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Manchester United v Manchester City

1–6
HT 0–1
Sunday 23rd October 2011 · Old Trafford · Att: 75,478

Manchester United lost 1–6 to Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday 23rd October 2011 in the Premiership. Darren Fletcher (81') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 1' David Silva 90+ 0–1
  3. 3' 90+ 0–2
  4. 22' Mario Balotelli Assist: James Milner 0–3
  5. 23' Mario Balotelli
  6. 41' Vincent Kompany
  7. Half Time 0–1
  8. 47' Jonny Evans
  9. 60' Mario Balotelli Assist: James Milner 0–4
  10. 62' Oliveira Anderson
  11. 65' Javier Hernandez for Nani
  12. 66' Phil Jones for Anderson
  13. 67' Patrice Evra
  14. 69' Sergio Aguero Assist: Micah Richards 0–5
  15. 75' Edin Dzeko
  16. 79' Chris Smalling
  17. 81' Darren Fletcher Assist: Javier Hernandez 1–5
  18. 83' Danny Welbeck
  19. 86' Micah Richards
  20. 90' Edin Dzeko Assist: Joleon Lescott 1–6
  21. Full Time 1–6

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player
1 David de Gea
3 Patrice Evra
5 Rio Ferdinand
6 Jonny Evans
8 Oliveira Anderson
10 Wayne Rooney
12 Chris Smalling
17 Luis Nani
18 Ashley Young
19 Danny Welbeck
24 Darren Fletcher 81'
Substitutes
Javier Hernandez
65' for Nani
Phil Jones
66' for Anderson

Manchester City Lineup

4-3-3
Starting XI
2 Micah Richards RB
4 Vincent Kompany CD-R
6 Joleon Lescott CD-L
7 James Milner RM
16 Sergio Agüero RCF
18 Gareth Barry CM-L
21 David Silva LM
22 Gaël Clichy LB
25 Joe Hart G
42 Yaya Touré CM-R
45 Mario Balotelli F
Substitutes
5 Pablo Zabaleta
10 Edin Dzeko on
13 Aleksandar Kolarov on
19 Samir Nasri on
28 Kolo Touré
30 Costel Pantilimon
34 Nigel de Jong

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
4-3-3
Man Utd Manchester City
47%
Possession
53%
13
Shots
21
8
Shots on Target
12
7
Corners
4
16
Fouls
12
0
Offsides
1

United vs Manchester City History

Meeting 161 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 161 times: 67W 50D 44L.
12 Feb 2011 W 2–1 PL 16 Apr 2011 L 0–1 FAC 7 Aug 2011 W 3–2 CS
23 Oct 2011 L 1–6 This match
8 Jan 2012 W 3–2 FAC 30 Apr 2012 L 0–1 PL 9 Dec 2012 W 3–2 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 →