United were dominant early on but Manchester City came closest to scoring when Stephen Ireland grazed a post. Rooney followed up Michael Carrick's shot to break the deadlock before Ronaldo was sent off for a second booking after inexplicably handling. Richard Dunne almost levelled but saw his shot cleared off the line before Joe Hart kept out a late Rooney lob.Hart, who had joined City's attack for an injury-time corner, ran the length of the pitch as United broke and got back to his goal just in time to deny Rooney his second goal of the game.
The home side had come close to equalising seconds earlier when Patrice Evra did brilliantly to block Dunne's effort but United were still convincing winners. (Source: BBC Sport)