'Like a lunatic' - Gary Neville's reaction to Manchester United derby winner that made Mark Hughes rage

As Michael Owen, with both arms aloft, raced towards the corner connecting the Stretford End with what is now known as the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand, Gary Neville bounced his way in another direction.

Owen, still relatively fresh from stepping off the substitutes bench 18 minutes earlier, had just scored one of the most coveted goals in Manchester derby history. He had, in the blink of an eye, poked United into a 4-3 lead in the 96th minute of a pulsating contest that had ebbed and flowed.

United and City, under an umbrella of sunshine, had equally shared six goals over the course of regulation time, with Craig Bellamy, it seemed, rescuing City a point in the final minute, cancelling out Darren Fletcher's second of the game 10 minutes earlier. That was surely that.

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But with 96 minutes on the clock, Ryan Giggs and Owen had other ideas. The former spotted Owen unmarked on the edge of the penalty area, played a perfectly-weighted pass and Owen did the rest. Old Trafford exploded with noise.

But as Owen was mobbed by his teammates, Sir Alex Ferguson bounced up and down in his technical era and United supporters hugged complete strangers in the stands, savouring every single second, City manager Mark Hughes was raging. He was apoplectic that referee Martin Atkinson had allowed United to score a winner two minutes beyond the initial four minutes that he had added on at the end of the 90.

Pulling back the cuff of his shirt underneath his suit jacket, he shoved his left wrist in the race of fourth official Alan Wiley, urging him to look at his watch.