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(Manchester City 0-2 Manchester United) Pep Guardiola and Manchester City reached the 185th Manchester derby with 21 consecutive victories. Against the city’s rival, there was an abrupt stop.
The still excellent league leader has been unstoppable as of late, but City’s crazy streak – 21 straight wins and 28 unbeaten in all tournaments – came to an abrupt halt when Manchester United took the trip to heavenly part of the city.
At the same time, Manchester United’s series continues: they have now played 22 away games without losing.
– I’m very happy. I think we defended very well, and we were more like ourselves on offense, Ole Gunnar Solskjær tells the BBC, saying he thinks the maligned Anthony Martial was the best on the field.
– This was Anthony as we know him: strong and positive, and he challenges other players. I am very happy on his behalf, says Solskjær.
11 points now separate the two Manchester clubs. After the match, Solskjær was asked if the Red Devils kept the gold match with the derby winner alive.
– No. We take one game at a time. They are too early for us to catch up. They have been fantastic, says Solskjær.
The sun is hailed
– A fantastic victory and an excellent performance from Manchester United. Excellent defensively and always dangerous in counterattacks. Ole’s perfect management, writes Match of the Day host and former England striker Gary Lineker Twitter.
– Tactic “Spot on” by Ole Gunnar Solskjær. He hit the mark by taking Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gündogan out of the game. City were frustrated, says former main player Robbie Savage on BBC Radio 5 Live.
After just 101 seconds of play, the ball was in the net after a Bruno Fernandes penalty, before Luke Shaw doubled the lead and set the final score at 2-0 after the break.
“Pep Guardiola will probably admit that City lost today to the best team,” said Sky Sports expert and former Manchester United player Gary Neville.
The two managers ended up in a heated argument on the sidelines in the second half. The cause is not yet known.
With the victory, Ole Gunnar Solskjær overcame Manchester United’s painful trend towards the top six:
For the first time since the 1-6 humiliation against Tottenham in October, Manchester United found the net against one of the top six clubs in the Premier League:
Pangstart in the match
Solskjær and Manchester United got off to a dream start to the derby, because after just 35 seconds of play, Anthony Taylor signaled the penalty spot. Gabriel Jesus fouled opponent Anthony Martial, and from the penalty spot Bruno Fernandes made a great start for the Reds.
The penalty was awarded after 35 seconds of play and at 101 seconds the ball was in the goal: never before had Manchester City conceded a goal so early in the Etihad.
Ederson dived the right way and put a couple of fingers on the ball, but it wasn’t enough to keep the ball out.
KEY – AGAIN: As so many times before, Bruno Fernández set the tone for Manchester United. Here he claps after sending the red devils to the head after 101 seconds. Photo: Laurence Griffiths / PA Wire
Manchester City seemed shocked. The Red Devils had very high pressure and City looked a bit stressed, but after Ederson saved a Luke Shaw attempt, Pep Guardiola’s men got rid of the starting problems and took over more or less completely.
The stars of the City fired shot after shot; Ilkay Gündogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Riyad Mahrez tried their luck. What did not go over or out was removed by acting cage keeper Dean Henderson.
FRUSTRATED: It was a hard day’s work for Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City. Photo: Peter Powell / PISCINA / EPA POOL
Goal drought ended
One might have expected City to pick up where it left off after the break, but again it was the guests of the Reds, the red part of the city, who got off to the best start. This time it took more than 101 seconds, because after 50 minutes of play Luke Shaw hit it 2-0.
Manchester United counterattacked and Marcus Rashford played in favor of Shaw, who from the edge of 16 meters splashed the ball in the far corner. Just before, Rodrigo had a shot that went to the post.
And just like in the first half: after a Manchester United lead, Manchester City increasingly took over.
Backup Phil Foden was close, as was Raheem Sterling. Even John Stones was dangerous from the start. But Manchester City, who have seemed like a team that can’t stop scoring, suddenly lacked the precision and efficiency that have made them magnificent league leaders.
At the same time, he released for Manchester United that ended the goal drought. They had played 4 hours and 45 minutes without knowledge online before it was released after 101 seconds against the city rival.
– Today we did everything almost perfectly, says Bruno Fernandes to Sky Sports after the game.
The case is being updated.
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