The Red Devils, without Cristiano Ronaldo, equalize the initial advantage of the Belgian, then it is Citizens monologue. Guardiola’s team at +6 over Liverpool
The goal of the former Jadon Sancho is of no use to United, who without the injured CR7 (stopped by a hip flexor problem) loses the second derby of the season. In fact, Manchester City won the Etihad Stadium challenge 4-1 and thus consolidated their first place in the Premier League, moving to +6 from Liverpool who, however, played one game less. Decisive, for Guardiola, the braces of Kevin De Bruyne, author of two goals in the first half hour, and Riyad Mahrez, unleashed in the second half. For the Red Devils, this is the fourth winless game in their last six league outings.
THE CHRONICLE
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After the kick-off from referee Oliver, City takes five minutes to take the lead. Driven by the enthusiasm of the home crowd, Bernardo Silva reaches the far left and manages to cross between three opponents: the low pass is good for De Bruyne, who kicks on goal from the edge of the small area and scores 1-0 . A quarter of an hour passes and United draws the score with Sancho, who taking advantage of an opening by Pogba takes the ball, points Walker, jumps him, overtakes Rodri and shoots around the far post. The City does not seem to feel the blow and – after a cross hit by Foden – makes 2-1, again with De Bruyne, on 28 ‘: following the conclusions of Foden and Bernardo, rejected by the opposing defenders, the Belgian sends behind De Gea the ball remained in the middle of the penalty area. In the end of the first half, Foden and Mahrez miss the appointment with the trio, while Sancho kicks high, wasting the chance of a possible draw.
THE SECOND HALF
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Upon returning to the field, Rangnick’s team tries to sting without overreaching, to avoid conceding the 3-1 goal. At 57 ‘City tried a free-kick with Mahrez, who served low shot kicks first from the line, without hitting the goal. The second attempt, however, is the good one: ten minutes later, De Bruyne takes a corner kick from the left, catching the Algerian at the edge of the area. The former Leicester tries again with a left-handed counterbalance and this time puts the ball to the right of De Gea. In the final, after an overhead kick from Cancelo, Mahrez signs the poker with a left-handed to cross: served on the run by Gundogan, the 31-year-old pulls power and hits the opposing goalkeeper in the face, unable to stop the 4-1 shot .
The situation
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The defeat against Guardiola’s team sent Maguire and his teammates out of the Champions-League zone, due to Arsenal’s success against Watford (3-2, with goals from Odegaard, Saka and Martinelli). After twenty-eight days, the ranking thus scores 48 points for the Gunners, followed by United (47), West Ham (45) and Tottenham (42). The teams of Conte and Arteta, however, still have three matches to recover.
March 6 – 7:59 pm
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