Manchester United against Manchester City

Three minutes to be added on

United are famed for their late, late hammer blows, can they produce another?

Ryan Giggs is taken off, replaced by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

One touch for Bernabia, one touch for Goater, City are level. A piece of substitution genius from Keegan

Wright-Phillips' superb ball was headed home by an umarked Goater from six yards out. It nestled into the corner of the net and City are dramatically level!

GOAL!!!!!

Bernabia takes the free-kick from the right, he fools everyone by tapping the ball across the edge of the box to Wright-Phillips who dinks one into the box...

Ali Bernabia and Shaun Goater come on for Eyal Berkovic and Robbie Fowler

Sommeil crosses from the right, it hits the arm of Silvestre and it's a free-kick to City

Beckovic tries a cheaky chip from the angle of the box, but Carroll keeps his eye on the ball and collects

City look to be running out of ideas now, their fine second half showing may be worth nothing

Beckham curls one in from almost 30 yards, only to see it fly inches wide of the right-hand post. Nash didn't move

Van Nistelrooy wins a free-kick in Beckham territory after being fouled by Howey

A change for United as Nicky Butt replaces Juan Sebastian Veron

...Beckham's header just goes wide of the post, but the flag was up for offside anyway

Veron picks out the run of Beckham in the box and he meets the cross with a strong header...

...Nash comes charging out of his box and slides in to hack the ball away. Smart goalkeeping to thwart Giggs

The corner's taken short and Wright-Phillips is robbed. Unitde break quickly with Beckham, he spots the run of Giggs, picks him out and the Welsh winger is through with only Nash to beat...

Sommeil's free-kick is floated into the box, and Neville heads behind for a corner

Keane goes in hard on Berkovic, and that's a free-kick in the centre circle

Wright-Phillips has the ball on the right and Carroll comes racing out. Wright-Phillips tries the chip but gets it all wrong. The United defenders are furious, there was no need for Carroll to come out so early

Berkovic needs a bit of treatment after a collision and goes off to the side

Berkovic and Fowler link up well, but the Israeli star can't control the return ball when he was almost through

Keane brings the ball forward to the edge of the D and goes down under the challenge of Sun. No free-kick

...Beckham's effort is straight at Nash, and he claims at the second attempt

Van Nistelrooy and Beckham link up well, the England skipper cuts in from the right and creates space for the shot...

Anelka's shot from the best part of 30 yards is woefully wide

Beckham can't get to Veron's long ball forward and that's a goal-kick

First change of the game as Shaun Wright-Phillips replaces Kevin Horlock, who is carrying a knock

...Veron strikes the ball first time and Howey gets in a good block. United want the penalty for handball, but referee Wiley waves play on

Beckham gets away from Jensen and pulls the ball back to Veron as he sprints into the box...

Sommeil tries a shot from distance that Carroll claims down low to his right at the second attempt

Berkovic feeds Anelka, and the Frenchman uses his pace to get into the box. Carroll spots the danger and has to come rushing out, getting to the ball just before Anelka

Scholes finds Neville on the right, but the cross is straight to Nash

...Carroll has to back track desperately and just manages to claw the ball out before it drops over the line

Now City some forward. Fowler taps the ball to Foe in the area, he tries to shot but Brown blocks his effort. The ball loops in the air and is heading for the goal...

A fine, last ditch tackle from Distin blocks the effort from Van Nistelrooy, who somewhat dawdled with the goal at his mercy

Beckham plays a superb ball over the top to put Van Nistelrooy through. The Dutchman gets into the area and surely it's two...

Sommeil's ball over the top almost finds Fowler, Ferdinand reading the situation well

...the ball clips the outside of Nash's right hand post and goes behind. Great effort from Beckham

Beckham tries one of his trademark free-kicks...

Veron sqaures the ball to Beckham, who tumbles to the ground under Berkovic's challenge. The City player is furious, but it's a free-kick to United 30 yards out

City have started well in the second period, searching for the equaliser

Fowler tries a shot from 25 yards but it causes no worries for Carroll who claims

Horlock's free-kick into the box is headed clear

Sun is sent flying by the tackle of Silvestre on the right flank - although he escapes without a card

Foe is late on Silvestre, and that's a booking for the City player

City start the second half

1-0 is probably a fair scoreline, although United may be disappointed not to have pushed on after Van Nistelrooy's opener. City have worked hard, but with little reward in the final third

And there goes the half-time whistle

Horlock pulls the trigger from fully 30 yards, the ball moves and dips in the air and Carroll is pleased to see it just fizz over the bar

Nash collided with post after getting to that ball and looks in pain

...Nash claws the ball away at the last moment to thwart United, just when it seemed they would get a second

Beckham produces a fine cross from the right and Van Nistelrooy rises to head home...

Van Nistelrooy takes a knock to his ankle and goes off for a bit of treatment

Beckham's cross from the right it straight into the hands of Nash

Sun doesn't have the pace to beat Silvestre to the ball down the line

...the ball hits the back of a City defender and drops to Scholes ten yards out, but Scholes can't wrap his foot around the ball and that's a goal-kick

Free-kick to United on the right flank. Beckham delivers a fine ball into the box and Nash flaps at it...

The corner is worked to Giggs, but his shot goes wide

...Beckham's free-kick strikes the wall and goes behind for a corner

It's true Beckham territory...

Giggs again comes forward, and wins a free-kick on the edge of the box after a foul by Foe

Ferdinand cuts out Berkovic's attempted through ball after a fine run from the City man

United passing the ball around well now, City struggle to make an impression

Van Nistelrooy fells the influencial Berkovic, free-kick

Veron fires harmlessly wide from 25 yards

The impressive Berkovic sprints forward, and Fowler has got clear of his marker. Berkovic makes a hash of the pass and Brown makes a vital interception

There's a bit of uncertainty in the City defence, but they eventually clear Giggs' corner

United win a corner as Beckovic defends well against Scholes and Neville

Nash has to come rushing out to beat Van Nistelrooy to Beckham's neat through ball. The City keeper is forced to improvise as his mommentum takes him out of the area, but not with the ball

Jensen spots the run of Fowler into the box, but Keane is awake to the danger and cuts out the pass

City playing a lot better now, putting pressure on the United rear-guard

Nash is out smartly to meet Beckham's cross with Van Nistelrooy steaming in for a second

The corner is worked well. Jensen lays the ball for Distin but Brown blocks the shot

...Anelka's effort swerves wickedly through the air and almost catches Carroll off guard, the ball spins out of the United keeper's grasp and behind for a corner

Anelka is given time on the ball 25 yards out, and he opts for the shot...

Sun finds space on the right, but his cross is dealt with by Keane

Unitde deserve their lead, and City will hope to weather the storm with the hosts looking hungry for a second - and more

Now Beckham gets into the box, closing in on Nash. Sommeil seems to clip the heels of the Englans skipper, he goes down, but referee Wiley says no penalty. That looked a stick on

Van Nistelrooy had the simple task of slotting the ball home from five yards past the despairing dive of Nash. A great move, and United have the lead

GOAL!!!!!

Neville spots Giggs down the left flank and lpays him in, he gets to the byline and puts a fine ball across the face of goal...

Berkovic floats the free-kick into the box, but Ferdinand rises first and heads the ball away

Distin comes forward with purpose before being tripped, that's a free-kick to City

...Giggs' effort from inside the D is palmed away by Nash and Sommeil hacks the ball behind

Giggs, looking dangerous today, twists and turns and cuts in from the right. He creates space for himself and a gap opens up...

The flag goes up for offside as Beckham attempted to play Scholes in on goal. Close call

Scholes picks up the loose ball and tries a shot from 25 yards but balloons his effort over the bar

United win another corner. Giggs will take from the right again and Nash fists clear

An even start at Old Trafford, and there's a great atmosphere on derby day

It's Giggs on the right again, he tries to find the run of Scholes into the box, only for Nash to come out well and claim

Giggs plas a neat ball to Veron on the edge of the box, but the Argentinian's pass to Van Nistelrooy is too strong

Sun does well down the right and crosses into the box, Keane reads it well and heads to safety

Berkovic tries to get away from Neville down the left flank, the United man tugs him back and that's a booking for the England defender

Another corner. The ball is worked to Giggs on the right once more and he floats the ball in - cleared once again

Giggs delivers from the right only for a defender to head away with ease. Giggs gets the chance to deliver again and Sommeil heads behind

Neville breaks down the right but Berkovic tracks back well to concede the corner

United get the derby underway

With Fabien Barthez failing to recover from his thigh and hip muscle injuries, Sir Alex Ferguson named an unchanged side from the midweek win at Birmingham, with Roy Carroll continuing in goal

Keegan was, however, heartened by the return of Eyal Berkovic after a three-match absence, while Sun Jihai replaced Richard Dunne in the right wing-back role

Schmeichel had been due to skipper City but Carlo Nash was forced to step up from the substitutes' bench, with Kevin Ellegaard called into the squad as back-up, despite a tannoy announcement for Nicky Weaver to make his way to the dressing room!

