Two weeks after losing in Brighton (2-1), Manchester City received his neighbor United at the Etihad Stadium, on behalf of the 4th day of the Premier League. For this meeting in the face of Red DevilsPep Guardiola was to do without Cherki, AĂŻt-Nouri and Marmoush, all injured. Side United, Amad Diallo – Double scorer in the derby last season – was aligned in place of Cunha, forfeit for several weeks, in attack.
Under the rainy sky of Manchester, City very early put pressure on the defense of visitors, with a first attempt by Haaland (1st), too crossed. The opportunities quickly multiplied on the Bayindir cages, very close to a blunder after a missed control (8th). Finally, after a very big work by Doku, Phil Foden placed an unstoppable head to open the scoring (18th, 1-0) and scored his first league goal since January 25 against Chelsea. Defensively, Ruben Dias and his family were not worried more than that, since they conceded only one shot on framed during the first 45 minutes.
Haaland as a boss, first Cleen-Sheet for Donnarumma
In the second act, the first City foray was fatal. Following a touch, Doku is found at the heart of the defense of Red Devils. The Belgian then finds Erling Haaland, in the back of Shaw, who went to beat Bayindir with a stung ball to make the break (2-0, 53rd). The Norwegian international was even very close to the double, two minutes later, after dribbling the Turkish goalkeeper, but his attempt was finally stopped by the post. The formation of Ruben Amorim tried to react with the volley of Mbeumo, excellent rejected by Donnarumma (61st), before undergoing once again, lightning Haaland.
Following a loss of ball in the midfield, Bernado Silva launched the former Dortmund player face-to-face against Bayindir. The 25-year-old striker was not asked to score his 90th goal for his 101st Premier League match and seal the victory of his family (68th, 3-0). Mbeumo had the opportunity to reduce the brand, after a center of Diallo, but the Cameroonian lacked the inevitable (84th). Donnarumma and Manchester City therefore spent a quiet afternoon and won (3-0) against the neighbor United, who already continues a second defeat in four days of the Premier League. THE Sky Blues are 8th in the classification, while United is 14th.
