MANCHESTER. Manchester City annihilates Manchester United 4-1 with goals of K. De Bruyne (5′), K. De Bruyne (28′), R. Mahrez (68′) and R. Mahrez (90′). Regarding the opposition, Manchester United scored with J. Sancho (22′). Manchester City was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (69%) 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 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver who was helped by Simon Bennett and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 23 Total 5
- 10 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 127 Attack 54
- 79 Dangerous attack 24
- 94 Ball safe 66
- 16 Free Kicks 9
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Manchester City had a superior ball possession 69% while Manchester United was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 23 times, 10 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Manchester United received 1 yellow card (H. Maguire).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Manchester City will have 69 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United will stay with 47 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Crystal Palace on the 14th of March with a 15-3 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).
Manchester United will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 12th of March with a 22-7 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (9 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
80'
5', 28'
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson , Kyle Walker , John Stones , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Riyad Mahrez , Phil Foden and Jack Grealish .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Carson, Luke Mbete, James McAtee, Gabriel Jesus, İlkay Gündoğan , Raheem Sterling, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fernandinho and Liam Delap.
Substitutions
Manchester City made only 1 change substituting K. De Bruyne for I. Gundogan (80′).
Best player: Kevin De Bruyne
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 2 goals, 41 passes (92% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United
63'
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ralf Rangnick played with: David De Gea , Aaron Wan-Bissaka , Victor Lindelöf , Harry Maguire , Alex Telles , Scott McTominay , Fred , Anthony Elanga , Paul Pogba , Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nemanja Matić, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Diogo Dalot, Marcus Rashford , Jesse Lingard , Hannibal Mejbri, Dean Henderson and Juan Mata.
Substitutions
Manchester United made 2 changes: A. Elanga for J. Lingard (64′) and P. Pogba for M. Rashford (64′).
Best player: Scott McTominay
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Scott McTominay.
His rating is with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Manchester City – Manchester United – 4-1
- Watford – Arsenal – 2-3
