Michael Owen's winner in the sixth minute of added time earned Manchester United a 4-3 win over rivals Manchester City in a thrilling derby at Old Trafford.
Wayne Rooney had got the champions off to a dream start when he sidestepped the attention of two defenders before prodding home from close range after just two minutes.
The joy was short-lived, though, as nervy Ben Foster allowed Carlos Tévez to nick the ball away from him before setting up Gareth Barry, who finished with precision from 20 yards.
United came out flying in the second period and were soon back in the lead when Darren Fletcher rose above Barry to power home Ryan Giggs' curling cross on 49 minutes.
But City equalised for a second time when Craig Bellamy was allowed to cut inside and fire a fierce drive into the top corner three minutes later.
Fletcher thought he had won it as he powered home a second header, again from a Giggs cross, with ten minutes remaining.
Unbelievably the visitors came back for a third time when Rio Ferdinand gave the ball away and Bellamy scored with 90 minutes up on the clock.
But that not the end of it as Giggs picked out Owen who delicately dinked over Shay Given in the 96th minute, leaving City manager Mark Hughes seething at the amount of added time.
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Wayne Rooney had got the champions off to a dream start when he sidestepped the attention of two defenders before prodding home from close range after just two minutes.
The joy was short-lived, though, as nervy Ben Foster allowed Carlos Tévez to nick the ball away from him before setting up Gareth Barry, who finished with precision from 20 yards.
United came out flying in the second period and were soon back in the lead when Darren Fletcher rose above Barry to power home Ryan Giggs' curling cross on 49 minutes.
But City equalised for a second time when Craig Bellamy was allowed to cut inside and fire a fierce drive into the top corner three minutes later.
Fletcher thought he had won it as he powered home a second header, again from a Giggs cross, with ten minutes remaining.
Unbelievably the visitors came back for a third time when Rio Ferdinand gave the ball away and Bellamy scored with 90 minutes up on the clock.
But that not the end of it as Giggs picked out Owen who delicately dinked over Shay Given in the 96th minute, leaving City manager Mark Hughes seething at the amount of added time.
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