As a guest at Etihad Stadium, MU unexpectedly defeated the home team, which was considered stronger, Man City.

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The Red Devils continued to show momentum after their victory over Tottenham in round 15. In this round (round 16), MU continued their triumphant victory over another team in the top 6, Manchester City.

Coming as a guest on Man City’s field, MU soon signaled a hard day’s work for the home team with Daniel James’s finish in the first minute.

In the 23rd minute, from an individual dribble attempt, Rashford gave MU an 11m penalty.

In the second half, despite their best efforts, all Man City could do was a header to shorten the 1-2 gap from Otamendi.

Final: Man City 1-2 MU

Man City vs MU lineup

Man City: Ederson, Walker, Fernandinho, Stones, Angelino, Rodri, De Bruyne, D Silva, B Silva, Jesus, Sterling

M.U: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Lingard, James, Rashford, Martial

TIME OUT – Final Man City 1-2 Man Utd.

90+: During the remaining time of the match, Man City used all their strength to pressure MU, but the Red Devils still fully preserved the net.

85′: IN IN IN IN

Otamendi suddenly scored 1 goal back for Man City

72′: NO GOAL

Mahrez took a corner kick, Otamendi was the one who rushed in to head the ball.

59′: NO

Martial quickly shot but was blocked by Walker

51′: DANGER

It was De Bruyne’s turn to threaten MU’s goal.

49′: NO

David Silva suddenly shot towards De Gea’s goal.

START 2nd HALF

END OF ROUND 1

42′: NO

Man City in recent minutes has mainly had opportunities from free kicks.

38′: NO GOAL!!!

The opportunity could be said to be Man City’s most favorable in the first half. De Bruyne eliminated the MU defense with a perfect high pass. Unfortunately, Jesus headed the ball wide of the goal.

29′: IN IN IN IN

The coordination between James and Martial was so beautiful.

26′: DANGER

It was Rashford again, third chance in less than 5 minutes, this time Ederson stood still but the crossbar denied Rashford’s perfect curler.

25′: DO NOT ENTER

Rashford had the opportunity to score consecutive goals right after the opening goal, but unfortunately the English striker’s correction went wide of the goal.

23′: IN IN IN IN

Rashford successfully scored the penalty after he was the one who brought it home.

15′: FINISH

Another powerful shot from Man Utd, this time from Martial.

8′: DO NOT ENTER!!!

Lingard escaped and finished from a tight angle after Rashford’s assist.

6′: DANGER

It was Silva’s turn to have a chance from Sterling’s cross.

2′: NO

Man City had the answer. De Bruyne crossed the line, but the ball was blocked by the MU defense

1′: DO NOT ENTER!!!

MU was surprisingly the team that launched the first shot.

THE GAME BEGINS

Both Man City and MU won sweet victories in the previous round.

Standing up after falling is something both of them have done, especially with MU.

As for Man City, what they can do now is persistently pursue top team Liverpool.

Facing Man Utd at the present time is a real challenge for City.

The fact that the two teams return to form at the right time will be the reason why the derby match on Saturday night – Sunday morning is extremely worth waiting for.

Predicted result: Man City 3-2 Man Utd