Premiership · Matchday 06
Manchester United v Manchester City
4–3
Manchester United beat Manchester City 4–3 at Old Trafford on Sunday 20th September 2009 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (2'), Darren Fletcher (49', 80') and Michael Owen (90'+6') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Wayne Rooney 1–0
- 16' Gareth Barry 1–1
- 27' Carlos Tevez
- 36' Oliveira Anderson
- 43' Nemanja Vidic
- Half Time
- 49' Darren Fletcher 2–1
- 52' Craig Bellamy 2–2
- 58' Craig Bellamy
- 62' Antonio Valencia for Park
- 78' Michael Owen for Berbatov
- 80' Darren Fletcher 3–2
- 90' Craig Bellamy 3–3
- 90' Michael Carrick for Anderson
- 90+6' Michael Owen 4–3
- Full Time 4–3
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Michael Carrick made his 150th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Wayne Rooney's 7th goal of 2009-2010, and his 104th for United.
- Darren Fletcher's brace took him to 2 in 2009-2010 and 15 for United.
- Michael Owen's 2nd goal of 2009-2010, and his 2nd for United.
Starting XI
Player
24 Darren Fletcher 49', 80'
Substitutes
Antonio Valencia
62' for Park
Michael Owen
90'+6 78' for Berbatov
Michael Carrick
90' for Anderson
Manchester City Lineup
Starting XI
1 Shay Given G
2 Micah Richards RB
3 Wayne Bridge LB
7 Stephen Ireland RCF
8 Shaun Wright-Phillips AM-R
18 Gareth Barry LM ⚽
19 Joleon Lescott CD-L
28 Kolo Touré CD-R
32 Carlos Tevez F
34 Nigel de Jong RM
39 Craig Bellamy AM-L ⚽⚽
Substitutes
5 Pablo Zabaleta
12 Stuart Taylor
15 Javier Garrido
16 Sylvinho Mendes Campos
17 Martin Petrov on
40 Vladimir Weiss
53 David Ball
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Mark Hughes
Manchester City
United vs Manchester City History
Meeting 153 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 153 times: 63W 49D 41L.
10 Feb 2008 L 1–2 PL 30 Nov 2008 W 1–0 PL 10 May 2009 W 2–0 PL
20 Sep 2009 W 4–3 This match
19 Jan 2010 L 1–2 LC 27 Jan 2010 W 3–1 LC 17 Apr 2010 W 1–0 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 →