Manchester United v Manchester City in the Carling Cup

After Carlos Tevez's 'boot-licker' barb directed at ex-Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville, the Carling Cup semi-final between the two Manchester sides is sure to have some venom ... City lead 2-1 following the first leg at Eastlands, but United have that precious away goal to rely on ... Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images Photograph: John Peters/guardian.co.uk City manager Roberto Mancini said before the match that his advice to his players was "Don't look back in anger" – refering to City's most famous musical supporters, the Gallagher brothers from Oasis Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Photograph: Alex Livesey/guardian.co.uk Nani skips past Craig Bellamy, who gave United's defenders a torrid time the last time these sides met at Old Trafford Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images Photograph: Matthew Peters/guardian.co.uk City's Argentinian defender Pablo Zabaleta leaps with the United midfielder Darren Fletcher Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Paul Ellis/guardian.co.uk Nani, United's maligned midfielder, plucks the ball from the sky with composure Photograph: Jon Super/AP Photograph: Jon Super/guardian.co.uk Tempers boil as Zabaleta confronts Wayne Rooney following a challenge Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Photograph: Alex Livesey/guardian.co.uk Rooney fires a shot as Micah Richards watches the ball soar Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/guardian.co.uk Tevez looks bemused as the United fans rant abuse at him. His summer transfer still wrankles with the red half of Manchester Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Photograph: Phil Noble/guardian.co.uk Richards holds off a clutch of United players Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Paul Ellis/guardian.co.uk Rafael Da Silva looks to dispossess Tevez, but City's talisman is on his game tonight and neatly shields the ball Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images Photograph: Matthew Peters/guardian.co.uk Tevez and Ferdinand mirror one another as they challenge for possession Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Paul Ellis/guardian.co.uk The match turns sour when fans throw coins and beer bottles at Bellamy. The Welshman is hit on the head, prompting Edwin van der Sar to go to the scene of the incident to prevent further bombardment Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Photograph: Alex Livesey/guardian.co.uk Ferdinand attempts a wild flick Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images Photograph: John Peters/guardian.co.uk United take the lead as Paul Scholes rattles home a shot from 16 yards .. it's now 2-2 on aggregate (though United's away goal won't come into play until the end of extra-time) ... But there are still at least 38 minutes to go Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images Photograph: Matthew Peters/guardian.co.uk Michael Carrick adds a second in the 71st minute to give United the upper hand ... his quick shot beats the trailing leg of keeper Shay Given and goes in off the far post ... City's hopes of a first trophy in 34 years are in tatters Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/guardian.co.uk But City respond and it's that man again, Carlos Tevez! The Argentinian stabs his boot at a fizzing cross - more in hope than expectation - and the ball flies into the bottom corner .. it's 2-1 on the night and 3-3 overall Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Photograph: Alex Livesey/guardian.co.uk We're into injury time now and United get a corner ... Giggs and Evra play a short one-two and the former swings the ball into the danger area where Rooney rises unchallenged to score! Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Photograph: Phil Noble/guardian.co.uk The England striker is so delighted he attempts a comically acrobatic celebration. There's no time for City to recover from this ... United are off to Wembley for the Carling Cup final Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Paul Ellis/guardian.co.uk Bellamy wears a look of disbelief while Zabaleta drops to the floor as City feel the pain of losing out to their rivals Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Photograph: Martin Rickett/guardian.co.uk