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Cote d'Ivoire midfielder Toure kept City on course for their first piece of silverware in 35 years after punishing a mistake by United midfielder Michael Carrick to settle a pulsating semi-final derby at Wembley after 52 minutes.
League leaders United, who last week advanced to the Champions League semi-finals, had Paul Scholes sent off for an ugly challenge on City defender Pablo Zabaleta as their dreams of repeating their 1999 treble were dashed.
City were worthy winners after raising their game in the second half to dominate their opponents.
United might have taken the lead after an extraordinary passage of play on the quarter of an hour mark which saw Dimitar Berbatov miss two glorious chances within the space of a minute.
A wonderful passage of one-touch passing between Carrick, Scholes and Park Ji-Sung put Berbatov clear on goal only for England goalkeeper Joe Hart to pull off a stunning close-range save to deny the Bulgarian.
Meaningful effort
Seconds later Portuguese winger Nani turned Zabaleta brilliantly on the left flank before racing to the byline and squaring for Berbatov who scooped his shot over the bar from point-blank range under pressure from Aleksandar Kolarov.
With City struggling to gain a foothold, United enjoyed the lion's share of early possession and territory and had another chance to take the lead midway through the half when Nemanja Vidic flashed a glancing header just wide.
City had to wait until 32 minutes before their first meaningful effort on goal, Gareth Barry turning away from John O'Shea near the six-yard box but sending his shot into the side netting.
Soon afterwards Mario Balotelli tested Edwin van der Sar with a ferocious long-range strike that the Dutch veteran turned over the crossbar.
Shortly before half-time City had alarm bells ringing again, skipper Vincent Kompany whipping in a curling shot from the edge of the area that flew wide of the post by a matter of inches. (AFP)
Source: Breaking News, Kenya
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