Paul Scholes’ last-gasp goal stunned Manchester City as Manchester United caused their neighbours more injury-time heartbreak at Eastlands.

After Michael Owen’s winner in the sixth-minute of stoppage time at Old Trafford in September, there were just 20 seconds of the three additional minutes left this time around as Scholes rose unchallenged to head home Patrice Evra’s left-wing cross from ten yards.

It was an amazing finish to a game that seemed destined to end goalless.

For Scholes, who signed a one-year contract extension on Friday, it was his 149th Red Devils’ goal and the perfect way to retain the outside title hopes United still cherish.

After the game, Man Utd defender, Gary Neville, said: “We passed them to death all day. I hope the result puts Chelsea in a negative frame of mind.”

His comments were echoed by manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who said: “We deserved to win, no question, but I couldn’t see a goal coming.”

Match Info
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium, England Attendance: 47,019 Match Date: April 17, 2010, 12:45 UK Type: Barclays Premier League
Manchester City	MUFC
1 Shay Given (G) 33 Vincent Kompany (CD-L) 28 Kolo Toure (CD-R) 3 Wayne Bridge (LB) 4 Nedum Onuoha (RB) 18 Gareth Barry (CM-L) 34 Nigel De Jong (CM-R) 39 Craig Bellamy (LM) 11 Adam Johnson (RM) 32 Carlos Tevez (CF-L) 25 Emmanuel Adebayor (CF-R)	1 Edwin van der Sar (G) 15 Nemanja Vidic (CD-L) 23 Jonathan Evans (CD-R) 3 Patrice Evra (LB) 2 Gary Neville (RB) 18 Paul Scholes (CM-L) 24 Darren Fletcher (CM-R) 28 Darron Gibson (AM) 11 Ryan Giggs (LM) 25 Antonio Valencia (RM) 10 Wayne Rooney (ST)
Substitutes
8 Shaun Wright-Phillips 24 Patrick Vieira 14 Roque Santa Cruz 7 Stephen Ireland 5 Pablo Zabaleta 37 Gunnar Nielsen 44 Dedryck Boyata	22 John O’Shea 16 Michael Carrick 9 Dimitar Berbatov 29 Tomasz Kuszczak 21 Rafael 17 Nani 26 Gabriel Obertan
Substitutions
‘65 Vieira for Johnson ‘75 Wright-Phillips for Adebayor ‘79 Ireland for De Jong	‘59 Nani for Gibson ‘74 Berbatov for Rooney ‘80 Obertan for Valencia
Goals
	‘90 Paul Scholes