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Full-time: MAN CITY 0-1 MAN UTD: That's the final whistle and it's a deserved win for United.
With Hart in Manchester United's penalty area, Giggs has the chance to smash the ball into an empty net, but decides to waste time instead and wins a corner.
Corner for Manchester City results in Dunne having his shot cleared off the line by O'Shea. Excellent defending.
Zabaleta cuts the ball across goal and in a moment of confusion, Vidic and Fletcher nearly allow Sturridge to get a shot away. They manage to clear it eventually though.
John O'Shea takes the place of Park for Manchester United as four minutes of stoppage time are announced.
Rooney skips away from Kompany before being brought down by Ireland as valuable seconds tick by.
Time is running out for Manchester City now - they need a moment of magic from Wright-Phillips or Robinho if they are to grab a point.
Benjani goes in high on Fletcher in a challenge that showed plenty of frustration. He was lucky to get away without a booking there.
Carrick is booked for a late challenge on Wright-Phillips. That's United's sixth booking of the game.
Ryan Giggs comes on to replace the disappointing Berbatov.
Carrick finds Berbatov in the penalty area, but just has he was about to pull the trigger - Dunne slides in the end the attack.
At this moment in time, Manchester United are coasting to victory. The home side need something special from one of their players soon.
Elano is the guilty man this time as he gives the ball away just as the home side looked like creating something. They can't afford to keep doing that.
Sturridge gets himself in a good position, but his pass towards Robinho is poor and easily cleared by Rio Ferdinand.
Manchester City are really going for it now, but their attacking intent does mean that Manchester United could hit them on the break at any time.
Berbatov has been poor today. This time he is comfortably brushed off the ball by Ireland as the home side push forward again.
Richards is replaced by Daniel Sturridge as Hughes makes his final change of the afternoon.
Sir Alex Ferguson's men really can't afford to concede in the remaining 15 minutes - they are already eight points behind the Premier League leaders.
Robinho goes down far too easily under pressure from Carrick and the referee asks him to get to his feet. That was poor from the Brazilian.
Garrido whips in a corner for the home side and Dunne gets to the ball first, but proceeds to header the ball over the bar.
The crowd are buzzing now and with 20 minutes remaining, they have renewed hope of recording back to back victories for the first time in 12 games.
With the away side now down to ten men, Manchester City will really fancy their chances of getting back into this game.
Ronaldo is shown a second yellow card for handling the ball in the Manchester City penalty area.
Rooney shows excellent composure to hold the ball up before finding Park in the area who has a shot deflected wide of the goal.
Garrido goes for goal from the resulting free kick, but it goes comfortably wide - van der Sar had is covered.
Evra is the latest man to be shown a yellow card after he left his foot in on Robinho.
Manchester United then break forward and Berbatov gets the ball in a decent position, but his weak effort is blocked and cleared by Richards.
Elano beats two Manchester United defenders before finding Wright-Phillips who manages to give the ball away.
The resulting free kick is taken by Elano, but he got right underneath the ball and smashes it high and wide of the goal. Poor effort.
Fletcher brings down Robinho after the Brazilian showed lots of skill to beat the Scottish midfielder.
Ronaldo seems frustrated now and he fails to beat Ireland as he looked to burst down the right hand side.
Ronaldo is booked for a challenge on Zabaleta even though he appeared to win the ball.
To highlight the difference in league positions between these two, it is worth mentioning that City have lost seven games so far and United have won seven games so far.
Wright-Phillips finds lots of space on the right hand side and manages to cross the ball into the path of Benjani who fires into the side netting. Excellent break away from City.
Rooney whips in a corner for the away side, but Dunne heads it away before Kompany completes the clearance.
Elano advances with purpose down the left hand side, but Ji-Sung Park times his challenge superbly to win the ball. Much better game now.
It is worth noting that Manchester City have alternated between win and loss in their last 11 league games at home. They won last time out against Arsenal.
Rafael looks to thread the perfect bass through to Rooney, but he puts too much on it and Hart is able to collect in comfortably.
Mark Hughes' men seem much more organised in this half and will be hopeful of getting back on level terms soon.
Kompany tries his luck from long range with a powerful shot that goes just wide of the right-hand post.
Rooney proceeds to win a corner for his side that ends up at the feet on Carrick who takes one touch before firing wide of the post.
Corner this time for Manchester City is comfortably collected by van der Sar, who immediately sets Rooney on his way.
The resulting free kick is knocked into the area by Garrido, but it is easily cleared by Fletcher. Better start from the home side though.
