Manchester City prevails over Manchester United 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City found a way to reverse the score against Manchester United.

March 4, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnpDbZcyLzE

MANCHESTER. Manchester City was able to reverse the score against Manchester United. It was Manchester United to score first with a goal from Marcus Rashford. However, later Manchester City found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Phil Foden (56′), Phil Foden (80′) and Erling Haaland (90′). Manchester City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Andy Madley with the support of Ian Hussin and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.73 degrees Celsius or 44.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.

Match Statistics

Manchester City

3 - 1

Manchester United

! 74 Ball Possession 26

Shots

27 Total 3
8 On Target 1
8 Off Target 2
11 Shots blocked 0

176 Attack 44
148 Dangerous attack 25
78 Ball safe 61

11 Free Kicks 5
0 Penalties 0
15 Corners 2

Fouls

8 Total 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 74% while Manchester United was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 148 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.

Manchester City shot 27 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (Erik ten Hag and Raphaël Varane).

Match Timeline

Marcus Rashford(goal)Bruno Fernandes

Phil Foden(goal)Rodri

56'

Julián Álvarez- sub ->Jérémy Doku

59'

68'

Raphaël Varane- Yellow

69'

Willy Kambwala- sub ->Jonny Evans

75'

Antony- sub ->Marcus Rashford

Phil Foden(goal)Julián Álvarez

80'

82'

Sofyan Amrabat- sub ->Kobbie Mainoo

Erling Haaland(goal)Rodri

90'

Oscar Bobb- sub ->Phil Foden

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Manchester City has 62 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United will stays with 44 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Liverpool on the 9th of March with a 19-10 head to head in favor of Liverpool (17 draws).

Manchester United will host Everton on the 9th of March with a 24-7 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (12 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City

Ederson 31.Brazil

6.8

Kyle Walker 2.England

7.9

Rúben Dias 3.Portugal

7.1

Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands

7.7

John Stones 5.England

7.0

Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium

7.3

59'

Rodri 16.Spain

9.2

Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium

8.7

Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal

8.4

Phil Foden 47.England

10.1

90'

56', 80'

Erling Haaland 9.Norway

7.1

90'

Substitutes

Stefan Ortega 18.Germany

Josko Gvardiol 24.Croatia

Rico Lewis 82.England

Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland

Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia

Sergio Gómez 21.Spain

Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal

Oscar Bobb 52.Norway

90'

Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina

7.1

59'

Manchester City started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (6.8), Kyle Walker (7.9), Rúben Dias (7.1), Nathan Aké (7.7), Rodri (9.2), John Stones (7.0), Phil Foden (10.1), Bernardo Silva (8.4), Kevin De Bruyne (8.7), Jérémy Doku (7.3) and Erling Haaland (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Mateo Kovacic, Stefan Ortega, Sergio Gómez, Josko Gvardiol, Matheus Nunes, Oscar Bobb, Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji and Julián Álvarez (7.1).

Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Oscar Bobb (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 2 changes: Jérémy Doku for Julián Álvarez (59′) and Phil Foden for Oscar Bobb (90′).

Player of the match: Rodri

The most impressive player for Manchester City was Rodri even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 9.2 with 111 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United

André Onana 24.Cameroon

8.1

Jonny Evans 35.Northern Ireland

7.5

69'

Victor Lindelöf 2.Sweden

6.4

Raphaël Varane 19.France

6.4

68'

Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal

7.3

Scott McTominay 39.Scotland

6.8

Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal

7.1

Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina

6.3

82'

Casimiro 18.Brazil

7.7

Kobbie Mainoo 37.England

7.1

82'

Marcus Rashford 10.England

7.5

75'

Substitutes

Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey

Willy Kambwala 53.France

6.3

69'

Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark

Sofyan Amrabat 4.Morocco

4.4

82'

Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast

Antony 21.Brazil

6.4

75'

Manchester United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Erik ten Hag played with: André Onana (8.1), Diogo Dalot (7.3), Raphaël Varane (6.4), Jonny Evans (7.5), Victor Lindelöf (6.4), Casemiro (7.7), Alejandro Garnacho (6.3), Scott McTominay (6.8), Kobbie Mainoo (7.1), Bruno Fernandes (7.1) and Marcus Rashford (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Altay Bayındır, Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo, Willy Kambwala (6.3), Omari Forson (6.6), Toby Collyer, Habeeb Ogunneye, Sofyan Amrabat (4.4) and Antony (6.4).

Manchester United could not rely on the presence of Willy Kambwala (injured).