The Red Devils have been productive on the field of play just like we’ve seen from the Manchester Derby finale.
However, they still trail the English Champions based on the points amassed on the League standings.
The defeat may have raised eyebrows as to the future of Spanish boss Pep Guardiola continuing at the club. But with their performance in the UEFA Champions League against Real Madrid situation may be difference as they look forward to the next game at the weekend.
With the result at hand as Manchester United was 2-0 winners over the Citizens, we evaluate the interesting statistical analysis and match features as regards to the game.
Shots On Target:
United – 5
City – 4
The rivalry between both sides ensured that their was an interesting result as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men scored twice in this fixture.
The home side (Manchester United) have 5 shots on target as compared to City’s 4 shots on target as the case may be from the contest.
Shots Off Target:
United – 2
City – 2
Due to the increased attacking features relevant in this fixture the two teams culminated about 4 shots off target.
The two teams (United and City) have got 2 shots off target a piece in the game. This was a result of the closely contested affair both sides endured in the course of the derby.
Possession:
United – 27%
City – 73%
Manchester United might have won 2-0 but the Citizens deserve the respect and the credit for having bossed proceeding in the match.
The Red Devils would be delighted team the most even as Ederson howler plays a big part in forcing a 2-0 defeat on the better (looking) playing Manchester City side.
Corners:
United – 2
City – 11
The frenetic intrigues in the match ensured that 13 corner-kicks were recorded in the game.
Manchester United may have gotten 2 corner-kicks to their name but Pep Guardiola’s men have 11 corner-kicks.
This underlined their attacking strength in the match though they could not find the net on this occasion.
Offsides:
United – 1
City – 2
The offside calls in the game was about 3 as the match referee intended to moderate the match to a sustainable extent. This got United flagged for offside once in the game as compared to City 2 calls for offside.
This was as a result of positional agitation as lots of tension played out in the tie.
Fouls:
United – 11
City – 9
The intense match encounter between these two sides produced a lot of physical challenges. The contest sparked into life as Anthony Martial scored the opening goal of the match.
This ensured that 20 fouls was in place in the game. This got United record 11 fouls as compared to Manchester City’s 9 fouls in the match.
Goal Kick
United – 6
City – 3
The number of goal-kick culminated in the match was 9 goal-kicks. This got Manchester City record 3 goal-kicks as compared to the 6 goal-kicks that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side had in the game.
This proved decisive and calculative as United won 2-0 thus sealing the maximum three points in the process.
