Manchester City conquers Manchester United 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

MANCHESTER. Manchester City succeeded in turn the tables against Manchester United.

November 21, 2023

MANCHESTER. Manchester City managed to reverse the score against Manchester United. It was Manchester United to score first with a goal from Katie Zelem. Notwithstanding, later Manchester City found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Jill Roord (34′), Lauren Hemp (35′) and Khadija Shaw (55′).

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Cheryl Foster. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.08 degrees Celsius or 51.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.

Match Statistics

Manchester United W

1 - 3

Manchester City W

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

15 Total 17
5 On Target 8
5 Off Target 5
5 Shots blocked 4

56 Attack 59
32 Dangerous attack 38
65 Ball safe 71

1 Penalties 0
3 Corners 9

Fouls

11 Total 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Manchester City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the contest.

Manchester United shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City shot 17 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 1 yellow card (Melvine Malard). Regarding the opposition, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Alex Greenwood and Laia Aleixandri).

Match Timeline

K. Zelem(penalty)

21'

Alex Greenwood- Yellow

34'

Jill Roord(goal)Chloe Kelly

35'

Lauren Hemp(goal)Khadija Shaw

J. Riviere- sub ->Nikita Parris

46'

48'

Laia Aleixandri- Yellow

55'

Khadija Monifa Shaw(goal)

M. Malard- Yellow

68'

Lucía García- sub ->Melvine Malard

68'

72'

Laia Aleixandri(yellowredcard)

75'

Kerstin Casparij- sub ->Khadija Shaw

H. Miyazawa- sub ->Ella Toone

77'

R. Williams- sub ->Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund

77'

83'

Laura Coombs- sub ->Chloe Kelly

83'

S. Houghton- sub ->Yui Hasegawa

89'

M. Fowler- sub ->Lauren Hemp

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Manchester United will stay with 12 points like Tottenham W to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City will have 13 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester United will host Chelsea W on the 18th of May with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Chelsea W (1 draw).

Manchester City will play away agasint Aston Villa W on the 18th of May with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (1 draw).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United W

M. Earps 27.England

7.0

M. Le Tissier 4.England

6.1

H. Blundell 6.England

7.5

L. Galton 11.England

6.3

M. Turner 21.England

6.7

E. Toone 7.England

6.6

77'

M. Malard 9.France

6.4

68'

K. Zelem 10.England

8.1

21'

L. Naalsund 16.Norway

7.0

77'

N. Parris 22.England

6.6

46'

Geyse 23.Brazil

6.8

Substitutes

Safia Middleton-Patel 39.Wales

P. Tullis-Joyce 91.United States

J. Riviere 14.Canada

7.5

46'

G. Evans 15.Wales

H. Ladd 12.Wales

H. Miyazawa 20.Japan

6.6

77'

Lucía García 17.Spain

7.1

68'

R. Williams 28.England

6.7

77'

Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marc Skinner decided to play with the following team: Mary Earps (7.0), Hannah Jayne Blundell (7.5), Millie Turner (6.7), Maya Le Tissier (6.1), Leah Galton (6.3), Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund (7.0), Katie Zelem (8.1), Melvine Malard (6.4), Ella Toone (6.6), Nikita Parris (6.6) and Geyse da Silva (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Hayley Ladd, Jayde Riviere (7.5), Gemma Evans, Lucía García (7.1), Hinata Miyazawa (6.6), Rachel Williams (6.7), Safia Middleton-Patel and Phallon Tullis-Joyce.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Ella Toone for Hinata Miyazawa (77′), Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund for Rachel Williams (77′), Melvine Malard for Lucía García (68′) and Nikita Parris for Jayde Riviere (46′).

Best player: Katie Zelem

The most impressive player for Manchester United was Katie Zelem.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 62 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City W

K. Keating 35.England

7.5

Laia Aleixandri 4.Spain

6.0

48'

Alex Greenwood 5.England

7.0

21'

Leila Ouahabi 15.Spain

7.0

A. Kennedy 33.Australia

7.5

Chloe Kelly 9.England

7.3

83'

Lauren Hemp 11.England

7.5

89'

35'

Filippa Angeldal 12.Sweden

7.1

Jill Roord 20.Netherlands

8.1

34'

Yui Hasegawa 25.Japan

7.1

83'

Khadija Monifa Shaw 21.Jamaica

8.4

75'

55'

Substitutes

S. MacIver 22.Scotland

S. Houghton 6.England

6.7

83'

Esme Beth Morgan 14.England

Kerstin Casparij 18.Netherlands

6.8

75'

Laura Coombs 7.England

6.1

83'

Julie Blakstad 41.Norway

M. Fowler 8.Australia

6.4

89'

Deyna Castellanos 10.Venezuela

J. Park 16.England

Also Manchester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gareth Taylor played with: Khiara Keating (7.5), Laia Aleixandri (6.0), Alanna Kennedy (7.5), Alex Greenwood (7.0), Leila Ouahabi (7.0), Jill Roord (8.1), Yui Hasegawa (7.1), Chloe Kelly (7.3), Filippa Angeldahl (7.1), Lauren Hemp (7.5) and Khadija Shaw (8.4).

These were the players on the bench: Stephanie Houghton (6.7), Laura Coombs (6.1), Mary Fowler (6.4), Deyna Castellanos, Esme Morgan, Jessica Park, Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij (6.8), Sandy MacIver and Julie Blakstad.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 4 changes: Khadija Shaw for Kerstin Yasmijn Casparij (75′), Chloe Kelly for Laura Coombs (83′), Yui Hasegawa for Stephanie Houghton (83′) and Lauren Hemp for Mary Fowler (89′).