Charity Shield · Final
Manchester United v Manchester City
3–2
Manchester United beat Manchester City 3–2 at Wembley (N) on Sunday 7th August 2011 in the Charity Shield. Chris Smalling (52') and Nani (58', 90'+4') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 19' Oliveira Anderson
- 19' Edin Dzeko
- 22' Micah Richards
- 34' Yaya Touré
- 38' Joleon Lescott 0–1
- 40' Patrice Evra
- 45+1' Edin Dzeko 0–2
- Half Time
- 46' Phil Jones for Ferdinand
- 46' Jonny Evans for Vidic
- 46' Tom Cleverley for Carrick
- 52' Chris Smalling 1–2
- 55' James Milner
- 58' Nani 2–2
- 60' Aleksandar Kolarov
- 71' Rafael da Silva for Evra
- 89' Dimitar Berbatov for Welbeck
- 90+4' Nani 3–2
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
- David de Gea made his Manchester United debut.
- Phil Jones made his Manchester United debut.
- Ashley Young made his Manchester United debut.
- Tom Cleverley made his Manchester United debut.
- Chris Smalling's 1st goal of 2011-2012, and his 2nd for United.
- Nani's brace took him to 2 in 2011-2012 and 29 for United.
Starting XI
Player
17 Luis Nani 58', 90'+4
Substitutes
Phil Jones
46' for Ferdinand
Jonny Evans
46' for Vidic
Tom Cleverley
46' for Carrick
Rafael da Silva
71' for Evra
Dimitar Berbatov
89' for Welbeck
Manchester City Lineup
Starting XI
2 Micah Richards D
4 Vincent Kompany D
6 Joleon Lescott D ⚽
7 James Milner M
10 Edin Dzeko F ⚽
13 Aleksandar Kolarov D
21 David Silva M
25 Joe Hart G
34 Nigel de Jong M
42 Yaya Touré M
45 Mario Balotelli F
Substitutes
8 Shaun Wright-Phillips
11 Adam Johnson on
12 Stuart Taylor
15 Stefan Savic
16 Sergio Agüero
18 Gareth Barry on
22 Gaël Clichy 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
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 160 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 160 times: 67W 50D 43L.
10 Nov 2010 D 0–0 PL 12 Feb 2011 W 2–1 PL 16 Apr 2011 L 0–1 FAC
7 Aug 2011 W 3–2 This match
23 Oct 2011 L 1–6 PL 8 Jan 2012 W 3–2 FAC 30 Apr 2012 L 0–1 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 ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →