Robin van Persie's deflected injury-time free-kick gave Manchester United an incredibly dramatic 3-2 derby win over Manchester City and struck a major marker in the Premier League title race.
| Manchester City | Team Statistics | Manchester United |
| 2 | Goals | 3 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 2 |
| 9 | Shots on Target | 3 |
| 6 | Shots off Target | 5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Corners | 2 |
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 82 | Passing Success | 72.5 |
| 16 | Tackles | 28 |
| 56.2 | Tackles Success | 85.7 |
| 56.3 | Possession | 43.7 |
| 49 | Territorial Advantage | 51 |
| 482 | Total Passes | 371 |
| 19 | Total Crosses | 14 |
| 167 | Lost Balls | 165 |
| 54 | Recoveries | 58 |
| 59.8 | 1st Half Poss. | 40.2 |
| 52.2 | 2nd Half Poss. | 47.8 |