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#2 Manchester United 4-3 Manchester City (2009-10)

Michael Owen's late winner against Manchester City settled the battle between the cross-town rivals in September 2009

It was not very long ago when Manchester City were counted amongst the lightweights in the Premier League. However, that changed when the ownership of the club was transferred to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan as he brought in massive investments into the club. It has paid rich dividends for the club as they have now become an elite club in England and are amongst the feared units in the land.

However, it was not easy for City very early in Sheikh’s regime as they embarked on the journey of establishing their own identity and the perfect way to do so would be getting one up on their cross town rivals Manchester United.

When City visited Old Trafford in September of 2009, words had already been exchanged amongst the managers, Mark Hughes and Sir Alex Ferguson and it was a massive occasion. Wayne Rooney scored early in the game before a mistake from Ben Foster allowed Gareth Barry to equalise. Both the sides were keen to establish their supremacy in the game and a brace apiece from Darren Fletcher and Craig Bellamy meant that the game was heading towards a stalemate.

That was until the former Liverpool hit-man Michael Owen scored one of the most recounted goals in the history of the Premier League late in the injury time of the second half to condemn Manchester United’s cross town rivals to a heart-breaking defeat.