Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City: result and report

Premier League · Monday 8 April 2013

Result

Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City

Premier League · Monday 8 April 2013, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City: match report

Manchester United lost to Manchester City 1-2 in the Premier League on Monday 8 April 2013. The half-time score was 0-0.

James Milner opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Manchester United's goal came from an own goal by Vincent Kompany (59'). Manchester City scored through James Milner (52') and Sergio Agüero (78').

Discipline: Manchester United received 4 yellow cards; Manchester City received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 1st on 75 points from 30 and Manchester City 2nd on 60 points from 30. Manchester United went on to finish that season 1st with 85 points, and Manchester City 3rd with 74.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Manchester City in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Manchester United wins, 1 draw and 3 for Manchester City.

Going into the match Manchester United's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Manchester City's W-L-W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Yellow card · David SilvaManchester City
  • 32'Yellow card · Wayne RooneyManchester United
  • 42'Yellow card · Vincent KompanyManchester City
  • 52'Goal · James MilnerManchester City · 0-1
  • 59'Own goal · Vincent KompanyManchester United · 1-1
  • 78'Goal · Sergio AgüeroManchester City · 1-2
  • 85'Yellow card · Carlos TévezManchester City
  • 90'Yellow card · Antonio ValenciaManchester United
  • 90'Yellow card · Gareth BarryManchester City
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Pablo ZabaletaManchester City
  • 90+2'Yellow card · RafaelManchester United
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Antonio ValenciaManchester United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 6, draws 1, Manchester City 3.

Team news

Manchester United line-up (4-4-1-1)

David de Gea, Rafael, Rio Ferdinand, Phil Jones, Patrice Evra, Danny Welbeck, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Ashley Young, Wayne Mark Rooney, Robin van Persie

Manchester City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta, Vincent Kompany, Matija Nastasić, Gaël Clichy, Yaya Touré, James Milner, Samir Nasri, David Silva, Gareth Barry, Carlos Alberto Tevez