Manchester United defeat archrivals Manchester City at Old Trafford as hostility ensued at the weekend. It was a frenetic encounter as both EPL giants clashed on the playing turf.
The Red Devils had done well as they scored twice despite the absence of star forward Marcus Rashford from the game.
This could be ascribed to Bruno Fernandes brilliance as well as Anthony Martial’s improvision in the final third as they have performed at a reputable level for the club (Manchester United).
With the result already in United’s favour, we evaluate the significant lessons from the game.
MANCHESTER CITY LIKE CHELSEA
Manchester City may have become like Chelsea based on the numbers of times they have met and lost to Manchester United this season. Chelsea have met Manchester United three times losing all three as the Citizens have done the same losing three times to their Manchester rivals.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would be delighted by this feat as they’ve improved drastically with the aim for a top four finish this season.
EDERSON’S HOWLER COSTLY FOR MANCHESTER CITY
Manchester City undone by Manchester United 2-0 at Old Trafford. But the score line would have been mild and respectful as the case may have been for Pep Guardiola’s men.
With United leading 1-0 towards the end of they game the Citizens Brazilian goalkeeper miscued his effort and this proved costly at that point in the match.
This got Scott Mc Tominay profiting and scoring from the situation as the Red Devils walks away with head held high against the Noisy Neighbours.
MARTIAL WITH A RESPONSE
The French man brought out the beauty and the juice in the contest as he connected pretty well from as set-piece to open the scoring in the match. It was the perfect start for Manchester United much as manger Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would have wanted as they trail Chelsea on the League table.
This lead them to a 2-0 win in the match proceedings as Scottish midfielder McTominay scored to produce the beauty out of the contest between the Red Devils and Manchester City.
