The Manchester derby for the English league, played this Saturday, was a one-on-one battle for positions in the G-4 of the table. United hosted City and won at home, beating their rivals 2-1 with goals from Bruno Fernandes and Rashford. Jack Grealish scored for the visitors.
With the victory, the team led by Erik ten Hag moves up to third place, with now 38 points. United also continue a seven-game unbeaten run into the season and have overturned their first round defeat. At the time, they lost to City 6-3 in October.
City, on the other hand, with the defeat are in second place with 39 players and lose the chance to get closer to leaders Arsenal, who have 44. The setback also brings greater concerns for the squad, which was eliminated from the Cup of English League after being defeated by Southampton.
In the 21st round, United play Crystal Palace away from home. The match will take place next Wednesday at 17:00 (Brasilia time). City, on the other hand, receives Tottenham the following day, at the same time.
Top states and score intact
The first 45 minutes were Manchester City’s best possession however the highlight was for United. The hosts managed to soften the best attack of the competition and exploit the counter-attacks they found.
The first finalization of the match was to start at 10 minutes, with Bruno Fernandes. Eriksen found the Portuguese, who kicked the cross and ended up being blocked by goalkeeper Ederson.
Without many dangerous chances, City only had two shots to try and open the scoring, but none directly on target. After crossing Bernardo Silva, Haaland dominated and tried to finish, but Casemiro cut.
The other effort was from Walker, who dominated in midfield and risked from outside the box, but the ball went over the goalline.
Rashford, the prominent name of the first stage, had two large builds. The best was in the 33rd minute, when he dribbled past the opposing goalkeeper and, without a goalkeeper, shot. Akanji seemed to eliminate the danger.
Despite United’s superiority, the tally did not change and both teams went down to zero dressing rooms.
City revives, but takes the change from United
In a totally controversial scenario at the start, Manchester City are back more comfortable. After just two minutes Bernardo Silva took a risk, but a detour to Varane made life easier for De Gea.
Subsequently, it was precisely Varane who came close to stalemate. The player finished with his left foot after a free kick, but he was offside and the offense was marked.
Until 15 minutes the score was opened. After an exchange of passes in the middle of the pitch, City advanced with Mahrez on the right. The attacker passed to De Bruyne, who headed the cross for Grealish, filling the net.
After the substitutions United got one goal after sensing complications throughout the entire stage. In the first accurate kick, Bruno Fernandes finished strong and equalized the duel. The referee also ruled Rashford offside, who ran to the ball but didn’t shoot, but the VAR validated the move.
And the attempt gave gas to the homeowners. After three minutes, Bruno Fernandes found Garnacho on the left and a low cross for Rashford to finish the scoring and turn the game around.
🔴 Revolutionary moment. #MUFC || #MUMMCI pic.twitter.com/F182IBFoNF
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 14, 2023
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