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Riyad Mahrez’s effort in the first half, stopped by David de Gea, was one of four shots on target at Old Trafford.
Manchester United and Manchester City played a terrible stalemate in the derby behind closed doors at Old Trafford.
In a game devoid of quality and emotion, neither side could seize the opportunity that could make a difference amid the eerie silence of the so-called ‘Theater of Dreams’.
Gabriel Jesus was off target and Riyad Mahrez brought in a routine save by David de Gea with City’s best chances in the first half, while Scott McTominay was dying inches from the Victor Lindelof film as United sought advancement.
United thought they had a second-half penalty when Kyle Walker fouled Marcus Rashford, but the decision was overturned when VAR revealed that the United forward was offside.
It led to an unsatisfactory conclusion for both sides, leaving United seventh in the Premier League and City a place below them.
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Will Solskjaer be satisfied? United received a penalty for Kyle Walker’s foul on Marcus Rashford, only to have it disallowed
Manchester United needed some kind of answer after the despair and disappointment of their exit from the Champions League after the loss to RB Leipzig; defeat was not an option.
And that goal, at least, was achieved, but it was achieved at the end of a true monstrosity of a game and it was more or less a flimsy drop that under pressure boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and United were able to grab.
Paul Pogba was restored to the starting lineup with little to no effect, but it would be unfair to point to the midfielder who seems permanently unstable at Old Trafford, at least according to agent Mino Raiola, because hardly anyone had a positive impact on a shocking show.
De Gea was under the microscope after another costly mistake in Germany, but he, like his City counterpart Ederson, had a restful night.
He completed two easy saves from Mahrez’s first-half effort and Rodri’s shot in injury time, but other than that, he was largely unemployed.
It was that kind of game, though once again United’s £ 40m summer contract coming from Ajax, Donny van de Beek was left to watch from the bench, perhaps wondering what he has to do to get started.
Stones excel as City stay strong John Stones blocked Paul Pogba’s shot from one of the few starts in the first half
Manchester City kept their sixth clean sheet since losing at Tottenham in November and it was a good night for John Stones to see England manager Gareth Southgate.
The 26-year-old, who played in England’s run to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals in Russia, has quietly rebuilt his form and confidence in recent weeks and was impressive once again as United held on to scratches relatively easily.
Stones was comfortable on the ball, but he also did what he had to do when simple defensive work was required as he continued rehab after his career seemed to have stalled.
City manager Pep Guardiola showed faith in selecting the Stones ahead of Aymeric Laporte, a sign of how satisfied he is with his form, and the defender did not disappoint.
And while it is early and Stones still has a lot of work to do, the manner of his performance will not have gone unnoticed by Southgate, who has left Stones out of recent England teams but has a significant vacancy to fill following the serious injury of the Liverpool. Joe Gomez.
This was a game that left few satisfied, but Stones will certainly be one of them.
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Whats Next?
Manchester United visit Sheffield United on Thursday (20:00 GMT) before hosting Leeds on Sunday (16:30).
Manchester City play West Brom at home on Tuesday (8pm) and then travel to Southampton on Saturday (3pm).
Man of the match
De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne
with an average of 5.38
- Manchester UnitedManchester UnitedMan CityManchester CityManchester City
Manchester United Avg Squad Number18 Player Name Bruno Fernandes Average Score
5.24
Squad Number 1 Gaea Player Name Average Rating
5.14
Squad Number 5 Player Name Maguire Average Rating
5.11
Squad Number 10 Player Name Rashford Average Rating
4.95
Squad Number 39 Player Name McTominay Average Rating
4.94
Squad Number 23 Player Name Shaw Average Rating
4.91
Squad number 2 Player name Lindelöf Average rating
4.89
Squad number 29 Player name Wan-Bissaka Average rating
4.83
Squad number 17 Player name Fred Average rating
4.78
Squad Number 6 Player Name Pogba Average Rating
4.76
Squad Number 11 Player Name Greenwood Average Rating
4.57
Squad number 9 Player name Martial Average rating
4.34
Manchester CityAvg Squad Number17 Player Name De Bruyne Average Score
5.38
Squad number 5 Player name Stones Average rating
4.97
Squad number 31 Player name Ederson Average rating
4.74
Squad number 3 Player name Rúben Dias Average rating
4.73
Squad number 25 Player name Fernandinho Average rating
4.71
Squad Number 21 Player Name Towers Average Rating
4.68
Squad number 27 Player name João Cancelo Average score
4.65
Squad number 2 Player name Walker Average rating
4.58
Squad number 16 Player name Rodri Average rating
4.48
Squad number 9 Player name Gabriel Jesus Average rating
4.36
Squad Number 26 Player Name Mahrez Average Rating
4.31
Squad Number 7 Player Name Sterling Average Rating
4.20
- Lineups Match Statistics Live Text
LineupsMan Utd
- 1by Gea29Wan-Bissaka2Lindelöf5MaguireBooked in 79 minutes23Shaw17Fred39McTominay6Pogba18Bruno Fernandes10Rashford11GreenwoodReplaced byMartialat 74’minutes
Substitutes
- 3Bailly8Mata9Martial26Henderson27Telles31Matic34van de Beek
City man
- 31Ederson2Walker5Stones3Rúben Dias27Cancelo16Rodri25FernandinhoBooked in 87mins26MahrezReplaced byTorresat 66’minutes17De Bruyne7Sterling9Gabriel Jesus
Substitutes
- 8Gündogan13Steffen14Laporte20Bernardo Silva21Torres22Mendy47Foden
Referee: Chris KavanaghMatch StatsHome TeamMan UtdAway TeamMan CityPossessionHome46% Away54% ShotsHome11Away9 Shots on targetHome2Away2CornersHome4Away3FoulsHome13Away6Live TextPost update
End of the match, Manchester United 0, Manchester City 0.
90 ‘+ 3’ Full time
Second Half Final, Manchester United 0, Manchester City 0.
90 ‘+ 2’Post update
Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tried a through ball but Gabriel Jesus was in an offside position.
90 ‘+ 1’Post update
Shot stopped brushing the left square. Rodrigo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
90’Post update
Failed attempt. Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fred.
88’Post update
Shot stopped brushing the left square. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
87 ‘Reserve
Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87’Post update
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
87’Post update
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85 ‘Post update
Ferran Torres (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85 ‘Post update
Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
84’Post update
Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tried a through ball but Raheem Sterling was caught offside.
84’Post update
Hand of Anthony Martial (Manchester United).
81’Post update
Corner, Manchester City. Corner committed by Luke Shaw.
81’Post update
Auction rejected. Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
79 ‘Reserve
Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79’Post update
Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79’Post update
Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
74 ‘Substitution
Change, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Mason Greenwood.
72’Post update
Corner, Manchester City. Corner committed by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
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