United sealed a 3-2 victory against their noisy neighbors in the year 2012, as reported by Bleacher Report.
Van Persie buried the blue side of Manchester with a late free-kick deep in stoppage time.
We look back at this fixture ahead of the upcoming Manchester derby that is scheduled after the international break on – October 2022.
Wayne Rooney opened the scoresheet with an assist from his compatriot – Ashley Young. Subsequently, Wayne scored a second goal for the Red Devils.
The Citizens came back when Yaya Toure scrubbed a goal from a rebound to make it 2-1.
The Blues scored an equalizer when Pablo Zabaleta scored from outside the box following a corner kick from Carlos Tevez.
Just when the match was about to reach its conclusion, Fabio Raphael was fouled outside the penalty area.
The referee awarded the Red Devils a free-kick which was taken by Robin van Persie. The Dutchman curled the ball from a difficult angle.
Manchester United players ran in different directions soon after the ball went in the back of the net. The score finished at 3-2.
This match became one of the classic Manchester derbies the Etihad Stadium has seen.
