Old Trafford's Premier League Derbies

Saturday's meeting between Manchester United and Manchester City will be the clubs' 20th Premier League clash at Old Trafford. To mark the occasion, here are seven stand-out facts from the previous 19...

Most recent derby at Old Trafford
The capacity crowd witnessed a frustrating contest when the local rivals last met at Old Trafford, in November of last year. Jesse Lingard was a hair’s breadth away from netting a late winner for United, but his instinctive flick over City goalkeeper Joe Hart cannoned off the crossbar to keep the score at 0-0.

First Premier League derby at OT
Paul Ince and Mark Hughes ensured United’s first home Premier League match against City in 1992 was a victorious one. Niall Quinn may have scored late in the second half for the Blues, but it was to prove only scant consolation as Alex Ferguson’s men continued to march towards the inaugural Premier League title.

Most memorable
It’ll be difficult to ever surpass the nerve-shredding drama and excitement that occurred in the first derby of the 2009/10 season, when Michael Owen’s 96th-minute strike sealed an incredible 4-3 win for the Reds. However, the favourite of many fans will be the emphatic 5-0 victory in November 1994, on a Thursday evening when United’s dominance of Manchester was there for all to see.

Top scorer in home meetings
Three goals is the highest number scored by a United player at Old Trafford against City in the Premier League, with a quartet of rather illustrious names sharing the title. The players in question are Andrei Kanchelskis, Eric Cantona, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney, with the latter being the only man still able to set a new benchmark of four or more.
Seeing red
The Manchester derby is always set to the backdrop of high tension, so it’s little wonder we’ve seen some dismissals down the years. There have been three, in fact, with Roy Keane, Alan Smith and Jonny Evans all given their marching orders in Premier League derbies at Old Trafford.

Total attendance
More than one million fans have attended Manchester derbies at Old Trafford since the Premier League’s inception in 1992. The overall figure currently stands at 1,252,252.

United's home record v City in the Premier League
Played: 19, Won: 10, Drew: 5, Lost: 4.