Man Utd Conduct The Double Over Gentleman City
09 March, 2020
English Premier League
Result: Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City
Date: 08 March 2020
Venue: Old Trafford
THE TOWN of Manchester will be painted red after Manchester United defeated Manchester Metropolis 2-0 to keep their top four hopes alive on Sunday evening.
Man United made sole two improvements, with Brandon Williams and Daniel James, who shrugged off a personal injury, recalled while Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka both recovered in time to start. Meanwhile, the defending little league champions had been without Kevin De Bruyne who could not recover in time from a back injury.
Sterling almost acquired the opener in the tenth minute with a curling shot that was saved simply by United goalkeeper David de Gea and James was first also denied simply by Ederson 5 minutes later at the near content in a free flowing game.
The Crimson Devils drew first bloodstream on the half-hour tag courtesy of an initial time low volley by Anthony Martial that Ederson got a hand to but couldn't keep out at the close to post after Bruno Fernandes caught Metropolis cold with an instant free-kick.
The Citizens were were lucky not to concede a penalty four moments before the break after Nicolas Otamendi seemed to have brought down Fred with a later tackle within the box but the referee somehow issued a caution to the Brazilian for diving.
City almost had a perfect start to the second stanza after Sergio Aguero experienced from Sterling's through ball three minutes from the break and fired a robust strike past De Gea however the goal was first chalked off for a marginal offside by the Video Assistant Referee.
Ederson almost made a costly error two minutes in the future, after allowing a back-pass to brush former his raised foot however the Brazilian shot-stopper recovered to gain a hurried 50/50 obstacle with Martial just before the goal-line.
City were building up pressure following the hour-mark following the launch of Riyad Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus in places of Bernardo Silva and Aguero respetively.
On the other hand, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's troops had been seeking to pick City up on counter-attacks and James broke away with 21 minutes left and acquired the option to play a cut-back to Fernandes but he went for personal glory and his looping effort was parried more than the bar simply by Ederson at the around post.
Sterling had an excellent chance to level issues for the Residents with 14 minutes still left after Mahrez defeat his marker on the proper wing and delivered a quick cross but the English forward's first-period shot from close range went astray while Jesus was first denied by Dea Gea moments later.
Even so, Scott McTominay Ederson's terrible throw in stoppage period with looping a strike above the Brazilian goalkeeper to seal a 2-0 win for the Crimson Devils.
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