Manchester City suffered a 'massive' blow when former United keeper Peter Schmeichel was forced to pull out after aggravating his calf injury in the pre-match warm-up

United will be eager for revenge after losing at Maine Road earlier in the season. Join us for all the action from 12.30 GMT

Veron picks out the run of Beckham in the box and he meets the cross with a strong header...

...Nash comes charging out of his box and slides in to hack the ball away. Smart goalkeeping to thwart Giggs

The corner's taken short and Wright-Phillips is robbed. Unitde break quickly with Beckham, he spots the run of Giggs, picks him out and the Welsh winger is through with only Nash to beat...

Sommeil's free-kick is floated into the box, and Neville heads behind for a corner

Keane goes in hard on Berkovic, and that's a free-kick in the centre circle

Wright-Phillips has the ball on the right and Carroll comes racing out. Wright-Phillips tries the chip but gets it all wrong. The United defenders are furious, there was no need for Carroll to come out so early

Berkovic needs a bit of treatment after a collision and goes off to the side

Berkovic and Fowler link up well, but the Israeli star can't control the return ball when he was almost through

Keane brings the ball forward to the edge of the D and goes down under the challenge of Sun. No free-kick

...Beckham's effort is straight at Nash, and he claims at the second attempt

Van Nistelrooy and Beckham link up well, the England skipper cuts in from the right and creates space for the shot...

Anelka's shot from the best part of 30 yards is woefully wide

Beckham can't get to Veron's long ball forward and that's a goal-kick

First change of the game as Shaun Wright-Phillips replaces Kevin Horlock, who is carrying a knock

...Veron strikes the ball first time and Howey gets in a good block. United want the penalty for handball, but referee Wiley waves play on

Beckham gets away from Jensen and pulls the ball back to Veron as he sprints into the box...

Sommeil tries a shot from distance that Carroll claims down low to his right at the second attempt

Berkovic feeds Anelka, and the Frenchman uses his pace to get into the box. Carroll spots the danger and has to come rushing out, getting to the ball just before Anelka

Scholes finds Neville on the right, but the cross is straight to Nash

...Carroll has to back track desperately and just manages to claw the ball out before it drops over the line

Now City some forward. Fowler taps the ball to Foe in the area, he tries to shot but Brown blocks his effort. The ball loops in the air and is heading for the goal...

A fine, last ditch tackle from Distin blocks the effort from Van Nistelrooy, who somewhat dawdled with the goal at his mercy

Beckham plays a superb ball over the top to put Van Nistelrooy through. The Dutchman gets into the area and surely it's two...

Sommeil's ball over the top almost finds Fowler, Ferdinand reading the situation well

...the ball clips the outside of Nash's right hand post and goes behind. Great effort from Beckham

Beckham tries one of his trademark free-kicks...

Veron sqaures the ball to Beckham, who tumbles to the ground under Berkovic's challenge. The City player is furious, but it's a free-kick to United 30 yards out

City have started well in the second period, searching for the equaliser

Fowler tries a shot from 25 yards but it causes no worries for Carroll who claims

Horlock's free-kick into the box is headed clear

Sun is sent flying by the tackle of Silvestre on the right flank - although he escapes without a card

Foe is late on Silvestre, and that's a booking for the City player

City start the second half

1-0 is probably a fair scoreline, although United may be disappointed not to have pushed on after Van Nistelrooy's opener. City have worked hard, but with little reward in the final third

And there goes the half-time whistle

Horlock pulls the trigger from fully 30 yards, the ball moves and dips in the air and Carroll is pleased to see it just fizz over the bar

Nash collided with post after getting to that ball and looks in pain

...Nash claws the ball away at the last moment to thwart United, just when it seemed they would get a second

Beckham produces a fine cross from the right and Van Nistelrooy rises to head home...

Van Nistelrooy takes a knock to his ankle and goes off for a bit of treatment

Beckham's cross from the right it straight into the hands of Nash

Sun doesn't have the pace to beat Silvestre to the ball down the line

...the ball hits the back of a City defender and drops to Scholes ten yards out, but Scholes can't wrap his foot around the ball and that's a goal-kick

Free-kick to United on the right flank. Beckham delivers a fine ball into the box and Nash flaps at it...

