Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United: With local bragging rights at stake, both sides field strong starting line-ups for this semi-final first leg clash at Eastlands
The hosts make a cautious start but see winger Shaun Wright-Phillips do his best to fashion a chance in the early stages
The Red Devils look the better of the two teams and open the scoring in the 17th minute when Antonio Valencia's cross finds its way to Ryan Giggs who taps it home
Roberto Mancini's side look to fightback and see a great chance fall to former United player Carlos Tevez but he makes a mess of his header and sees the ball drift harmlessly away from goal
Less than five minutes remain in the first half when Craig Bellamy bursts down the left but he is tugged back by Rafael causing referee Mike Dean to award a controversial penalty
With Manchester United's players failing to persuade Dean the foul was outside the box, Tevez smashes home the kick to make it 1-1 at the interval
City look far more determined after the break and take the lead on 65 minutes when Tevez scores again after heading home from Vincent Kompany's hooked cross
Behind for the first time in the match, Sir Alex Ferguson's charges begin their hunt for an equaliser and see Wayne Rooney among those who bring the best out of goalkeeper Shay Given
To the angst of City fans the referee decides to add on five minutes of injury time in which United continue to attack but they fail to find a way through
Although Tevez is named man of the match, Given is a close second and his manager acknowledges this at the end of a thrilling game
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