Manchester United secured the most dramatic of 2-1 victories over rivals Manchester City on Sunday.
Having fallen behind to Josko Gvardiol’s first-half header, United looked set to taste defeat before City collapsed in spectacular fashion once again. Bruno Fernandes netted from the spot with five minutes to go, moments before Amad Diallo tapped home a winner to hand Pep Guardiola’s side an eighth defeat in their last 11 games.
How the game unfolded
Man City set out to dominate possession early on but United pressed well and frustrated their hosts, although their cause was hampered 14 minutes in when Mason Mount slumped to the turf and ultimately limped off injured.
It took 21 minutes for the first shot to arrive. Phil Foden collected the ball on the edge of the penalty area and fizzed a volley wide of Andre Onana’s post. The Englishman saw another effort deflected wide soon after and Ruben Dias headed over from the ensuing corner.
Amad’s blushes were spared when the sight off the offside flag saw everyone quickly move on from the fact he had just dragged a one-on-one with Ederson wide in what was unofficially United’s first chance.
With ten minutes remaining in the half, City took the lead. A deflected cross fizzed into the box and was met perfectly by Gvardiol, who steered his header into the back of the net to put City ahead at the interval.
There was more life about United in the second half and Ederson was finally involved in proceedings as he pulled out a diving save to deny Amad, whose effort was going wide and left United still searching for their first shot on target.
Fernandes should have tied things up with 17 minutes to go when he was played in behind by Hojlund, but the captain’s chipped effort was scuffed agonisingly wide of the post.
Kobbie Mainoo headed over as United’s search for an equaliser entered the final ten minutes but, with five minutes to go, they were rewarded with a penalty when a poor back-pass from Matheus Nunes sent Amad through on goal. His desperate retreat ultimately saw Nunes clatter into the United winger and concede a penalty. Up stepped Fernandes, who made no mistake.
The City collapse levelled up almost straight after when Amad managed to flick the ball around a helpless Ederson and send a volley trickling over the line in the dying embers to seal a stunning three points.
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