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FA Cup · 3rd Round

Manchester City v Manchester United

2–3
HT 0–3
Sunday 8th January 2012 · Eastlands Stadium · Att: 46,808

Manchester United beat Manchester City 3–2 at Eastlands Stadium on Sunday 8th January 2012 in the FA Cup. Wayne Rooney (10', 38') and Danny Welbeck (30') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 10' Wayne Rooney Assist: Luis Antonio Valencia 0–1
  3. 12' Vincent Kompany
  4. 30' Danny Welbeck Assist: Patrice Evra 0–2
  5. 35' Danny Welbeck
  6. 36' Luis Nani
  7. 38' Wayne Rooney 0–3
  8. Half Time 0–3
  9. 47' Patrice Evra
  10. 48' Aleksandar Kolarov 1–3
  11. 58' Paul Scholes for Nani
  12. 64' Sergio Aguero Assist: James Milner 2–3
  13. 75' Oliveira Anderson for Welbeck
  14. 90' Rio Ferdinand
  15. Full Time 2–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
3 Patrice Evra
4 Chris Smalling
5 Rio Ferdinand
10 Wayne Rooney 10', 38'
11 Ryan Giggs
12 Phil Jones
16 Michael Carrick
17 Luis Nani
19 Danny Welbeck 30'
25 Antonio Valencia
34 Anders Lindegaard
Substitutes
Paul Scholes
58' for Nani
Oliveira Anderson
75' for Welbeck

Manchester City Lineup

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
2 Micah Richards D
4 Vincent Kompany D
6 Joleon Lescott D
7 James Milner M
11 Adam Johnson M
13 Aleksandar Kolarov D ⚽
16 Sergio Agüero F ⚽
19 Samir Nasri M
21 David Silva M
30 Costel Pantilimon G
34 Nigel de Jong M
Substitutes
5 Pablo Zabaleta on
15 Stefan Savic on
20 Owen Hargreaves on
22 Gaël Clichy
25 Joe Hart
36 Denis Suárez
62 Abdul Razak

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Roberto Mancini
Manchester City

Match Information

Man Utd
4-4-2
Formation
Manchester City
4-2-3-1
Man Utd Manchester City
47%
Possession
53%
15
Shots
12
10
Shots on Target
8
1
Corners
4
14
Fouls
8
1
Offsides
0

United vs Manchester City History

Meeting 162 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 162 times: 68W 50D 44L.
16 Apr 2011 L 0–1 FAC 7 Aug 2011 W 3–2 CS 23 Oct 2011 L 1–6 PL
8 Jan 2012 W 3–2 This match
30 Apr 2012 L 0–1 PL 9 Dec 2012 W 3–2 PL 8 Apr 2013 L 1–2 PL
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 99442926 15212444.4
Away 94352534 12114537.2
Neutral 6213 71033.3
All 199 meetings with Manchester City →

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 →