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Manchester United v Manchester City: Five classic derbies
Manchester United v Manchester CityKick-off: Sun May 10, 5.30pm, Old Trafford, ManchesterTV: Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports HD1Radio: BBC Radio 5 Live [LNB]Manchester City 5-1 Manchester United, 1989 [LNB] Related ArticlesArsenal v Chelsea: Top five battlesUnited pessimistic about FletcherSir Alex Ferguson unconcerned by Manchester City blueprintMark Hughes says Manchester City, not United, are his top priorityRichard Dunne: Cristiano Ronaldo "makes the most" of opponents? challengesManchester United v Arsenal: Champions League GameZoneSir Alex Ferguson's revolution may not have been in full swing - it was not until 1990 that he won his seal-breaking first FA Cup - but this emphatic City victory resonated then as it does now. The game was even until the players were removed because of crowd trouble and when they returned, the hosts ran riot, City fan Andy Hinchcliffe capping a day still spoken of in hushed tones with a wonderful fifth. [LNB]Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City, 1974 [LNB]If the 5-1 derby victory 15 years later was City's zenith, then this was United's nadir. Relegated at Old Trafford, doom confirmed when Denis Law, the Stretford End's old hero, backheeled them to oblivion. Law, utterly heartbroken at what he had done, was substituted immediately and never kicked a ball in league football again. He can take solace from the fact, though, that, because Birmingham also won, United were going down anyway. [LNB]Manchester United 5-0 Manchester City, 1994 [LNB]City actually have a better record in the derby since their return to the Premier League in 2002, but they failed to win a single local scrap in the 1990s. This hammering perfectly illustrated the gulf in class between the two sides - Andrei Kanchelskis and Eric Cantona magnificent, the Ukrainian scoring a hat-trick to gain revenge for 1989. [LNB]Manchester City 3-3 Manchester United, 1971 [LNB]The Manchester derby can usually be relied on for drama, but it is rare if its significance resonates beyond the confines of the M60. Sheikh Mansour's oil billions, though, promise a return to the days of the early 1970s, when the two met as equals, United top and City third. The latter came back from 2-0 and 3-2 down and even won bragging rights at the end of the season, finishing four points ahead of the Old Trafford side. Watch YouTube [LNB]Manchester City 4-1 Manchester United, 2004 [LNB]The 30,000 or so packed into Maine Road in 1989 probably never thought they would see the day again when United were so convincingly humbled, but this was almost as good. A poor City side somehow inspired themselves to rout the old enemy. United, admittedly, were at a 'transitional' phase between two great sides. But City had Jon Macken, Trevor Sinclair and Robbie Fowler -all of whom scored - meaning this is still one of the most unlikely derby results on record. Watch YouTube [LNB]
