IT’S derby day in Manchester – and Pep Guardiola’s men have taken the spoils.
Ole’s side were hoping for a positive start, but fell behind early after Eric Bailly diverted a Cancelo cross past David De Gea.
And despite United going close through Cristiano Ronaldo, De Gea’s heroics couldn’t keep City at bay as Bernardo poked in a second right on the stroke of half-time.
The reigning champions were never really troubled as United failed to fire again infront of their home fans, who booed their side off at the final whistle.
- Final score: Man Utd 0-2 Man City
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THAT’S ALL FOLKS
Thank you for keeping up with our live coverage of Manchester United versus Manchester City at Old Trafford.
City got the better of their rivals 2-0 in a hugely impressive performance from Pep Guardiola’s side.
Credit: Reuters Solskjaer’s shellshocked Man Utd side showed shades of the performance they put in against Liverpool a fortnight ago in that humiliating 5-0 defeat.
They were miles off the pace and City didn’t have to play anywhere near their best to be able to comfortably beat the Red Devils.
City are now three points off the top with that win, while league leaders Chelsea are currently taking on Burnley at Stamford Bridge.
Credit: Getty United are now six points behind City after just eleven games and the pressure on Solskjaer’s shoulders has never been higher.
The Man Utd players will now depart for the international break and return to face Watford on 20 November.
This will mark the start of a crucial run of games for the Red Devils, where they’ll face Villarreal, Chelsea and Arsenal and need wins urgently to turn things around.
Credit: Getty Meanwhile, Man City take on Everton, PSG and West Ham next and will have ambitions of closing the gap on Chelsea at the top over the coming weeks.
That’s all from us this afternoon. See you next time.
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Man Utd have lost eight home games in a calendar year for the first time in over 30 years.
Old Trafford is not the fortress it once was and Solskjaer just can’t seem to keep his side from losing at home, despite their impressive away form.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed on Sky Sports that he felt Man Utd’s slow start was what killed them.
Utd have developed a reputation for starting poorly in games and keep finding themselves a goal behind, particularly at Old Trafford.
Solskjaer said: “Very difficult to talk now, because we started the game off badly.
“[We were] passive and when they got the first goal… it was always going to be a difficult game anyway, but going one-nil down was hard.”
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Here’s another look at Bernardo Silva’s bizarre goal on the stroke of half-time.
Cancelo floated the ball towards the back post after Wan-Bissaka failed to close him down on the edge of the box.
And Luke Shaw seemingly decides to leave it, thinking there’s no one behind him at the back post.
But Bernardo Silva sneaks in behind him and gets a last ditch poke of the ball towards goal, which De Gea should have kept out.
But somehow, the Spaniard fumbled it and it crept in to double City’s lead.
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Roy Keane was highly critical of Man Utd’s defending at half-time, claiming they need to make some drastic changes to improve their form.
He said: “These are international footballers, I can’t understand the defending. I give up…”
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Joao Cancelo was absolutely superb for Man City today, creating the chances for both of Man City’s goals and caused Aaron Wan-Bissaka all kinds of problems.
The Portuguese full-back, alongside Kyle Walker, kept the team’s width nice and wide by constantly getting forward to overlap the City wingers and get crosses in the box.
An outstanding showing from Cancelo this afternoon.
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Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand pointed out that Utd almost scored two own goals, with Bailly’s block going in and Lindelof’s block saved by De Gea.
They only had one single shot on target, meaning they gave De Gea a harder time than they did Ederson.
The Spanish shot stopper had to make a handful of superb saves, but was then at fault for Bernardo Silva’s goal on the stroke of half time.
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Former Utd midfielder, who once played under Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich, felt Utd were far too passive in their play.
They struggled to get on the ball at all and when they did, were seemingly incapable of creating any real chances.
They had just one shot on target and Ederson will never have had an easier time in goal in a Manchester derby.
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The stats say it all.
Man Utd barely got a kick and had just five shots throughout the entire game.
