Premiership · Matchday 33
Manchester City v Manchester United
2–3
Manchester United beat Manchester City 3–2 at Maine Road on Saturday 6th April 1996 in the Premiership. Eric Cantona (7'), Andrew Cole (42') and Ryan Giggs (78') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' Eric Cantona pen 0–1
- 40' Mikhail Kavelashvili 1–1
- 42' Andrew Cole 1–2
- Half Time
- 72' Uwe Rosler 2–2
- 75' Lee Sharpe for Cole
- 75' David May for Bruce
- 78' Ryan Giggs 2–3
- Full Time 2–3
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 17 matches in all competitions.
- Denis Irwin made his 300th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Eric Cantona's 15th goal of 1995-1996, and his 63rd for United.
- Andrew Cole's 12th goal of 1995-1996, and his 24th for United.
- Ryan Giggs' 7th goal of 1995-1996, and his 47th for United.
Starting XI
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Alan Ball
Manchester City
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 135 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 135 times: 54W 45D 36L.
11 Feb 1995 W 3–0 PL 14 Oct 1995 W 1–0 PL 18 Feb 1996 W 2–1 FAC
6 Apr 1996 W 3–2 This match
18 Nov 2000 W 1–0 PL 21 Apr 2001 D 1–1 PL 9 Nov 2002 L 1–3 PL | 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 →