Phil Foden Pep Guardiola’s City kept alive their hopes of becoming the first team to win the Premier League four times in a row after coming back with two goals against a United side that made it too expensive for them to win the derby (3 -1).
Foden is already a key player in this City team and now he showed it again by taking responsibility at a crucial moment for the Premier League outcome. The champions are again one point behind Liverpool, who on Saturday beat Nottingham (0-1) on aggregate, ahead of the crucial clash at Anfield next Sunday between the two top contenders for the title with permission of Arsenal, which tomorrow will visit under the club Sheffield United.
Rashford’s good goal
The beginning of the city is predictable. Obnoxious pressure and dominancebut United chose to release the ball quickly on the counterattack and thus managed to open the scoring about eight minutes into the game.
He only did three strokes. André Onana scored a goal with a very long delivery controlled by Bruno Fernandes around the local area. Protected by the Portuguese the ball in front of John Stones and delayed it thus Marcus Rashford nailed it past the crossbar from 25 metres.
Onana braced herself
The English striker silenced criticism for his cautious season with a superb goal that blew the derby away. Another person who claimed responsibility was Onana with three remaining interventions disappointing to Fodenwhere he takes his shot with his body (14′) and wins one on one (19′), and to Rodriwhose volley after a defensive rebound also found an excellent response from the Cameroonian goalkeeper (33′).
Before half-time, Onana found an unexpected ally in Haaland, with Raphael Varane and the very veteran Jonny Evans minimizing his movements, He did not get a so-called goal, that the whole goal was for him. The Norwegian, who had just scored a goal against Luton in the FA Cup, sent it incredibly over the crossbar after a header from Foden.
Foden takes responsibility
United tried when they surprised their arch-rivals on a long run and defended themselves with great organization, but they couldn’t pull it off after the break. another good goal, this time from Foden, which he controlled before handling the ball to slot it into the top corner with an unstoppable left-footed shot (56′).
Guardiola then brought on Julián Álvarez of a Jérémy Doku who had problems overcoming United’s compact defense on his wing and the Argentine was key to completing City’s comeback.
Haaland got the job done
Foden relied on ‘Spider’ to throw him into the wall and disrupt opposing centre-backs enough to seal his entry a cross shot that touched Onana (80′).
The resistance of the ‘red devils’ ended in added time. They made it difficult for City to win but Foden’s quality decided and Haaland finished the job with a Sofyan Amrabat turnover under pressure from Rodri, leaving the Norwegian alone to score his 18th Premier League goal in what next Sunday will be an important game at Anfield. A Liverpool-City with the title at stake.
match lineup
31
16
5
6
3
2
twenty
17
9
47
Eleven
24
twenty
2
18
19
35
17
39
10
37
8
Etihad Stadium
Andre Onana24
Diogo Dalottwenty
Victor Lindelof2
Casemiro18
Raphael Varane19
67′
Johnny Evans35
68′
Alejandro Garnacho17
81′
Scott McTominay39
90′
Marcus Rashford10
7′
74′
55′
79′
96′
Kobbie Mainoo37
81′
58′
Bruno Fernandes8
Replacements
Altay Bayindir1
Willy Kambwala53
68′
Habeeb Ogunneye75
Sofian Amrabat4
81′
Christian Eriksen14
Omari Forson62
81′
Toby Collyer65
96′
Amad Diallo16
58′
Anthonytwenty-one
74′
coach
Pep Guardiola
Erik ten Haag
Source: La Verdad
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