international looks very frustrated out there.
    • 61' United doing lots of pressing but still they are not creating chances - Joe Hart called into a rare save from a low drive from distance by Anderson.
    • 61' United doing lots of pressing but still they are not creating chances - Joe Hart called into a rare save from a low drive from distance by Anderson.
    • 61' Ronaldo is unhappy with the referee - he tries to race past Onuoha a little hand comes out from the big defender but no free is given. One of those decisions that could have gone either way.
    • 60' United have the ball in the net when Tevez puts in Scholes deflected effort but it was rightly chalked off for offside.
    • 57' United have the ball in the net when Tevez puts in Scholes deflected effort but it was rightly chalked off for offside.
    • 55' Ronaldo is getting more and more involved now - he skips into a great position down the right but then he skies the cross as the ball takes a bobble on the cut up surface.
    • 53' Ronaldo is nearly played in thanks to a long ball but again Richards is there to tackle him. Great start to this half from Micah Richards.
    • 52' I seem to be get lots of emails from cheerful Arsenal fans - I wonder why? Not over yet lads, don't get too excited.
    • 51' City push a little too many men forward on a break and Ronaldo can lead a counter attack - the ball is eventually played into Tevez but Richards slides in with a great tackle to clear.
    • 49' It looks like Ronaldo has gone back out to the right and Giggs has moved up front with Tevez but still no sign of a United goal at the moment.
    • 46' Hamann makes great contact on a ball that falls to him 30 years out - only problem? Too straight and Van der Sar saves.
    • 46' We are back underway - thanks for all the emails - there were loads of great ones that I didn't have time to publish, but it is now time for us to get back to business.
    • - Joe in South Africa wants to see things changed on the United side: "I feel strongly that they must move Ronaldo to the right. Or change the formation. Push Giggs up aswell.
    • - Max from Maidenhead makes some good points: "I think the five in midfield for City are really pushing Utd to the max and they can't break it, and when they do, Richards and Dunne are unbeatable. Utd are missing Rooney and Evra, but City are missing Corluka and Elano, so I think City deserve the lead if they can make it, which they have."
    • - Nolbert is following our comments in Uganda while listening to his local radio station and says that their commentators reckon Rio Ferdinand spent last night in a disco. He has been poor as has Vidic!
    • - Andrea in Michigan is not worried...yet "City may be up 2-0, but it's all good, because United tend to do better in 2nd half. I believe we can still pull through this. I do realise that United have lost 4 games, and all 4 Rooney was not playing, but we can pull through anyhow. City is putting up a good fight though."
    • HT United end the half on the attack but there is no goal for them before the break. City 2-0 up at half-time who would have thought it? Can they hang on though? Email your thoughts to: sfay@eurosport.com
    • 45' So Benjani with a goal on his debut and that is the first time United have conceded two at home in the league for over a year.
    • 45' 2-0 CITY - BENJANI!!!! It comes from a spell of City corners - one comes back out to Petrov on the right he then curls in a cross with his left foot and Benjani flicks it in with his shoulder.
    • 44' Van der Sar needs to save a bobbling drive from Petrov with Fernandes in his face - Benjani set up the attack by just out working Vidic. United have looked scrappy in the centre of defence today.
    • 42' Scholes and Hamann both help a ball over at the same time. Scholes wants a corner but he doesn't get it.
    • 40' Ferdinand has to make a sliding tackle on Benjani after the striker nipped in to steal the ball while Ferdinand was trying to shield it out of play. A rare City spell in the United half.
    • 38' City are starting to defend a little deep now but United are finding them a tough nut to crack.
    • 36' Great cross from Brown sees Ronaldo found on the edge of the box - he has enough time to take it down and line up a shot - the contact is not great though and Dunne sticks a boot out and it goes out for a corner. Then from the corner Ferdinand finds the ball at his feet just outside the six yard box but he City clear the danger.
    • 34' United win a free-kick to right of the box about 30 yards out - a similar position to where Ronaldo scored against Portsmouth recently but this time he can only fire it over the bar.
    • 32' We have just seen a shot of Wayne Rooney in the crowd - interestingly United have lost four matches this season and Rooney didn't play in all four of those matches.
