(Dan Tri) – Man Utd and Man City played very closely from start to finish in the 183rd Manchester derby, so the match was quite boring and without goals.
Man Utd and Man City entered the 183rd Manchester derby, in round 12 of the Premier League, with the fear of failure.
The tightness of both sides made attacks difficult. Man Utd had a few shots in the first half but could not pose a danger.
It seemed that both coaches were satisfied with one point, so they used only one substitution.
The 183rd Manchester derby was quite bland as each team only had 2 shots on target
Minute 90+3: Time’s up
Minute 90+1: Rodri finished at the top of the penalty area. The ball went lightly so it wasn’t difficult for De Gea.
Minute 90: Fernandes turned the ball at the top right corner of the penalty area. He finished with his left foot and sent the ball out.
Minute 88: Fernandes turned and finished quickly from in front of the penalty area. The ball was not too strong, so Ederson easily caught it.
Minute 87: Fernandinho received a yellow card for fouling Martial.
Shaw’s timely intervention with Torres
Minute 80: De Bruyne took a free kick for Man City. He hit the ball and bounced back.
Minute 79: Maguire received a yellow card for fouling Jesus from a distance of about 23 meters.
Minute 74: Man Utd made a substitution, Martial replaced Greenwood.
Minute 71: Wan-Bissaka successfully crouched to block Cancelo’s cross from the left side, giving Man City a corner kick.
Man City goalkeeper Ederson
Minute 68: Jesus escaped to receive the ball. Man Utd players thought the Brazilian striker was offside but the referee did not blow the whistle.
Minute 66: Man City made a substitution, Mahrez made way for Torres.
Minute 62: De Bruyne took a free kick from the middle of the field. He hung the ball deep and had no teammates in time to catch the ball.
Shaw’s successful block against Sterling
Minute 54: Pogba cut the ball for Rashford to escape. The English player finished hastily on the left side of the penalty area.
Minute 53: Fernandinho shot from outside the penalty area, the ball was blocked by a Man Utd player.
Minute 52: Greenwood turned the ball past Dias and then finished on the right side of the penalty area.
Rashford was fouled in the penalty area but because he was offside, there was no penalty
Minute 48 – Penalty cancelled: Walker kicked Rashford’s foot in the penalty area.
Minute 46: Man Utd serves the ball
Minute 45+1: End of first half
Minute 44: Man Utd attacked smoothly, Greenwood tried to escape the opponent and finished at the top of the penalty area, Dias promptly covered his teammates with a successful block.
Coach Solskjaer instructs Man Utd players to play
Minute 40: Fernandes took a left corner kick. He hung the ball for Lindelof to head back and send the ball over the bar of Man City’s goal.
Minute 35: Mahrez received the ball unmarked on the right side of the penalty area. He shot and hit De Gea’s foot. De Bruyne kicked the ball over the bar.
Shaw (left) fiercely competes for the ball with De Bruyne (right)
Minute 31: Shaw took a right corner kick, Maguire headed over the bar of Man City’s goal.
Minute 30: Ederson passed the ball up and was blocked by Fernandes.
26th minute: Mahrez pressed the ball for Jesus to shoot down and finish. Being followed closely by Wan-Bissaka, the Brazilian striker finished right away, causing the ball to soar into the stands.
Pogba competes for the ball with Mahrez
Minute 23: Free kick from 23m distance for Man Utd.
Minute 21: Sterling broke through in Man Utd’s penalty area. He finished in the center of the penalty area, but there were still many home team players in front of him, so the ball was blocked.
Minute 15: Fred continued to be in pain after the collision with De Bruyne in the 5th minute. On the sidelines, Matic was warming up.
McTominay rushed to cushion the missed ball near the left post of Man City’s goal
Minute 11: Heart-stopping for Man City, McTominay rushed in and quickly finished near the left post in Man Utd’s corner, but he missed the ball.
Minute 11: Pogba opened the ball for Fernandes to cross into the penalty area.
Minute 6: Fernandinho put his leg on Fernandes, causing the Portuguese player pain.
Minute 4: De Bruyne flicked the outside of his right foot to pass the ball from the left edge toward the middle for Jesus to enter the penalty area.
Minute 2: Shaw joined the attack, he was caught offside by the referee.
Minute 1: Man City serves the ball.
Players from both teams knelt on one knee, a procedure to support the anti-racism movement
00:30 – The match starts
Man City players warm up before the match
Ferran Torres
Stones and Waker, Man City’s English defenders
Silva (left) laughed and joked with teammates
Man Utd players warm up before the match
Man Utd players warm up before the Manchester derby
Lindelof (left) and Maguire (right), Man Utd’s centre-back pair
Fred and Pogba warm up before the 183rd Manchester derby
Mason Greenwood
David De Gea
Starting lineup
Man Utd: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw, Fred, Pogba, McTominay, Fernandes, Rashford, Greenwood
Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Mata, Martial, Telles, Matic, Van de Beek
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Fernandinho (C), De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Jesus
Subs Steffen, Gundogan, Laporte, Bernardo, Torres, Mendy, Foden.
Man City players present at Old Trafford
Pogba and his teammates arrived at Old Trafford
Man Utd players arrive at Old Trafford
Old Trafford before kick-off
Referee: Chris Kavanagh.
Former Man Utd player Rio Ferdinand posted on Twitter: `Please, ManUtd. Make sure Manchester is Red tonight. Don’t allow the Blue side to roam the streets with a smile on their faces!`
Solskjaer spoke up to defend Pogba:
`Of course, I think I said during the week that this is a team game. Pogba is part of this team, he’s very focused on contributing while he’s here,` Solskjaer said.
`He is hungry, he wants to play. He wants to play, he wants to practice. There have been other players who refused to practice or play, of course they are no longer here, but Pogba has never once done so.
Phil Foden shares about the Manchester derby
On the sidelines of the match
Man Utd entered the derby with a bit of pressure, they suffered negative impacts due to just being eliminated from the Champions League, but the `Red Devils` are winning four consecutive matches in the Premier League, they have one point more than Man Utd.
At home, Man Utd is causing huge disappointment.
The `Red Devils` only scored three goals in five home matches (won 1, drew 1, lost 3), two of which were penalties.
Man Utd’s 10 goals against Man City at Old Trafford
Man City has a poor away record this season (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss), scoring an average of only 1.2 goals/match.
Man City is improving their performance with four wins in their last five matches.
Man City’s best goals at Old Trafford
Seven of Bruno Fernandes’ 15 goals for Man Utd were penalties, he scored five goals in the last six matches.
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