Manchester United beat the expectations and exploded a surprise, and obstructed the wonderful start of its neighbor and host Manchester City, the one-man at the top of the English Premier League, by beating him 2-0 in his home on Sunday in the 27th round of the Premier League.
And at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, United prevented neighbors and rival City from continuing the record-breaking march this season and inflicted their first defeat in more than 100 days.
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Manchester United raised its score to 54 points to regain second place in the competition table, one point ahead of Leicester City.
United reduced the lead with leaders City to 11 points, to disrupt their path to regain the title and spark the competition for the lead relatively.
Manchester City had Yemen itself to continue its successful start and successive victories to approach a new step towards winning the competition title for the third time in the last four seasons.
But Manchester United dealt a heavy blow to its neighbor by beating him today with two clean goals, which were scored by Bruno Fernandez and Luke Shaw in the second minute of a penalty kick and 50.
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Today, Manchester City suffered the third consecutive defeat in the Manchester derby at home, where the team lost 1-0 to United in the second leg of the English Professional League Cup last season and lost 1-2 in its match against United at the Etihad Stadium in the first round of the English Premier League. Last season.
Among the last six Derby games Manchester City fought at the Etihad Stadium, the team won one victory over United, and this was 3-1 in the Premier League in November 2018.
United prevented City from extending the record that they hold, as the goal of United in the second minute of the match was the first time that the team conceded the net before conceding the net of his opponent after 19 consecutive league games in which City was the first to score in its league matches.
The last time Manchester City defeated the first in the league was when it lost to Tottenham 0-2, noting that it was also the last game the team lost in various tournaments.
United also prevented his neighbor City from extending his record in the number of victories achieved in various tournaments, where the team suffered defeat today after 21 consecutive victories in various tournaments, which is also a record for the English Premier League teams.
Manchester City suffered a defeat today to stop his wonderful career this season after he kept his record free of defeats in the last 28 matches he played before today's match, knowing that he achieved 25 victories in these matches compared to 3 draws.
The team had just its record in the number of consecutive games in which it kept its record free of defeats, as the team maintained its record free of defeats in 28 consecutive games during the period from April 27 to December 3, 2017 under the leadership of its current coach Spaniard Josep Guardiola, too.
Before today's match, Manchester City did not lose any match since it fell to Tottenham 0-2 on November 21, so that the team kept its record free of defeats in various tournaments over the course of 105 days before it fell in the Manchester derby.