    • 31' Linda from my homeland of Ireland is a United fan but was worried about the City threat even before the goal she mailed: "I think it will be a very even match. City are much better now then they were a few seasons ago." She also had some nice words for their fans: "It was great to see the city fans behave themselves so well during the minute silence but as matt Busby played for them too I would expect nothing less."
    • 29' A quiet start to this match from Ronaldo - he is playing in a more central role today and is not finding the space he normally does. However, look for him to come into it more when the City players start to tire.
    • 27' Tevez controls the ball on the edge of the area and then fires a great half-volley that Hart has to dive to bat away. Great play, great save, and United nearly level.
    • 24' GOAL CITY!!! It is Vassell!!! City with a great counter attack move - Martin Petrov led the attack and slipped in a super ball to Stephen Ireland. Van der Sar came out to save from Ireland, the ball fell to Vassell who fired goal bound only for Van der Sar to save again but Vassell controlled the rebound and finally hammered the ball home.
    • 20' Lots of people emailing in their predictions and there is quiet a few people who think they City can get a result. They nearly had a goal there moments ago when it looked like Benjani was going to head home Gelson's cross but Ferdinand gets in just before him to flick a header clear.
    • 18' Hamann is a little clumsy in a challenge with Ronaldo in the box. Ronaldo goes down very easily though and the referee says no penalty.
    • 16' Onuoha breaks up a United attack with a handball right in front of the referee on the edge of the box but no free kick is given!
    • 15' Poor marking by United allows Ireland to get in a free-header in the box but there is no power on the effort and Van der Sar saves with ease.
    • 14' A lot of people emailing in and saying how impressed they have been with Cristiano Ronaldo this season and he finally comes alive by playing in a great ball to put Tevez clear. However, the Argentine's first touch drives him a little wide and Dunne then comes in to make a great challenge.
    • 13' And now Petrov tries a shot from 30 yards out - decent power but well over - still encouraging signs from City.
    • 11' City have their first little spell in the United half - Ball whips in a great ball but it goes past everyone and the chance is gone.
    • 10' But then the United fans are confident too: "Hello there! I'm Sami from Lebanon and I think that United are going to trounce City today! Not only are the Red Devils hoping to honour the Busby Babes with a big win, but they're also out there to avenge that silly 1-0 defeat back in the early stages of the season. Expect a big scoreline!"
    • 9' Christopher Belusic is an optimistic City fan: "City are going to take all three points man! If Bojinov and Castillo were fit we would be title contenders right now!"
    • 8' Tevez finds Giggs unmarked just beyond the back post - the Welsh Wizard's first touch is not great but he still gets a shot away and it fizzes just over.
    • 6' All sorts of movement in the United team and the Manchester City defenders have already had to do lots of shifting around - so far they are up to the task but concentration is going to be oh so important for City.
    • 5' Still no chances at either end but there has already been a few heavy challenges - United having more of the ball as you would expect.
    • 3' Elano is suspended and Arthur in Holland thinks that could be key: "I don't think City can get anything from this game as their playmaker Elano has pretty much won all the games for them, we'll have to see whether they can manage without him."
    • 2' The early pressing is done by United - Ronaldo nearly links up with Tevez in the box but Richards barges in strongly to clear.
    • 1' And we are underway...United wearing shirts 1-11 have got us underway.
    • - So can City get anything from this game? Email me your thoughts: sfay@eurosport.com
    • - But now it is time for the football match - Evra and Rooney suspended for United and Tevez is up front on his own but a very attacking midfield behind him. The big news on the City team is that Benjani makes his debut.
    • - The minute's silence has just taken place and I am delighted to say it was impeccably observed.
    • - The fans of both teams are waving old style scarves, United are wearing old fashioned kits, the mascots have the names of the players who died on their back, and the advertising boards also have the names of the players.
    • - Very sombre atmosphere in the ground as a tribute to the Munich disaster takes place.
    • - Welcome to the first match of what Sky are (probably) calling Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Sunday - it is the Manchester Derby!

