Manchester United vs Manchester City Head-to-Head Record
The Manchester derby is English football’s great cross-city rivalry: Manchester United, the 20-time league champions from Old Trafford, against Manchester City, the club that has dominated the Premier League era from the Etihad Stadium. This page is the complete Manchester United vs Manchester City head to head (H2H) record: every meeting, the all-time tally, the split by competition, top scorers, biggest wins, iconic matches, the last five meetings and the next fixture.
First meeting: 12 November 1881, St. Mark’s (West Gorton) 0-3 Newton Heath LYR – a friendly, before either club carried its modern name. First competitive meeting: 3 October 1891, Newton Heath 5-1 Ardwick (FA Cup, North Road). Latest meeting: 13 September 2026, Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City (Premier League, Old Trafford).
All-Time Manchester United vs Manchester City H2H Record
All figures below are competitive meetings only, verified against Wikipedia’s Manchester derby record and MUFCinfo’s all-time archive, correct as of the latest meeting on 13 September 2026. Friendly and exhibition games are not counted.
| Stat | Manchester United | Draws | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total meetings | 199 | ||
| Wins | 81 | 55 draws | 63 |
| Goals scored | 280 | – | 279 |
United lead the all-time series by 18 wins, but the gap has closed sharply in the modern era: City have won 22 of the 59 Premier League meetings to United’s 27, and since Pep Guardiola arrived in 2016 City have been the stronger side in the fixture. Remarkably, the goals are almost dead level across 199 meetings – United 280, City 279.
A note on the count: a few outlets list 198 meetings, or credit City with 62 or 64 wins. The difference comes down to two matches: the 1891 FA Cup qualifying meeting (included by Wikipedia and MUFCinfo) and the 10 August 2024 Community Shield, which finished 1-1 and City won 7-6 on penalties – counted here as a draw, as Wikipedia does. The 199-meeting figure above is the only count with a full competition split that adds up cleanly, so it is the one we use.
Manchester United vs Manchester City H2H by Competition
| Competition | Meetings | United wins | Draws | City wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League (since 1992) | 59 | 27 | 10 | 22 |
| Football League First Division | 104 | 35 | 39 | 30 |
| Football League Second Division | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| FA Cup | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| EFL Cup | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| FA Community Shield | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
United’s edge is built in the old First Division and the FA Cup, where they lead 7–4 — including two FA Cup final wins over City (2024) and two defeats (2023). City’s best hunting ground has been the EFL Cup, where they have won five of ten meetings, and the Premier League era, where the balance is far closer than the all-time table suggests.
Top Scorers in Manchester United vs Manchester City Fixtures
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 11 |
| Joe Hayes | Manchester City | 10 |
| Francis Lee | Manchester City | 10 |
| Sergio Agüero | Manchester City | 9 |
| Bobby Charlton | Manchester United | 9 |
| Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 9 |
Wayne Rooney is the fixture’s all-time top scorer with 11 derby goals, including his famous overhead kick at Old Trafford in February 2011. Joe Hayes and Francis Lee are City’s joint-top scorers with 10 each. Erling Haaland already has 9 derby goals and is still active — he scored the winner in the latest meeting on 13 September 2026 and could top this list within a season or two.
Biggest Wins in the Fixture
- Manchester United 1–6 Manchester City — 23 January 1926, First Division, Old Trafford. City’s joint-biggest derby win, and the first of two 6–1 wins at Old Trafford.
- Manchester City 5–0 Manchester United — 12 February 1955, First Division, Maine Road. City’s biggest home win in the fixture.
- Manchester United 5–0 Manchester City — 10 November 1994, Premier League, Old Trafford. Andrei Kanchelskis scored a hat-trick in United’s record win in the fixture.
- Manchester United 1–6 Manchester City — 23 October 2011, Premier League, Old Trafford. Mario Balotelli’s “Why Always Me?” game — City’s statement win on their way to a first league title in 44 years.
- Manchester City 6–3 Manchester United — 2 October 2022, Premier League, Etihad Stadium. The highest-scoring derby ever: Erling Haaland and Phil Foden both scored hat-tricks.
5 Iconic Manchester United vs Manchester City Matches
- Newton Heath 5–1 Ardwick, 3 October 1891 (FA Cup, North Road) — The very first competitive meeting between the clubs, before either carried its modern name. A rivalry that now spans 199 meetings was born.
- Manchester City 1–0 Manchester United, 27 April 1974 (First Division, Old Trafford) — Denis Law, the former United hero, back-heeled the ball past Alex Stepney in the final league appearance of his career. The goal sealed United’s relegation — Law walked off with his head down, and United fans invaded the pitch.
- Manchester United 4–3 Manchester City, 20 September 2009 (Premier League, Old Trafford) — Michael Owen scored the winner in the sixth minute of stoppage time in a seven-goal classic. Sir Alex Ferguson called it “the best derby ever”.
- Manchester United 1–6 Manchester City, 23 October 2011 (Premier League, Old Trafford) — City’s greatest derby win of the modern era, sealed with three goals in the final minutes. Balotelli revealed his “Why Always Me?” shirt after the opener, and City went on to win the title on goal difference.
- Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United, 25 May 2024 (FA Cup final, Wembley) — The second straight all-Manchester FA Cup final. Teenagers Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo scored for United, who avenged their 2023 final defeat and lifted the cup against the champions.
Last 5 Manchester United vs Manchester City Meetings
| Date | Competition | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2026 | Premier League | Old Trafford | Manchester United 0–1 Manchester City |
| 17 January 2026 | Premier League | Old Trafford | Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City |
| 14 September 2025 | Premier League | Etihad Stadium | Manchester City 3–0 Manchester United |
| 6 April 2025 | Premier League | Old Trafford | Manchester United 0–0 Manchester City |
| 15 December 2024 | Premier League | Etihad Stadium | Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United |
Perfectly balanced: two wins each and one draw across the last five meetings. United won the two most recent home derbies at Old Trafford (2–0 in January 2026, and the late comeback at the Etihad in December 2024), while City’s 3–0 win at the Etihad in September 2025 and their 1–0 win at Old Trafford in September 2026 — Erling Haaland’s goal — show how quickly this fixture swings. (The 10 August 2024 Community Shield, 1–1 with City winning 7–6 on penalties, is the sixth most recent meeting.)
Next Manchester United vs Manchester City Fixture
Manchester City vs Manchester United — Saturday 20 March 2027, Premier League, Etihad Stadium. Kick-off time to be confirmed nearer the date; fixtures are subject to change for TV picks.
Current form (as of 13 November 2026, after 10 Premier League matchdays): Manchester City sit third on 21 points (7 wins, 0 draws, 3 defeats; 21 goals scored, 13 conceded), six points behind leaders Arsenal, and their last five league results read L L L W W. Manchester United are 18th — in the relegation zone — on 8 points (1 win, 5 draws, 4 defeats; 14 scored, 19 conceded), with last five league results of D L L D D. The two clubs could hardly be further apart in the table, which makes the March derby a very different proposition from the 199-meeting history above.
Managerial change at Old Trafford: United sacked Michael Carrick on 11 November 2026 after their worst start in 40 years. Mauricio Pochettino has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal to take over (reported by The Athletic and Sky Sports), with a formal club announcement still pending at the time of writing; he will finish his duties with the United States national team against Haiti (15 and 18 November) before taking charge, and is expected to be in the dugout for the first time at Liverpool on Sunday 22 November. After the international break, City host Fulham on Saturday 21 November and United travel to Liverpool on Sunday 22 November.
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