Excellent display from City, who end their recent slide in style. A day to remember for United became a day to forget

Desperate stuff from United, but Vidic is offside

Three minutes will be added. Giggs finds Scholes but he is offside

Scholes shoots over after some neat play by Carrick and Ronaldo. The homes fans are streaming out of the exits

Martin Petrov makes way for Javier Garrido

Van der Sar launches a long ball but it won't fall for Vidic, who is playing as a centre forward

Ji-Sung Park skips clear and Brown's cross is headed behind by Dunne. Michael Ball clears the corner

Corner to United as Onuoha slips in the corner. Bundled behind and a goal kick is given

City are edging to their first league double over United in 38 years

Hart is left standing as Giggs fires wide from distance

United need something special as the Blues are starting to look comfortable

There is no passing Dunne and Richards. They have been resolute in the heart of the Citizens' defence

City might think that they have weathered the storm; the home crowd is quieter as the clock ticks down

United's turn to force a corner. Time running out for the home side. Cleared to Ji-Sung Park, who shoots wide from 35 yards

City break at speed, Hamann finding Petrov who has his cross intercepted by Vidic. A flurry of three corners follows. Van der Sar clings on and launches another attack

Richard Dunne clears behind for a corner as Tevez prepares to pull the trigger. Cleared by City

Ronaldo collects a Scholes pass and fires narrowly wide of the left post from outside the area

Backs-to-the-wall stuff from City, with Ball and Dunne making good blocks inside the area

A good fast break from City, Petrov and Benjani firing in shots after Ferdinand again conceded possession

United have it in the net but offside! Tevez slots home but the flag was up early when Scholes had the initial shot. United are pouring forward at every opportunity

Wes Brown slips in Ronaldo, whose cross evades everyone. Tevez and Nani were left waiting

Richards again challenges Ronaldo, conceding a corner. That came from a long ball - United are definitely trying to get the ball forward quickly. The corner nearly falls to Vidic, but Hart smothers at his feet

City are looking slick on the counter, utilising the pace of Petrov and Vassell in wide areas

Ryan Giggs finds Tevez but Micah Richards is over quickly to challenge

United are already showing more urgency, pressing the ball and shifting it early when in possession

Good 30 yard strike from Hamann, but Van der Sar saves easily. Quick release to Ronaldo, but City clear

All three of United's league defeats have come when Rooney has been absent. The home side have lacked his urgency and creative spark

Slack work from Ferdinand, who gives away possession cheaply. Petrov fires in a cross that Van der Sar only just turns away for a corner. Ronaldo slices behind for another City corner

Still not enough fluency from United as the game edges towards the break

Benjani wriggles free from Ferdinand, who went to sleep in trying to run the ball out. Petrov's corner is headed clear by Ronaldo

The Red Devils are increasing the pressure but City stand firm

Ronaldo latches onto Wes Brown's low cross, shoots first time and wins a corner. City clear and Ferdinand has his shot blocked

Ronaldo fires over... the famous dip didn't come in time

Free kick for United - definitely in Ronaldo territory

Vassell is fit to continue. Disjointed stuff from United - might they be in for more half time 'hairdryer treatment' as at Spurs last week?

City are stroking the ball around with confidence. Vassell takes a knock after contesting a high ball with John O'Shea

Good save from Hart, parrying Tevez's powerful volleyed drive. The game has exploded into life

United force a corner but cannot produce an immediate response

City have now settled well and the visitors will be happy as the game reaches its quarter mark

Great interception from Rio Ferdinand, who flicks away Gelson Fernandes' cross from the advancing Benjani

Ronaldo goes down in the box under Dietmar Hamann's challenge, but no penalty

City are finding their feet and threaten through a Petrov cross that Van der Sar pounces on ahead of the lurking Benjani

Richard Dunne makes a crucial tackle on Tevez, who is released by a Ronaldo through ball

Benjani tees up Martin Petrov who fires over from 25 yards

The visitors enjoy a spell in United's half, ending with a good Michael Ball cross that is headed clear for a City throw

United have come out of the traps much faster, zipping the ball around in City's half

First chance: Carlos Tevez breaks down the right, crosses deep to Ryan Giggs who forces Joe Hart to tip over. The corner is cleared

A predictably high tempo start, with United enjoying slightly more possession

An early alarm for City as Anderson releases Ronaldo, but Micah Richards scrambles it clear