  • Team Stats

    Manchester United Stats Manchester City
    62% Possession 37%
    21 Shots 9
    4 Shots on target 5
    2 Saves 1
    8 Corners 7
    12 Fouls 6
    7 Offsides 0
    1 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    28 Tackles 38
    410 Accurate passes 215
    79 Bad passes 62

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Manchester United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Edwin Van der Sar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0
      5 Rio Ferdinand 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 56 3 2
      3 John O'Shea 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 28 11 3
      2 Wes Brown 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 0 3
      4 Nemanja Vidic 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 46 4 3
      7 Cristiano Ronaldo 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 26 13 2
      10 Paul Scholes 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 74 11 1
      8 Anderson Oliveira 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 41 15 4
      6 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 6 2
      11 Ryan Giggs 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 19 11 3
      9 Carlos Tevez 0 3 1 1 1 5 0 17 0 2
      16 Michael Carrick 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 1 3
      14 Ji-sung Park 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
      12 Owen Hargreaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 0
      13 Tomasz Kuszczak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Danny Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Manchester City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Joe Hart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0
      2 Micah Richards 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 5
      3 Michael Ball 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 5
      4 Nedum Onuoha 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 5
      22 Richard Dunne 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 4
      21 Dietmar Hamann 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 31 6 6
      28 Gelson Fernandes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 6 4
      7 Stephen Ireland 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 44 13 4
      15 Martin Petrov 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 28 7 2
      12 Darius Vassell 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 16 2 2
      27 Benjamin Mwaruwari 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 22 6 1
      17 Sun Jihai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
      8 Marcio Geovanni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Andreas Isaksson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Javier Garrido 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      20 Felipe Caicedo 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90' United have got one back - Carrick curls home a fine effort from the edge of the area but is there any time for a equaliser?
    • 57' United have the ball in the net when Tevez puts in Scholes deflected effort but it was rightly chalked off for offside.
    • 45' 2-0 CITY - BENJANI!!!! It comes from a spell of City corners - one comes back out to Petrov on the right he then curls in a cross with his left foot and Benjani flicks it in with his shoulder.
    • 36' Great cross from Brown sees Ronaldo found on the edge of the box - he has enough time to take it down and line up a shot - the contact is not great though and Dunne sticks a boot out and it goes out for a corner. Then from the corner Ferdinand finds the ball at his feet just outside the six yard box but he City clear the danger.
    • 27' Tevez controls the ball on the edge of the area and then fires a great half-volley that Hart has to dive to bat away. Great play, great save, and United nearly level.
    • 24' GOAL CITY!!! It is Vassell!!! City with a great counter attack move - Martin Petrov led the attack and slipped in a super ball to Stephen Ireland. Van der Sar came out to save from Ireland, the ball fell to Vassell who fired goal bound only for Van der Sar to save again but Vassell controlled the rebound and finally hammered the ball home.
    • 8' Tevez finds Giggs unmarked just beyond the back post - the Welsh Wizard's first touch is not great but he still gets a shot away and it fizzes just over.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Howard Webb

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Ryan Giggs

    On the Field

    • van der Sar
    • Brown
    • Vidic
    • Ferdinand
    • O'Shea Yellow Card Substitution Out (73′)
    • Nani Substitution Out (64′)
    • Anderson Substitution Out (73′)
    • Scholes
    • Giggs
    • Ronaldo
    • Tevez

    Subs

    • Hargreaves Substitution In (73′)
    • Carrick Substitution In (73′) Goal
    • Kuszczak
    • Park Substitution In (64′)
    • Simpson

    Injured

    • Neville
    • Silvestre
    • Saha
    • Foster

    Suspended

    • Evra
    • Rooney

  • Manchester City

    Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson

    On the Field

    • Hart
    • Onuoha
    • Richards
    • Dunne
    • Ball
    • Hamann Substitution Out (84′)
    • Gelson
    • Vassell Goal
    • Ireland
    • Petrov Substitution Out (87′)
    • Benjani Goal Substitution Out (76′)

    Subs

    • Isaksson
    • Geovanni
    • Garrido Substitution In (87′)
    • Sun Substitution In (84′)
    • Felipe Caicedo Substitution In (76′)

    Injured

    • Castillo
    • Bojinov
    • Johnson

    Suspended

    • Elano
    • Corluka