Derby Win vs Manchester United (Oct 2011)
The season that ended a 44-year wait for the league title.
The 2011–12 season was Manchester City Football Club's 110th season of competitive football, 83rd season in the top flight of English football and 15th season in the Premier League. After finishing third in the league the previous season, the Blues qualified for the UEFA Champions League for only the second time in their history, and the first since 1968–69 when the tournament was known as the European Cup. The season would be forever remembered as the one that brought Manchester City the long-awaited league title after a 44-year wait.
Quick Facts
- Date
- October 23, 2011
- Venue
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- Competition
- Premier League
- Score
- Manchester City 3 - 1 Manchester United
- Managers
- Roberto Mancini (City) vs. Sir Alex Ferguson (United)
- Key scorers
- Sergio Agüero (2), Samir Nasri (1)
Lore & Background
The season was filled with ups and downs, but in the end it would be forever remembered as the one that brought Manchester City the long-awaited league title after a 44-year wait. City's third English top tier title was clinched on the final day of the season, after the Blues defeated Queens Park Rangers 3–2, coming back from being down 1–2 with two stoppage-time goals just before the final whistle. The championship marked City's first English title since 1968, as well as the first time the Premier League has been won by a club whose current spell in the top division began after the league commenced play.
It was also the first and currently only Premier League title to be decided on goal difference, with City's title-clinching goal against QPR coming 15 seconds after the final whistle blew in city rivals Manchester United's 1–0 win at Sunderland, which would otherwise have brought the title to the side of Sir Alex Ferguson.
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