Manchester City took a massive step towards the Premier League title after a comfortable 2-1 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford, taking their advantage over their opponents to 11 points.
Pep Guardiola’s men came into this game off the back of an unfortunate loss in Ukraine against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, which ended their 20-game winning run in all competitions. They had previously beat West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium to consolidate their eight-point lead over their opponents. Opponents United sealed their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-1 win against Russian side CSKA Moscow at home.
The Citizens opened the scoring with two minutes to go before half-time after David Silva clipped the ball past David de Gea from close range. The home side levelled in a matter of moments when a long ball wasn’t dealt with properly by Fabian Delph, enabling Marcus Rashford to pounce and get United back into a game that they were being dominated in for the majority of the first half.
Nine minutes into the second half, City regained their lead when Nicolas Otamendi hit a rebound past David de Gea after Romelu Lukaku failed to clear a David Silva free-kick. Throughout the rest of the half, United had very few opportunities to get back into the match, with Ederson making a fantastic double save to keep City ahead. The result of this match will be a massive confidence booster for the away side as they continue their fantastic run of form in the Premier League.
Here are our player ratings from the match.
