Manchester City vs Manchester United, 1st Leg

FULL TIME: Man City 2-1 Man Utd. Excuse the cliche but you couldn't have written the script. Two for Tevez and United only stepped up the urgency with ten minutes left. Great result for Mancini and City and it leaves the second-leg nicely poised. Tevez and Rooney the two outstanding performers. See you all next time...

It's all over...

And here come City on the break with...Sylvinho. Not the best person to break at pace.

Cleared away again.

What an exciting finish at Eastlands. United throwing the kitchen sink at City but they've stayed strong thus far. Rooney brings it down well in the box, but it's away for another corner.

Evra gives the ball away cheaply and City have a chance to regroup.

Rooney effort, saved brilliantly by Given. Was heading onto the post. Corner for United and Giggs swings it in. Diouf stoops to head it but it's well wide.

All 11 city players behind the ball at the moment. Evra tries to threas it through to Rooney but it's intercepted.

Fergie throwing caution to the wind. 5 added minutes and United have a corner.

UNITED SUB: Diouf on for Rafael.

Rafael and Carrick combine down the right and the Brazilian's cross is knocked away.

Starting to get a bit untidy. Scholes sells Evra short with the pass. Not a great introduction. But Zabaleta misses out on the return ball and United have it back.

Man Utd are the current League Cup holders. They also won the 1992 and 2006 League Cups. They have been runners-up four times (1983, 1991, 1994, 2003).

UNITED SUB: Scholes on for Valencia.

Great chance for United! Evra skinned De Jong and put a cross in and Valencia had the goal at his mercy on the volley. he missed but it turns out he was offside anyway.

Carrick picks the ball up from deep and looks long but there is no-one on the end of his 80 yard pass.

Fletcher tumbled over but too easily according to referee Mike Dean.

Defensive change from Mancini.

MAN CITY SUB: Sylvinho on for Wright-Phillips.

Rooney down the left looking dangerous every time.

Evra streams through the midfield after great interplay (not for the first time) with Giggs. De Jong cynically brings down the Frenchman and takes a booking for his troubles.

City can breathe again. But there's ten minutes left and plenty left in this game.

Giggs goes short to Rooney and he puts the cross in but no-one has gambled.

City defending desperately and the atmosphere is fantastic at Eastlands. Another corner now.

Stunning break from United, Owen plays it to Rooney and he ghosts past three before seeing his shot palmed over by Given.