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Manchester City put the pressure back on Manchester United’s struggling manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as they cruised to victory with almost embarrassing ease at Old Trafford.
City’s win may not have been as emphatic as Liverpool’s magnificent 5-0 victory here in United’s last home league game but the gulf between the sides was certainly as wide.
Solskjaer and United got off to the worst possible start when Eric Bailly turned Joao Cancelo’s cross into his own net after seven minutes and it was only the brilliance of keeper David de Gea that somehow kept City at bay until the final seconds of the first half.
De Gea produced a string of brilliant saves, denying Cancelo twice as well as Gabriel Jesus and Kevin de Bruyne, plus even saving from his own defender Victor Lindelof. However, Bernardo Silva took advantage of awful defending from Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw to steal in on another Cancelo cross at the far post.
United’s only response was a volley from the subdued Cristiano Ronaldo. The second half was merely a formality as City moved down the gears but still looked more likely to score in what was another chastening afternoon for Manchester United and their manager.
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Manchester United
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Squad number10Player nameRashford -
Squad number25Player nameSancho -
Squad number27Player nameAlex Telles
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Squad number34Player namevan de Beek
Manchester City
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Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 3-5-2
- 1de Gea
- 3BaillySubstituted forSanchoat 45′minutes
- 2Lindelöf
- 5Maguire
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 18Bruno Fernandes
- 39McTominay
- 17FredSubstituted forvan de Beekat 80′minutes
- 23ShawSubstituted forTellesat 73′minutes
- 11GreenwoodSubstituted forRashfordat 67′minutes
- 7Cristiano RonaldoBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 9Martial
- 10Rashford
- 14Lingard
- 20Dalot
- 25Sancho
- 26Henderson
- 27Telles
- 31Matic
- 34van de Beek
Man City
Formation 4-3-3
- 31Ederson
- 2Walker
- 5Stones
- 3Rúben Dias
- 27CanceloBooked at 48mins
- 17De Bruyne
- 16Rodri
- 8Gündogan
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 20Bernardo SilvaBooked at 58mins
- 47Foden
Substitutes
- 6Aké
- 7Sterling
- 10Grealish
- 11Zinchenko
- 13Steffen
- 25Fernandinho
- 26Mahrez
- 33Carson
- 80Palmer
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester United 0, Manchester City 2.
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Second Half ends, Manchester United 0, Manchester City 2.
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Offside, Manchester United. Scott McTominay tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by John Stones.
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
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Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Donny van de Beek (Manchester United).
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alex Telles.
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Attempt missed. John Stones (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
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Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
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Phil Foden (Manchester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne following a fast break.
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Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Donny van de Beek (Manchester United).
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Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United).
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Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Fred.
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Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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