City were excellent and put in a really assured performance, but they didn’t need to be at their best to beat their rivals today.
Pep’s side kept the ball and were patient and never really had to play at more than 70 percent, with such little threat offered by Man Utd.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPP!!!!!!!!
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Michael Oliver blows his whistle and brings an end to a dream afternoon for Pep Guardiola and a nightmare for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
City dominant. United poor. A much deserved win for the visitors, who looked like they never had to get out of second gear.
City could have gone for the jugular and looked to humiliate United in a similar way to Liverpool in the second-half, but they showed mercy.
Instead, they just kept the ball and made United suffer, with the home side barely getting a touch in the second half.
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90+4 – Bruno Fernandes puts a perfect ball into the box and Ronaldo gets his head on it, but it’s really well blocked by John Stones.
That should be it…
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90+3 – There’s been a big exodus at Old Trafford and there are plenty of empty seats already, with full-time still a minute or so away.
City couldn’t be more comfortable and Utd have shown absolutely nothing in this second half.
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90+1 – Cancelo is given Sky Sports’ man of the match award by Gary Neville.
He put in the crosses for both City goals and has been unplayable this afternoon.
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89 – The City fans are really making themselves heard now in the away end.
YELLOW CARD! Ronaldo is booked for a foul on Kevin De Bruyne.
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87 – Gabriel Jesus goes down in the Utd box and demands a penalty, but Michael Oliver has none of it.
VAR check is complete and Alex Telles does get a nick on the ball, so City have to accept just a corner.
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85 – Five minutes to go and Man Utd are incredibly passive here.
They just can’t get anywhere near City and John Stones nearly makes it three from a corner, but sends it wide.
The home side look shellshocked.
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83 – The City fans are singing “Ole’s at the wheel” here and making a real mockery of the Norwegian.
They Utd fans gave their loudest cheer of the game so far just moments before when van de Beek won the ball back in midfield with a good tackle.
The Dutchman then did a lovely piece of skill before passing the ball forward.
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81 – CLOSE! City break and Foden finds himself charging towards the Utd goal and has a shot from the edge of the box.
It clips the post and narrowly goes wide and Pep Guardiola has his head in his hands.
City very nearly found a third there.
MAN UTD SUBSTITUTION:
The Dutchman is thrown on as Utd’s last sub and gets a great reception from the home fans.
He’s got just ten minutes here to convince his manager that he deserves more minutes.
ON: Donny van de Beek.
OFF: Fred.
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76 – City create a good chance in the Utd box and it falls for De Bruyne on the volley after Cancelo crossed it in.
But the Belgian made a real pig’s ear out of it and it went out for a Utd goal kick.
The City fans are letting out cheers of ‘Ole’ with every pass their team makes.
United well and truly second best here and running out of ideas fast.
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74 – City are well and truly on top here and are enjoying just keeping the ball and frustrating Man Utd.
The away side aren’t desperately trying to add to their goals, but are building up patiently and waiting for the gaps to appear.
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71 – Utd still haven’t made the Telles for Shaw substitution and Shaw is down on the pitch again.
Telles gets stripped quickly and will come on for Shaw.
It’s classified as a concussion sub, which means Utd can still make another change.
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69 – City are breaking the game up quite a bit now and making it difficult for Utd to get on the ball and make anything happen.
Pep Guardiola’s side showing some solid game management here and look more than comfortable.
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66 – Luke Shaw is down injured and it looks like Alex Telles is getting ready to come on, on his behalf.
He took a blow to the face and looks like he might be a little bit dazed.
Telles isn’t quite ready, so Shaw continues for the time being.
MAN UTD SUBSTITUTION:
A difficult afternoon for Mason Greenwood, who has struggled to make the kind of impact we’ve seen him make so far this season.
Rashford will likely go over to the left wing, meaning Sancho can play on his favoured right side.
OFF: Mason Greenwood.
ON: Marcus Rashford.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