The corner is worked to Giggs, but his shot goes wide

...Beckham's free-kick strikes the wall and goes behind for a corner

It's true Beckham territory...

Giggs again comes forward, and wins a free-kick on the edge of the box after a foul by Foe

Ferdinand cuts out Berkovic's attempted through ball after a fine run from the City man

United passing the ball around well now, City struggle to make an impression

Van Nistelrooy fells the influencial Berkovic, free-kick

Veron fires harmlessly wide from 25 yards

The impressive Berkovic sprints forward, and Fowler has got clear of his marker. Berkovic makes a hash of the pass and Brown makes a vital interception

There's a bit of uncertainty in the City defence, but they eventually clear Giggs' corner

United win a corner as Beckovic defends well against Scholes and Neville

Nash has to come rushing out to beat Van Nistelrooy to Beckham's neat through ball. The City keeper is forced to improvise as his mommentum takes him out of the area, but not with the ball

Jensen spots the run of Fowler into the box, but Keane is awake to the danger and cuts out the pass

City playing a lot better now, putting pressure on the United rear-guard

Nash is out smartly to meet Beckham's cross with Van Nistelrooy steaming in for a second

The corner is worked well. Jensen lays the ball for Distin but Brown blocks the shot

...Anelka's effort swerves wickedly through the air and almost catches Carroll off guard, the ball spins out of the United keeper's grasp and behind for a corner

Anelka is given time on the ball 25 yards out, and he opts for the shot...

Sun finds space on the right, but his cross is dealt with by Keane

Unitde deserve their lead, and City will hope to weather the storm with the hosts looking hungry for a second - and more

Now Beckham gets into the box, closing in on Nash. Sommeil seems to clip the heels of the Englans skipper, he goes down, but referee Wiley says no penalty. That looked a stick on

Van Nistelrooy had the simple task of slotting the ball home from five yards past the despairing dive of Nash. A great move, and United have the lead

GOAL!!!!!

Neville spots Giggs down the left flank and lpays him in, he gets to the byline and puts a fine ball across the face of goal...

Berkovic floats the free-kick into the box, but Ferdinand rises first and heads the ball away

Distin comes forward with purpose before being tripped, that's a free-kick to City

...Giggs' effort from inside the D is palmed away by Nash and Sommeil hacks the ball behind

Giggs, looking dangerous today, twists and turns and cuts in from the right. He creates space for himself and a gap opens up...

The flag goes up for offside as Beckham attempted to play Scholes in on goal. Close call

Scholes picks up the loose ball and tries a shot from 25 yards but balloons his effort over the bar

United win another corner. Giggs will take from the right again and Nash fists clear

An even start at Old Trafford, and there's a great atmosphere on derby day

It's Giggs on the right again, he tries to find the run of Scholes into the box, only for Nash to come out well and claim

Giggs plas a neat ball to Veron on the edge of the box, but the Argentinian's pass to Van Nistelrooy is too strong

Sun does well down the right and crosses into the box, Keane reads it well and heads to safety

Berkovic tries to get away from Neville down the left flank, the United man tugs him back and that's a booking for the England defender

Another corner. The ball is worked to Giggs on the right once more and he floats the ball in - cleared once again

Giggs delivers from the right only for a defender to head away with ease. Giggs gets the chance to deliver again and Sommeil heads behind

Neville breaks down the right but Berkovic tracks back well to concede the corner

United get the derby underway

With Fabien Barthez failing to recover from his thigh and hip muscle injuries, Sir Alex Ferguson named an unchanged side from the midweek win at Birmingham, with Roy Carroll continuing in goal

Keegan was, however, heartened by the return of Eyal Berkovic after a three-match absence, while Sun Jihai replaced Richard Dunne in the right wing-back role

Schmeichel had been due to skipper City but Carlo Nash was forced to step up from the substitutes' bench, with Kevin Ellegaard called into the squad as back-up, despite a tannoy announcement for Nicky Weaver to make his way to the dressing room!

Manchester City suffered a 'massive' blow when former United keeper Peter Schmeichel was forced to pull out after aggravating his calf injury in the pre-match warm-up

United will be eager for revenge after losing at Maine Road earlier in the season. Join us for all the action from 12.30 GMT