Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United (Dec 9, 2012)
Premier League · · Regular Season - 16
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United.
Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United
This fixture is the Manchester Derby — see the full head-to-head record.
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 16' W. Rooney for Manchester United (assist A. Young)
- 29' W. Rooney for Manchester United (assist Rafael)
- 60' Y. Touré for Manchester City (assist C. Tévez)
- 86' P. Zabaleta for Manchester City
- 90+2' Robin van Persie for Manchester United
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Manchester City
Starting XI
- 1 · J. Hart
- 4 · Vincent Kompany
- 5 · P. Zabaleta
- 8 · S. Nasri
- 16 · Sergio Agüero
- 18 · G. Barry
- 21 · David Silva
- 22 · Gaël Clichy
- 33 · M. Nastasić
- 42 · Y. Touré
- 45 · M. Balotelli
Substitutes
- 3 · Maicon Douglas Sisenando
- 6 · Joleon Lescott
- 10 · E. Dzeko
- 14 · Francisco Javier García Fernández
- 28 · Kolo Habib Touré
- 30 · C. Pantilimon
- 32 · C. Tevez
Manchester United
Starting XI
- 1 · David de Gea
- 2 · Rafael
- 3 · Patrice Evra
- 5 · R. Ferdinand
- 6 · Jonny Evans
- 7 · A. Valencia
- 10 · W. Rooney
- 16 · M. Carrick
- 18 · A. Young
- 20 · Robin van Persie
- 23 · T. Cleverley
Substitutes
- 4 · P. Jones
- 12 · C. Smalling
- 14 · J. Hernández
- 19 · D. Welbeck
- 50 · S. Johnstone
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Manchester City: LDWDW · 8 pts from 5 · 8-2
- Manchester United: WWWLW · 12 pts from 5 · 11-7
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Manchester City and Manchester United.
- Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City · Sep 13, 2026
- Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City · Jan 17, 2026
- Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United · Sep 14, 2025
- Manchester United 0-0 Manchester City · Apr 6, 2025
- Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United · Dec 15, 2024