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No love lost on Valentine's Day: United 4 Man City 2

We’ve trawled back through the club’s media archives to relive a combustible clash at Old Trafford that saw United dump City out of the cup at the fifth-round stage. But that was only half the story – there were goals galore, a red card and, rather surprisingly, a strong Merseyside influence on the Mancunian proceedings.

Here’s how it all unfolded…

PRE-MATCH

Both sides headed into the 141st Manchester derby – and the first cup meeting between the clubs since 1996 – under clouds of concern and criticism.

United were five points off the leaders (and eventual champions) Arsenal at the summit of the Premier League, having going down 3-2 at home to mid-table Middlesbrough three days before the derby, while City were just three points above the relegation zone.