FULL TIME - MANCHESTER CITY 1 - 0 MANCHESTER UNITED: Mark Clattenburg brings this thrilling encounter to a close. Despite constant pressure from their opponents, City hold out for the victory and take the top of the Premiership table.

Out of frustration, Tevez is booked for bringing down Corluka.

With Van der Sar out of his goal, Petrov tries a shot from his own half but it lacks enough pace to beat the keeper.

Van der Sar runs up to the penalty area to attack Giggs' corner, but City defend well.

The fourth official indicates four minutes of added time.

O'Shea earns United a corner. Giggs curls it into the danger area and Schmeichel misses the ball completely. Tevez is taken by surprise and reacts late, putting his header wide of the target from a yard out.

Play stops for a few moments as City defender Richard Dunne receives treatment for a head wound.

Petrov flicks the ball to Mpenza on the right channel, but his ambitious effort sails over the crossbar

City have defended brilliantly so far and will have to withstand a lot more pressure as we enter the final five minutes of the game

United are still dominating possession but are failing to make it count.

Hargreaves' in-swinging free-kick hangs in the air but Richards rises above everyone to head the ball clear

Mpenza brings down Evra on the left edge of the penalty area and United have a free-kick in a decent position

Giggs tries to pick out Eagles with a diagonal pass, but Schmeichel rushes off his line to smother the ball.

Corluka slides a pass through to Mpenza on the right, but his cross is cut out by Ferdinand.

The ball drops kindly for for Corluka whose fierce strike from 35-yards grazes the crossbar

A defensive clearance rebounds to Tevez on the edge of the box, but his left-footed strike fails to trouble Schmeichel.

Goal scorer Geovanni receives a rapturous applause as he limps off the field, making way for Michael Ball

Young striker Fraizer Campbell replaces Michael Carrick

A double substitution by Ferguson. John O'Shea takes the place of Wes Brown

Tevez picks out Eagles who goes on a mazy run at goal before Schmeichel dives at his feet and smothers the ball.

Scholes cuts open the City defence with a chipped pass, but Tevez had strayed offside.

It has been 15 years since United failed to win in any of their three opening Premiership fixtures

Geovanni takes the free-kick but it is straight down the throat of Van der Sar.

Hargreaves gives away a cheap free-kick in a dangerous position.

A good move by United ends with a Tevez cross floating harmlessly out for a throw-in.

Blumer Elano has been struggling after a knock in the first-half and is replaced by Rolando Bianchi

Tevez latches onto a Giggs cross from the left, but the effort creeps agonisingly wide of the mark

Nani makes way for United youngster Chris Eagles

A sublime back-heel by Tevez releases Scholes but, under pressure from Richards, he snaps at his shot and it flies wide.

Carrick sends Nani away on the right flank but under pressure from Dunne he fails to pick out any of the three United forwards in the box.

Tevez tries to get away from Vedran Corluka but his shirt is pulled back, earning the Croatian a booking.

Dietmar Hamann is cautioned by Mark Clattenburg for a poor challenge on Giggs

Giggs puts an inviting cross into the six-yard box but Richards sees off challenges from Tevez and Scholes to clear the danger.

The Reds have forced City to defend deep but Vidic gives away a free-kick with a clumsy challenge and relieves the pressure

United get a break and Nani rushes into a good position, but a sloppy pass from Scholes ruins the move and City regain possession

Scholes and Nani link-up again, this time on the right flank, and the Portuguese winger tries to pick out Tevez but Dunne clears

Giggs floats a corner into the mixer. Vidic rises above Dunne, but his header cannons back off the crossbar before Scholes hits the rebound wide of the mark.

Alex Ferguson and the travelling supporters will have been disappointed with the Reds' response to the goal, lets see if they can make amends in the second-half.

HALF TIME - MANCHESTER CITY 1 - 0 MANCHESTER UNITED: Having dominated the opening stages, the Champions were rocked by Geovanni's goal and have struggled to recover.

Giggs tries to put a cross into the danger area, but Dunne gets his body in the way. He and Richards have defended stubbornly in this first half.

Tevez tees up Nani from 30-yards but his shot curls wide of the far post.

