Premiership · Matchday 17
Manchester United v Manchester City
3–1
Manchester United beat Manchester City 3–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 9th December 2006 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (6'), Louis Saha (45') and Cristiano Ronaldo (84') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- 14' Ben Thatcher
- 22' Claudio Reyna
- 45' Louis Saha 2–0
- Half Time
- 55' Wayne Rooney
- 61' Bernardo Corradi
- 66' John O'Shea for Saha
- 72' Hatem Trabelsi 2–1
- 84' Cristiano Ronaldo 3–1
- 90' Bernardo Corradi
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 Louis Saha 45'
Substitutes
John O'Shea
66' for Saha
Manchester City Lineup
Starting XI
2 Micah Richards D
3 Ben Thatcher D
6 Claudio Reyna M
8 Joey Barton M
11 Darius Vassell F
12 Nicky Weaver G
15 Sylvain Distin D
20 Georgios Samaras F
22 Richard Dunne D
27 Hatem Trabelsi D ⚽
30 Bernardo Corradi F
Substitutes
1 Andreas Isaksson on
7 Stephen Ireland on
14 Paul Dickov
16 Nedum Onuoha
24 DaMarcus Beasley on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Stuart Pearce
Manchester City
Match Information
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 147 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 147 times: 59W 49D 39L.
13 Feb 2005 W 2–0 PL 10 Sep 2005 D 1–1 PL 14 Jan 2006 L 1–3 PL
9 Dec 2006 W 3–1 This match
5 May 2007 W 1–0 PL 19 Aug 2007 L 0–1 PL 10 Feb 2008 L 1–2 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 →