Elano's first involvment is to help his team lead an attack by running forward with the ball before winning a free-kick. Good play.
The second change for City sees Pablo Zabaleta replaces Hamann.
Darius Vassell is replaced by Elano at the break.
The second half is underway with Manchester City looking for a much improved performance to get themselves back into this game.
Half-time: MAN CITY 0-1 MAN UTD: Rooney's 100th club career goal separates the two sides at the break.
Darius Vassell is booked this time for a late challenge on Carrick. That's the first thing he has done all game!
Benjani Mwaruwari collects the ball of Ireland before smashing a first time effort into the side netting. He had more time than he thought there.
The away side push forward again, but this time nothing is created as Ronaldo's cross lets him down.
There is no doubt that Manchester United deserved their lead and to be honest, they will be disappointed that it is only 1-0.
MAN CITY 0-1 MAN UTD: The away side take the lead as ROONEY taps the ball home after Carrick's shot was saved by Hart.
It's another booking as Ireland is shown the yellow card for throwing the ball away.
The ball falls to Robinho on the edge of the area, but his lofted shot is punched away by van de Sar before the linesman flags for offside.
Mark Hughes will be desperate to get his side in the dressing room at half time - they need to really up their game if they are going to get anything from this.
Nothing comes from the resulting corner as Rooney runs the ball out of play - that's very frustrating.
Evra makes an excellent run forward with the ball at his feet, but his cross is put behind by Ireland.
Manchester United break forward with purpose and Rooney finds Berbatov with a fantastic touch, but the former Spurs man can't find the target with his shot.
Free kick from 30 yards out for the home side is placed into the path of Robinho who proceeds to fire a shot comfortably wide.
Fletcher is booked for a challenge on Wright-Phillips. No complaints with that one.
van der Sar punches unconvincingly from a Javier Garrido free kick and the ball falls to Stephen Ireland who can only watch on as his shot goes wide off the post.
Manchester United haven't conceded a goal in for four games going into this one and at this moment, this looks like becoming five. Manchester City have shown very little going forward.
Sir Alex Ferguson will be desperate for his team to score while they are on top. Can they make the most of their pressure?
A scramble in the Manchester City penalty area results in the ball falling to Evra who smashes his shot wide of the target. He should have done better with that.
Ronaldo collectes the ball off Fletcher on the edge of the area, but his effort goes miles over the bar - not the best of attempts!
Carrick chips the ball into the penalty area into the path of Rooney, but Vincent Kompany does well to win the ball before knocking it away from danger.
Rafael does well to whip a cross onto the head of Berbatov who forces a good save from Hart.
Rafael is shown the first yellow card of the game for throwing the ball away. That was harsh really.
Free kick for Manchester United in a dangerous position is whipped into the penalty area and flicked on by Fletcher before Richards smashes the ball away.
Benjani Mwaruwari flicks on a throw in from Javier Garrido into the penalty area, but Vidic is in the right place at the right time and clears the ball.
Fletcher catches Shaun Wright-Phillips with a poor challenge and the Manchester City man seems hurt even though he jumped straight back onto his feet.
Dunne collects the ball off Joe Hart, but as his long ball forward is way too heavy and goes all the way through to Edwin van der Sar.
There is no doubt that Manchester United will be desperate to win this game today as City did the double over them in the league last season.
Richards and Vidic go up for the same bouncing ball and proceed to clash heads in the process. That looked nasty - both players are down.
Another corner from Rooney finds the head of the rising Ronaldo, but his effort goes flying over the bar. Good effort though.
The resulting corner is wasted by Rooney as it fails to beat Stephen Ireland who heads the ball away. Attack over.
Evra collects the ball off Michael Carrick before his cross is deflected wide for a corner to the away side.
Robinho has barely touched the ball so far and Mark Hughes will want him to get involved as soon as possible.
Micah Richards pushes forward for the home side as they look to put the United defence under pressure, but Patrice Evra does well to block the defender's cross.
The visitors have settled down now and are passing the ball around nicely. Manchester City need to get their performance going.
Manchester United almost take the lead after an excellent passing move results in a scramble in the box, only for Dunne to hack the ball away with Rooney lurking.
Rafael has been very lively for the away side so far. This time he shows tremendous pace down the wing before running it out of play.
Dimitar Berbatov threads a clever ball into the path of Darren Fletcher, but Richard Dunne times his challenge well to prevent the Scot getting a shot on goal.
We are still waiting for the first chance of the game as both teams seem rather nervous in the opening few minutes.
