English:
United Stuns City in Manchester Derby at Old Trafford
Manchester, England – In an electrifying encounter at Old Trafford, Manchester United triumphed over Manchester City in a derby filled with excitement and controversy. Despite City’s overwhelming possession (68% to 32%), United managed to capitalize on their chances and secure the victory.
The match was marked by intensity, reflected in the numerous yellow cards shown by referee Anthony Taylor: Dalot and Shaw for United, and Rodri, O’Reilly and Lewis for City. Additionally, VAR played a crucial role, disallowing goals from Diallo and Fernandes for United, as well as another from Mount in stoppage time, all for offside.
Despite City’s territorial dominance, with more shots (7 to 11) and corners (5 to 1), United’s effectiveness was key. Mbeumo opened the scoring in the 65th minute, assisted by Fernandes, and Dorgu sealed the match in the 76th minute, with an assist from Cunha. City, despite their efforts, could only register one shot on target throughout the match, highlighting United’s defensive solidity. The match ended with a score of Manchester United 2 – Manchester City 0.
Substitutions manchester city: at minute 46 M. Alleyne came in and N. O’Reilly went out., at minute 46 P. Foden came in and R. Cherki went out., at minute 80 B. Silva came in and T. Reijnders went out., at minute 80 J. Doku came in and R. Ait Nouri went out., at minute 80 E. Haaland came in and D. Mukasa went out.
Substitutions manchester united: at minute 71 B. Mbeumo came in and M. Cunha went out., at minute 81 Casemiro came in and M. Ugarte went out., at minute 90 L. Shaw came in and A. Heaven went out., at minute 90 B. Fernandes came in and M. Mount went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Manchester United
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