A Giggs cross intended for Tevez is put out for a throw-in by Dunne

Nani runs at goal, but Richards puts him under pressure and an alert Schmeichel races off his line to smother the ball.

Schmeichel fumbles a Giggs cross and Scholes is quickly on the scene, but Richards is on hand to spare his keeper's blushes

The City crowd are buoyant as they enjoy their best spell of the game

United counter attack and Nani tries to pick out Giggs in the box, but Richards puts in a vital interception

City are enjoying a decent spell of possession now, and their opponents look frustrated

Brown receives the first booking of the game following a foul on Javier Garrido

MANCHESTER CITY 1 - 0 MANCHESTER UNITED: Elano picks out GEOVANNI who finds space for a shot, which deflects off Vidic and beats Van der Sar. The Reds are left shell-shocked

Michael Johnson hits City's first attempt on goal, an ambitious effort which is high and wide of Edwin Van der Sar's goal

United have City pinned in their half and are enjoying large amounts of possession

Michael Carrick sends Tevez away and he runs at goal, but Micah Richards is up to the task and gets in a telling block in the box

The home side are yet to have a chance on goal and the Reds are dominating the game at the moment.

A delightful flick from Nani sets up Evra, but Schmeichel is quick off his line to put him off and he strikes his shot wide. Alex Ferguson's appeal for a penalty is turned down as he feels Evra was unfairly challenged by Corluka

Giggs slides a pass into the path of Tevez who races away, but Dunne's timely challenge on the edge of the box stops him in his tracks.

Scholes links up with Nani again, forcing a corner out of Corluka. From the resultant corner, City concede another which is taken by Ryan Giggs. He picks out Tevez, but Dunne is on hand to clear the danger

Hargreaves clashes with Blumer Elano and the striker leaves the field to receive treatment

Hargreaves, pressured by Geovanni and facing his own goal, does well to retain possession. This sparks United's best move of the game which ends with a low Nani strike forcing a fine save out of Schmeichel

Brown lunges in on Petrov for the second time, earning harsh words from Mark Clattenburg

A poor defensive header by Owen Hargreaves finds Deiberson Geovanni on the corner of the United penalty area, but his cross drifts out for a goal-kick

Nani beats Vedran Corluka but his delivery is poor, and the ball sails behind for a goal-kick.

Tevez sends Nani away on the wing and he takes on Richard Dunne, but he has no support and City deal with his cross with ease.

United are not giving City any time to settle and Nani is seeing a lot of the ball for the visitors on the left flank.

Eriksson is forced to make an early substitution. Valeri Bojinov hobbles off the field to receive treatment and is replaced by Emile Lokonda Mpenza

Worrying signs for Sven-Goran Eriksson early on, as Valeri Bojinov appears to be struggling with an injury

He gets away from his marker this time however, drifting inside from the left flank. He picks out Paul Scholes, who then finds Nani unmarked 10-yards from goal, but his side-footed shot is blocked by Kasper Schmeichel

Carlos Tevez, making his second start in United colours, is being marked very tightly

It has been a frantic start to the game and both sides are finding it hard to keep possession of the ball

Just moments into the game and Wes Brown puts in a hefty challenge on Martin Petrov

City have made their best ever start to a Premier league campaign, while the visitors have made their worst in nine years. The hosts will be hoping they will gain bragging rights after last season, when the Red Devils completed the double over them.

Referee Mark Clattenburg gets the 148th competitive derby underway and as expected, the atmosphere is electric inside Eastlands.

MAN CITY: Schmeichel, Garrido, Richards, Dunne, Corluka, Geovanni, Hamann, Johnson, Petrov, Bojinov, Elano. SUBS: Hart, Ball, Onuoha, Mpenza, Bianchi

MAN UTD: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Hargreaves, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Tevez. SUBS: Kuszczak, O'Shea, Silvestre, Eagles, Campbell

Kasper Schmeichel continues in goal for the hosts, against his father's former side. Blumer Elano shakes off a knock and is in the starting eleven for Sven-Goran Eriksson's new-look Manchester City

Owen Hargreaves makes his debut for Alex Ferguson's side, while Cristiano Ronaldo begins his three-match suspension. Wayne Rooney, Gary Neville, Louis Saha and Anderson also miss out on the Manchester derby with injuries.