League Division One · Matchday 42
Manchester City v Manchester United
3–4
Manchester United beat Manchester City 4–3 at Maine Road on Wednesday 5th May 1971 in the League Division One. Bobby Charlton (15'), Denis Law (30') and George Best (31', 75') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Bobby Charlton 0–1
- 30' Denis Law 0–2
- 31' George Best 0–3
- Half Time
- 46' Freddie Hill 1–3
- 75' George Best 1–4
- 80' Francis Lee 2–4
- 82' Ian Mellor 3–4
- Full Time 3–4
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Joe Mercer
Manchester City
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 91 of 199
199
Played
81
Won
55
Drawn
63
Lost
280
Goals For
279
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd October 1891. After this match United had played Manchester City 91 times: 34W 29D 28L.
24 Jan 1970 W 3–0 FAC 28 Mar 1970 L 1–2 D1 12 Dec 1970 L 1–4 D1
5 May 1971 W 4–3 This match
6 Nov 1971 D 3–3 D1 12 Apr 1972 L 1–3 D1 18 Nov 1972 L 0–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 99 | 44 | 29 | 26 | 152 | 124 | 44.4 |
| Away | 94 | 35 | 25 | 34 | 121 | 145 | 37.2 |
| Neutral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →