Back in October 2011, Roberto Mancini’s challengers ripped through Sir Alex Ferguson’s champions, scoring six as we set a marker for the title race to come.
It was the most emphatic City victory in the history of our rivalry and our biggest win at Old Trafford since 1955.
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Mario Balotelli opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and it remained that way until half-time.
The second came on the hour, again through Balotelli to open the floodgates. Sergio Aguero added a third shortly afterwards before United’s Darren Fletcher gave the hosts a glimmer of hope.
That was quickly extinguished with an Edin Dzeko brace either side of a David Silva finish to cap off an unforgettable day.
It would prove to be pivotal later in the season, as we lifted the Premier League title thanks to that iconic Aguero goal against QPR.
With a day to go until the 191st derby, we look back on a famous day in our Club’s history...
Manchester United v City app coverage
Minute-by-minute text updates of the game will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, shortly followed by our Matchday Live show which will begin around 13:30 (UK) – as the team news comes in.
Steph Houghton, Shaun Goater and Joleon Lescott will be in the Matchday Live studio to look ahead to the game and reflect on the events afterwards.
During the game you can listen to blow-by-blow live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison while our text commentary continues.
Short highlights of the match will be available from 19:15 (UK) with extended highlights and a full-match replay, via CITY+, available from midnight.
