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Every glamorous series has an ending. Manchester City’s England championship leaders were convinced of that. The impressive series of “citizens” ended up against the most inappropriate opponent possible. On Sunday night, Pep Guardiola’s team lost to Manchester United 0: 2.
The “sky blues” were the ones who controlled the ball, but the “red devils” skillfully scald them with their unmistakable actions in defense and attack. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s students delivered their punches at the beginning of the two halves. Bruno Fernandes scored early from a penalty and, after the break, Luke Shaw fell into the arms of his teammates.
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City’s response was picked up on Rodri’s beam and decisive-moment inaccuracies from Marez, Stirling and Foden.
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The defeat reduced the advantage of the “citizens” of his rival of the city to “only” 11 points, 10 rounds before the end of the season. Although they seem illusory, the possibilities of United, and why not of Leicester, are still alive.
The “Etihad” match started with a surprising goal for the guests. Gabriel Jesús made a mistake in the middle of his team, then rushed to help defend City. The fact that his presence so far back was a mistake was also demonstrated by his infraction against Martial, which resulted in a penalty in favor of the “red devils”.
As expected, the responsible task was assumed by Fernandes, who surpassed Ederson, although the Brazilian took advantage of the corner of his performance. But that was not all. In the next minute, United could have doubled their lead, but this time the sky blues goalkeeper reflected a very dangerous shot from Luke Shaw.
What happened forced Man City to be even more active in the attack, which created a series of dangerous moments for Dean Henderson.
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The final chords of the first half were definitely troublesome for the guys from Solskjaer. In the 43rd minute, Henderson took advantage of a performance under the bar after a foul by Kevin De Bruyne. Seconds later, Marez broke free of his guard, but seemed to get stronger and kicked the left post.
The second part started off promising for the hosts. Gabriel Jesús “bet” the ball on Rodri, who, however, only found the joint of the defenseless enemy guard at that time.
And just when everyone was expecting City to call soon, his rival from the city scaled it again. Henderson threw hard at Luke Shaw, who ran to the side in the 50th minute. An exchange of passes with Marcus Rashford followed, allowing the winger to finish extremely gracefully in the far corner of Ederson.
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The leader’s actions in England did not end, but net goal positions continued to accumulate in United assets. In the 69th minute Ruben Dias fouled right in front of McTominey’s penalty area. However, the referee signaled an advance and Anthony Marcial was left alone against Ederson. However, the Frenchman showed his old weakness and did not score again.
A quarter of an hour before the end, reserve Phil Foden was in clear scoring position. Kevin de Bruyne passed through the England team, but sent the ball far from the left post.
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In the end, the City players lost faith in taking a turn and thus racked up their third loss since the start of the campaign.
In the next round, the “citizens” host Southampton. United will have to consolidate their promotion against West Ham.
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MANCHESTER CITY – MANCHESTER UNITED 0: 2
0: 1 Fernandes – Penalty (2 “), 0: 2 Show (50”)
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