History of the Manchester derby Manchester United 4 Manchester City 1, Division One, Aug 31, 1957 Rex The last derby the Busby Babes ever played. Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, David Pegg, Liam Whelan, Duncan Edwards and Tommy Taylor all featured.

Manchester City 3 Manchester United 3, Division One, Nov 6, 1971 Getty Images City recovered first from 2-0 and 3-2 down in a lively game which saw Franny Lee accuse George Best of diving

Manchester United 0 Manchester City 1, Division One, April 27, 1974 Legend has it that Denis Law's back-heeled goal against his old side sent United into Division Two - but a Birmingham win that day meant they were relegated anyway.

Manchester City 5 Manchester 1, Division One, Sept 23, 1989 United started well until the players were taken off the Maine Road pitch because of crowd trouble. When they returned after a 10-minute break, newly-promoted City took control. Alex Ferguson later described it as his "most embarrassing defeat". Before they lost 6-1 in 2011 surely?

Man City 3-3 Man United, Oct 1990 Rex An epic game. City finished the season a place above their city rivals in fifth – but it would be the last time that happened for another 21 years.

Man City 2-3 Man Utd, Nov 1993 Rex This was United's 19th win in 22 league games. They’d go on to win their second title under the Scot and capped a fine season with the FA Cup. City finished 16th, just three points above the relegation zone.

Man Utd 5 Man City 0, Premiership, Nov 10, 1994 Rex United's best ever derby win in the Premiership came eight days after a 4-0 defeat by Barcelona. Andrei Kanchelskis won the United fans over with a hat-trick.

Man City 3 Man Utd 1, Premier League, Nov 9, 2002 Getty Images Thirteen years had passed since City had beaten United, but Shaun Goater proved to be the hero of Kevin Keegan's first – and City's last – derby at Maine Road.

Man Utd 1 Man City 1, Premier League, April 21, 2001 The Roy Keane -Alf-Inge Haaland derby.

Man City 3-1 Man Utd, Nov 2002 City fed the Goat and he scored. Twice. Shaun Goater's last derby ended in glory for him and City.

Man City 4-1 Man United, Mar 2004 Robbie Fowler started the rout in the third minute and City never looked back.

Man City 3 Man Utd 1, Premier League, Jan 14, 2006 City won - and Ronaldo saw red. A fine day for the blue half of Manchester.

Man Utd 4 Man City 3, Premier League, Sep 20, 2009 Getty Images A classic. Michael Owen showed his ability to score big goals when they really count. Six minutes into extra-time the striker pounced on Giggs's pass to send Old Trafford into ecstasy.

Man Utd 1 Man City 6, Premier League, Oct 23 2011 The moment the tide really seemed to have turned. City were absolutely ruthless in their punishment of naive defending from United, who pushed forward suicidally despite having Jonny Evans sent off two minutes into the second half.

Man City 2-3 Man Utd, Dec 2012 Revenge was sweet for United - United went on to win the title at a canter, finishing 11 points ahead of the wilted holders. Mancini was sacked with a game to spare.

Man City 4 Man Utd 1, Sept 2013 United were comprehensively outplayed, with Sergio Aguero netting twice either side of a Yaya Toure goal before Samir Nasri also got in on the act.