Everyone will be hoping for goals in this game today and if the past is anything to go by - there have been 32 goals in the last 11 games between these two - they may get their wish.
Da Silva Rafael looks to create something down the right hand side, but he is stopped by Dietmar Hamann who wins the ball before clearing it away.
Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't scored away from home yet this season for Manchester United - could today be the day?
Manchester City play a long ball forward over the top of the defence, but Nemanja Vidic shows good composure to play stroke a pass back to Edwin van der Sar.
The atmosphere inside the ground is electic as expected and both sets of fans will be desperate for their team to come out on top.
They're underway at Eastlands as City and United take part in the 150th competitive Manchester derby.
City will be looking to make it three Manchester derby wins on the trot when United visit the City of Manchester Stadium this Sunday. A 1-0 win in the corresponding fixture last season was matched by a 2-1 win at Old Trafford, but their efforts this season could be hampered by the absence of star forward Robinho. The Brazilian didn't travel with the squad to play Schalke in the UEFA Cup on Thursday in an effort to help him recover from the sprained ankle he picked up in last weekend's 3-0 defeat of Arsenal, but manager Mark Hughes hasn't ruled him out of Sunday's game. Before such doubt existed over his participation, Robinho had talked up City chances of beating United, saying: "We have good chances to win. "We have to think that, in our own stadium, we are always favourites," said the former Real Madrid star. Robinho isn't the only first-team player in doubt for the weekend as Pablo Zabaleta has a thigh strain and could miss out, while Gelson Fernandes will miss the next three weeks with a pulled hamstring and Michael Johnson, Martin Petrov and Valeri Bojinov remain absent. Jo has returned from injury and could add his talent to the attacking line that put three past Arsenal last week, forcing Benjani to miss out if Robinho is fit. United received no fresh injury blows in their dull 0-0 draw with Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday, although two goalless games in a row could force the return of Dimitar Berbatov to the side despite his sore hamstring. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson was undeterred by the blank, insisting that: "We carried a bigger threat than them. We had better opportunities in the match, but we are satisfied we are into the next stage." Striker Wayne Rooney also brushed off claims that the United attack is stalling, saying: "It's not worrying. Although we didn't win the (Villarreal) game we're still pleased because we're through.
Wayne Rooney's 100th career goal settled a dramatic 150th Manchester derby as ten-man United defeated their deadly rivals 1-0. After being stuck on 99 goals for well over a month, Rooney finally made it to three figures at Eastlands and it was a crucial goal in United's title challenge as there was no way they could afford to lose further ground on the top two, Chelsea and Liverpool. But it proved to be a hard-earned victory, especially after United were forced to play the last quarter of the game with ten men after Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off, his second dismissal in Manchester derbies. However, City were unable to make their extra man count as United avenged the two defeats they suffered in last season's derby fixtures. It was one-way traffic for the opening half-hour as United enjoyed the territorial advantage and carved out four clear-cut scoring chances. City keeper Joe Hart pulled off a brilliant save to keep out Dimitar Berbatov's header, having earlier fumbled a shot from Rooney which almost presented Darren Fletcher with a gift. Ronaldo headed narrowly over and Patrice Evra saw a shot clear the crossbar by inches. Yet it was City who almost stole ahead in the 32nd minute when United keeper Edwin van der Sar's poor punched clearance fell to Stephen Ireland on the edge of the box but his shot struck the outside of a post. It was the only time United's goal was threatened in the one-sided opening period in which United finally broke the deadlock in the 42nd minute. Michael Carrick's angled shot was saved by Hart but the keeper could only parry the ball into the path of Rooney who scored from inside the six-yard box. City manager Mark Hughes brought on Elano and Pablo Zabaleta for Dietmar Hamann and Darius Vassell at the break, switching from a 4-3-3 to a 4-4-2 formation. And the re-jigged side was far more threatening as Vincent Kompany, Benjani and Javier Garrido each shot narrowly wide early in the second period. City's hopes of forcing their way back into the game were given a further boost when United were reduced to ten men following Ronaldo's dismissal midway through the half. Having already been booked for a foul nine minutes earlier, Ronaldo collected a second yellow card for a deliberate handball. Suddenly the balance of power shifted City's way as United were forced to defend their one-goal advantage for the final 22 minutes. But the visitors played with great discipline and it was all credit to them that City mustered only one serious chance in the second minute of stoppage time when Richard Dunne's shot was cleared off the line by Evra. In the dying seconds of the game, Rooney almost added a second spectacular goal for United from just inside the City half but Hart, who had gone upfield to join the attack, somehow managed to get back and claw the shot away from on the goal-line.
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