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Monday 21 September 2009

Owen To The Rescue!

Michael Owen's winner deep into stoppage time gave Manchester United a dramatic 4-3 victory in a classic derby encounter at Old Trafford.

Owen, on as a substitute for Dimitar Berbatov, pounced in trademark fashion to beat Manchester City's defiant goalkeeper Shay Given and provoke hugely contrasting emotions in the technical area. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson set off on an impromptu wild dance along the touchline - while City counterpart Mark Hughes immediately demanded to know how the decisive moment of a thrilling game could come almost six minutes into four minutes of stoppage time.

Craig Bellamy looked to have earned City an unlikely point as they came from behind for the third time to level only seconds before the end of the 90 minutes. And an agitated Hughes was already questioning the amount of time being added on when his hopes of a draw were wrecked by Owen's first goal for United at Old Trafford as City slipped to their first defeat of the season. (BBC Sport)