The sufferings of the whole season were transmuted into unbridled euphoria on Sunday at Old Trafford. Manchester United, with goals from Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay, knocked down a City with notorious defensive problems (2-0). Before the attentive gaze of Sir Alex Ferguson, the red devils completed the league double before their eternal adversary, whom they already knocked down in the first round at Etihad Stadium (1-2).

It has taken 10 years for the two-time European Cup champion to capture his dominance with two league wins against City. And five to repeat the last victory in his fief, then with Louis van Gaal in the bank, in front of the hated neighbor.

A Sunday that Pep Guardiola, a victim of the slowness and mistakes of Nicolás Otamendi and Fernandinho, must soon forget, the centrals to which he must also turn to Real Madrid in the Champions League in two weeks. The seventh defeat of the course leaves the title even more at hand for Liverpool, which only needs six points in the last nine days to claim champion.

Ederson's mistakes

The first goal came at half an hour with a rehearsed play, when Bruno Fernandes, the great revelation since his arrival in January, threw a foul for Anthony Martial to surprise Petrified Ederson with a volley. It was not the only error of the Brazilian goalkeeper, because only a few minutes later he caused another strophe with a bad delivery to Joao Cancelo that he himself had to urgently correct before Martial doubled the advantage.

The men of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who came from nine games without knowing defeat, were much more energetic against a City unable to transform their usual ball circulation into a clear danger to David de Gea.

On the fifth step

After the break, the crash became bland and the visitors had to do without Sergio Agüero, victim of a blow to the right leg. The last pifia of Ederson, who gave McTominay 2-0 when he made a mistake in the kick-off, was the sad epilogue 'citizen'.

In the stands the scenes of joy followed. After the previous draw of Wolverhampton Wanderers, United rises to fifth place, which could be worth the access to the next Champions if the City's appeal against UEFA does not prosper.

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