Man City v Man Utd FA Cup Manchester United survived a stirring fightback from Manchester City to win a thrilling FA Cup third-round derby at the Etihad Stadium. The drama started before kick-off when United announced Paul Scholes was coming out of retirement to play until the end of the season and was named on the bench. And it did not let up for a pulsating 90 minutes which threatened a United rout as they established a three-goal lead by half-time, but ended with Sir Alex Ferguson's side hanging on as City tried to complete the most unlikely comeback. City were also fuelled by a burning sense of injustice after losing influential defender and captain Vincent Kompany to a contentious early red card from referee Chris Foy after a two-footed challenge on Nani. United were already ahead courtesy of Wayne Rooney's header - and with City suffering a numerical disadvantage the visitors punished their neighbours in a style that, at one point, threatened complete revenge for their 6-1 thrashing at Old Trafford in October. Danny Welbeck added a second before Rooney was on target again from a rebound after his penalty was saved by City's stand-in goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon, who was in for the rested Joe Hart. Roberto Mancini's side refused to capitulate in adversity, mounting a response that ultimately failed to rescue the game but did great credit to their resilience and determination. Aleksandar Kolarov's free-kick reduced the deficit and, when Sergio Aguero took advantage of ...
FATV - Official match highlights from the The FA Community Shield 2010 with FA Cup winners Manchester United beating Premier League Champions Chelsea 3-1. Sir Alex Ferguson was pleased to see a number of key players get match practice at Wembley and said his side deserved to beat Chelsea 3-1 to lift The FA Community Shield sponsored by McDonald's. United made it a record 14th Shield success as goals from Antonio Valencia, new signing Javier Hernandez (Chicharito the Little Pea) and Dimitar Berbatov were enough to see of Carlo Ancelotti's Blues. Salomon Kalou did pull a goal back for Chelsea to make it 2-1, but United were more clinical where it mattered. But it wasn't just the result that made Ferguson happy. Chelsea: Hilario, Paulo Ferreira (Bruma 79), Ivanovic, Terry, Cole (Zhirkov 79), Essien, Lampard, Mikel (Drogba 60), Kalou, Anelka (Sturridge 60), Malouda (Benayoun 72). Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Van Aanholt. Goals: Kalou 83. Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Jonathan Evans, Vidic, Fabio Da Silva (Smalling 71), Valencia, Scholes (Fletcher 80), Carrick (Giggs 79), Park (Nani 46), Owen (Hernandez 46), Rooney (Berbatov 46). Goals: Valencia 41, Hernandez 76, Berbatov 90. Att: 84623 Ref: Andre Marriner (W Midlands). Soccer Stadium: Wembley Result: Man united 3 Chelsea 1 Arsenal | Aston Villa | Birmingham City | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers | Chelsea | Derby County | Everton | Fulham | Liverpool | Manchester City | Manchester United | Middlesbrough | Newcastle United ...
28th May 2011, United lose to FC Barcelona. This was the video screened inside Wembley Stadium prior to kick-off. Probably the most romantic footballing history imaginable. Standing on the shoulders of giants
Die-hard Hammers fan Smithy puts his team loyalty to one side and works his unique motivational magic on some very familiar faces from Man Utd. This is just a teaser of what's to come on the Sport Relief Night of TV. Don't miss out on all the fun - tune in to BBC One on Friday 19th March.
