Manchester City took on Manchester United in the third round of the F.A Cup in their latest encounter as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero started as the home team’s sole striker with
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nigel-de-Jong-c27882 took up the defensive duties in the centre of the park. At the back, Vincent Kompany captained Manchester
City with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandar-Kolarov-c4475 in defence.
On the other hand, Manchester United went with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006
Smalling played in central defence. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson preferred Andres Lindegaard in between the posts as the away team’s goalkeeper.
City started the match on the front foot as they dominated the midfield department even without Yaya Toure in their ranks. Sir Alex Ferguson’s men sat back and played on the counter attack but it was United who scored the first
goal of the encounter when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 crossed the ball for Rooney who leapt above his markers to head the ball home.
With a one goal advantage, United were given another boost when City went down to ten men in the first half as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vincent-Kompany-c36184 was sent off by the referee for a two footed challenge on Luis Nani. United got their second goal of
the match through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-Welbeck-c10233 when Patrice Evra’s cross was cleared away only till the Manchester born striker who executed a fine volley to smash the ball home.
Rooney added a third goal to Manchester United’s advantage at the Etihad Stadium when United were awarded a penalty kick after Welbeck was brought down in the City penalty area by Kolarov. Wayne Rooney stepped up to take the penalty
kick which was subsequently saved by the Manchester City goalkeeper but the Englishman rounded off the rebound to make it 3-0 at the end of the first half for Sir Alex Ferguson’s team.
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