Mahrez breaks the "jinx" against United with a double.. De Bruyne leads City to a big win in the Manchester derby
Algerian international Riyad Mahrez broke the barrier of jinx in his confrontations with Manchester United and scored two wonderful goals to participate in leading his Manchester City team in the English city derby by defeating his neighbor United 4/1 on Sunday in the twenty-eighth stage of the English Football League.
Manchester City took an important new step on the way to defending its title, as it raised its score to 69 points in the lead, six points ahead of Liverpool, who played one game less than the leaders.
Manchester United's balance froze at 47 points in fifth place, after he suffered his first defeat in his last nine matches in the competition, his second defeat against his neighbor City in the English Premier League this season, as the first leg match ended between them at Old Trafford, the stronghold of Manchester United, zero / 2 .
Belgium international midfielder Kevin De Bruyne scored two goals and assisted to lead City to a valuable victory in the Manchester derby. Mahrez scored his first goal against Manchester United today, knowing that he played his 12th match against the Red Devils today.
Manchester City ended the first half in their favour, with two goals scored by De Bruyne in the fifth and 28th minutes, compared to a goal scored by Jadon Sancho in the 22nd minute.
In the second half, Mahrez added the third goal for City in the 68th minute to get rid of the scoring sterility that afflicted him in the previous 11 matches against this team, before scoring the second goal for him and the fourth for the team in the first minute of overtime.
Today's match was a good preparation for Manchester City before its expected match against Sporting Lisbon next Wednesday in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.
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