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Saturday 12 December 2020
Chelsea FC cushion
Manchester clubs are frustrated by the derby
With Kai Havertz and Timo Werner in the starting lineup, Chelsea FC missed the timeskip to the top of the table. Meanwhile, the two Manchester clubs are bored with a difficult draw and thus continue to lag behind their own claims.
In the Premier League derby between Manchester United and local rival Manchester City, there was no winner. The two teams, who have not lived up to expectations so far this season, drew in a goalless and largely uneventful draw in front of the empty stands at Old Trafford Stadium.
The hosts, coached by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, had the best scene of the match shortly after the break. Marcus Rashford took the ball after a presentation by Bruno Fernandes, but Kyle Walker fouled in the box. The penalty decision for Man United was overturned after the video referee reviewed it because Rashford had previously been sidelined.
Pogba surprisingly in the starting eleven
In the starting eleven, Solskjaer surprisingly relied on French world champion Paul Pogba, whose agent Mino Raiola had caused a stir during the week when he said it would be “best for everyone” if Pogba left Man United in January. In the Premier League table, United ranks seventh with 20 points. City is eighth with 19 points. Both teams are playing a mixed season. The Red Devils only won six of the eleven games, the Citizens only won five.
Chelsea FC, with German national team players Timo Werner and Kai Havertz in the starting eleven, suffered a surprising setback at Everton after nine league games without a defeat. The Blues were defeated by the team of former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti with 0: 1 (0: 1). In front of 2,000 spectators at Goodison Park, Gylfi Sigurdsson scored the winning goal for the hosts with a penalty in the 22nd minute.
