Sunderland v Man Utd: Remembering 2012 - and how Black Cats laughed at visitors as title disappeared

Manchester United missed out on the Premier League title to local rivals City in 2011-12 on goal difference

The look on Michael Carrick's face said it all.

"Yes," he said, with a slight nod of the head and a forced smile. "I can remember that. I have not forgotten it."

The Manchester United head coach had just been asked about 13 May 2012. It is a day etched into English football folklore. The day Sergio Aguero scored a dramatic injury-time winner against QPR to give Manchester City the Premier League title.

One hundred and forty miles away, Carrick was on the pitch at the Stadium of Light as the news filtered through.

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