Manchester United won 2-0 against Manchester City in Week 28 of the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium which take place on Sunday (7/3).
Man Utd immediately received a penalty when the game had not yet been running for a minute. The referee considered Gabriel Jesus violated Anthony Martial.
As a penalty taker, Bruno Fernandes did a good job. Ederson was able to touch the ball, but could not block the ball into the goal.
Red Devils remain aggressive after winning. In the fourth minute, Luke Shaw opens a shot from inside the penalty area after snatching the ball from Joao Cancelo. Ederson has no trouble catching the ball.
Man City got the first chance in the ninth minute through Ilkay Gundogan’s strike from outside the penalty box.
Man Utd’s quick attack again puts Man City under threat. Ederson returned to appear as a savior in the 17th minute by thwarting Marcus Rashford’s chance.
Man City then bombarded the Man Utd defense. Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Gundogan chasing the visitors’ goal. Likewise Kevin De Bruyne, who opened fire in the 24th minute but was pushed over by Henderson.
Man City’s full control of Man Utd then resulted in Gundogan’s chance in the 38th minute and a chance that Jesus almost completed in the 45th minute.
An opportunity for Rodri to hit the crossbar was Man City’s second-half opener for Man Utd.
A simple counter-attack was shown by Man Utd in the 50th minute. Luke Shaw dribbled to the area and made a one-two pass with Rashford. Shaw then releases the ball into the left corner of the Man City goal. Ederson was silent, the score changed to 2-0 for the Red Devils.
Manchester Red had troublesome Manchester Blue’s defense. The Citizens’ individual defensive performances thwarted the neighbor’s attempt to score the third goal.
The 68th minute Ederson stops Martial’s attempt to strike the ball from inside the penalty area.
Meanwhile, Man City’s attack after attack also failed to change the numbers on the scoreboard, including Phil Foden’s close-range shot in the 75th minute. Likewise with a sharp pass from the wing that Sterling failed to crack.
Man Utd’s strong fortress is one of the reasons Man City has difficulty taking advantage of the moment, even when it has locked up the guest in the final third of the field.
Until the end of the match, the 2-0 score for Man Utd remained at the same time ending Man City’s streak of winning streaks.
