Manchester United withstood a furious fightback by 10-man Manchester City to beat their local rivals 3-2 in a dramatic FA Cup third-round match at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Man u ahed 1st half 3- 0. and dominate this time. But 2nd half Man City well played and dominate this part and try to last time to get scholar result on home ground. But luck was not with them.United surged into a 3-0 halftime lead after the controversial early sending-off of City defender Vincent Kompany and looked poised to exact full revenge for their humiliating 6-1 home league drubbing by their neighbours this season.
But goals from Aleksandar Kolarov and Sergio Aguero gave City hope and United needed the calming presence of 37-year-old Paul Scholes, on as a second-half substitute after coming out of retirement, to knock out the FA Cup holders at the third-round stage for the first time since 2007.
The visitors went ahead with a goal from their first attack after 10 minutes. Wayne Rooney spread the ball wide to Antonio Valencia on the right and the England striker continued his run to head the Ecuadorean winger's cross into the net off the underside of the bar.
Two minutes later Kompany was harshly sent off for a clumsy challenge on Nani. City moved Micah Richards into central defence and their 10 men continued to provide a significant attacking threat with David Silva's clever prompting and Aguero working tirelessly on his own up front.
But soon Nani cut in from the left and although his ambitious shot ballooned up off a defender, the ball fell kindly for Danny Welbeck who swivelled cleverly to hook it into the far corner of the net. from daily star
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