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Manchester Derby


MANCHESTER CITY 2-3 MATCHESTER UNITED
Alex Grace
From the Etihad Stadium

Manchester United have gone 6 points clear at the top of the Premier League after ending City’s 2 year long home unbeaten run.


A Wayne Rooney double sent Man Utd 2-0 up at half time leaving the Etihad Stadium in shock. City had the best of the opening stages, and they piled on the pressure forcing David De Gea into a string of good saves, but they were unable to take them and they were punished after 16 minutes when United broke and the ball found Wayne Rooney who wrong footed Joe Hart and the ball drifted into the back of the net to make it 0-1 to United.

City then suffered another setback when captain Vincent Kompany had to be taken off with a groin injury, that would then be costly for them as on 29 minutes Valencia cut inside Clichy and found Wayne Rooney who was unmarked and smashed the ball into the bottom left hand corner of the gaol leaving Joe Hart with no chance. Half time 0-2.

The second half started the same as the first with City piling on the pressure and came close to getting a goal back but it would just not come. United then had a chance when Robin Van Persie’s shot curled onto the post and Ashley Young scored the rebound but only to have it wrongly disallowed for offside. From that City went straight down the other end Carlos Tevez testing David De Gea who made a double save from him, Tevez then squared the ball to Yaya Toure you slammed the ball home to make it 1-2 with half an hour left.

City then got the leveller after David Silva’s corner was headed straight into Pablo Zabaleta who smased the ball home into the bottom corner with 85 minutes gone and City looked to have rescued their home record, their unbeaten start record and not losing at home for 2 years record but late drama was to happen.

With 92 minutes on the clock Clichy gave away a free-kick about 25 yards out Van Persie took it and helped by a deflection from Samir Nasri and that took it just inside the post and Joe Hart could not get to it. As united celebrated with their fans a coin was thrown at Rio Ferdinand who had to receive treatment but was able to come back on for the final seconds, as the full time whistle went joy for the travailing fans, but the home fans sore their team loose at home for the first time in 2 years. The FA have launched a investigation into the object thrown at Rio Ferdinand.

United 6 points clear of City 10 of Chelsea.

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