City shock United and win the Manchester derby with a clean double
Manchester City players celebrate their victory.
Reuters
Manchester City dealt a new blow to its neighbor Manchester United this season, and beat it 2-0 at home, at Old Trafford, yesterday, in the Manchester derby, in the eleventh stage of the English Football League.
The defeat doubled the pressure on Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, as the team suffered its fourth defeat against one draw and one win in its last six matches in the competition.
Manchester United's balance froze at 17 points in fifth place, taking a new step away from the struggle for the top positions. Manchester City quickly regained its balance in the competition after the sudden defeat against Crystal Palace in the previous stage, and the team returned to crowding out Chelsea and Liverpool, raising its score to 23 points, and advancing to second place in the competition table, two points behind Chelsea, and one point in front of Liverpool, waiting for the rest of the results. stage matches. Manchester City translated its complete superiority and possession of the ball in the first half, which amounted to more than 68%, into two clean goals, the first came through friendly fire. Manchester City advanced with a goal scored by Ivorian Eric Bailly, Manchester United's own goal in the seventh minute, then Bernardo Silva scored the second goal in the 45th minute.
Manchester City has become the team that has achieved the most victories over United at Old Trafford in the English Premier League, with eight victories, compared to seven victories achieved by Liverpool over United in this stadium.
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