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Premiership · Matchday 16

Manchester City v Manchester United

2–3
HT 0–2
Sunday 9th December 2012 · Eastlands Stadium · Att: 47,166

Manchester United beat Manchester City 3–2 at Eastlands Stadium on Sunday 9th December 2012 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (15', 29') and Robin van Persie (90'+2') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 15' Wayne Rooney Assist: Ashley Young 0–1
  3. 29' Wayne Rooney Assist: Rafael da Silva 0–2
  4. Half Time 0–2
  5. 48' Chris Smalling for Evans
  6. 54' Samir Nasri
  7. 58' Yaya Toure 1–2
  8. 62' Rio Ferdinand
  9. 73' Wayne Rooney
  10. 75' Yaya Touré
  11. 84' Phil Jones for Valencia
  12. 86' Pablo Zabaleta 2–2
  13. 87' Danny Welbeck for Cleverley
  14. 89' Carlos Tevez
  15. 90' Gareth Barry
  16. 90' Phil Jones
  17. 90+2' Robin van Persie 2–3
  18. Full Time 2–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
1 David de Gea
2 Rafael da Silva
3 Patrice Evra
5 Rio Ferdinand
6 Jonny Evans
7 Antonio Valencia
10 Wayne Rooney 15', 29'
16 Michael Carrick
18 Ashley Young
20 Robin van Persie
23 Tom Cleverley
Substitutes
Chris Smalling
48' for Evans
Phil Jones
84' for Valencia
Danny Welbeck
87' for Cleverley

Manchester City Lineup

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Joe Hart G
4 Vincent Kompany CD-R
5 Pablo Zabaleta RB ⚽
8 Samir Nasri RM
16 Sergio Agüero RCF
18 Gareth Barry CM-L
21 David Silva LM
22 Gaël Clichy LB
33 Matija Nastasic CD-L
42 Yaya Touré CM-R ⚽
45 Mario Balotelli F
Substitutes
3 Maicon
6 Joleon Lescott
10 Edin Dzeko on
14 Javi García
28 Kolo Touré on
30 Costel Pantilimon
32 Carlos Tevez on

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
4-4-1-1
Formation
Manchester City
4-2-3-1
Man Utd Manchester City
47%
Possession
53%
9
Shots
15
4
Shots on Target
10
2
Corners
8
9
Fouls
12
4
Offsides
4

United vs Manchester City History

Meeting 164 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 164 times: 69W 50D 45L.
23 Oct 2011 L 1–6 PL 8 Jan 2012 W 3–2 FAC 30 Apr 2012 L 0–1 PL
9 Dec 2012 W 3–2 This match
8 Apr 2013 L 1–2 PL 22 Sep 2013 L 1–4 PL 25 Mar 2014 L 0–3 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 →