Man City vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Amad Diallo turns dramatic derby
Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United: A turgid derby had a dramatic twist as Amad Diallo stole the show and increased the misery on Pep Guardiola
Amad Diallo scored a stunning winner for Manchester United to turn a dramatic derby as Manchester City collapsed again to continue their miserable run under Pep Guardiola.
Josko Gvardiol’s first-half header looked to have settled a clash that was low on quality, until Diallo punished a weak backpass from Matheus Nunes to win Ruben Amorim’s side a late penalty.
Bruno Fernandes stepped up to equalise as the clock ticked over to 90 minutes - before Diallo struck again to reach a through pass, flick the ball over Ederson, and squeeze a finish in to spark wild scenes in the away end.
The result means City have now lost eight of their last 11 games, while Amorim enjoyed his best moment yet in charge of United after starting the day by dropping both Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho.
But up stepped Diallo, who inspired an unthinkable comeback. Follow all of the latest from the Manchester derby in our live blog below:
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United
21 mins
The first half-chance of the game comes to City, as Doku’s cross is headed away to the feet of Foden, who drives a volley wide of the near post.
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United
19 mins
City with 58 per cent of the possession, and neither side has had a shot yet. Tells you what you need to know so far.
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United
17 mins
A little bit of frustration from both sides as a couple of promising attacks break down too easily. City do follow it with some well-worked combinations between Foden and De Bruyne, but it’s a little too static at the moment.
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United
Mason Mount's departure felt sadly predictable but continues his horrible misfortune with injuries. Mount is a player Ruben Amorim really likes and one of the few who suits his 3-4-3 formation. Without Garnacho and Rashford, Amorim had fewer options to replace him and United have a more defensive look now, with Kobbie Mainoo coming on in midfield and Bruno Fernandes moving further forward.
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United
15 mins
A nice spin from Doku ends up winning the first dangerous free-kick of the game for City, not far from the United box.
City take it quickly down to Doku on the wing, but his cross is headed away before Gundogan clips a cross out for a goal kick.
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United
13 mins
Mount comes off and he’s replaced by Kobbie Mainoo. Such poor luck for the 25-year-old.
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United
12 mins
United are enjoying a little more success with their possession in the last few minutes, though Amad is now flagged offside. The away side re trying to stifle City at the moment, in a similar way to how they did against Arsenal.
Mason Mount is down injured, and he looks like he’ll have to come off.
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United
10 mins
A real lack of quality from Dalot as he cuts back outside to make the space and then clips in a cross to nobody, straight out of play. The Portuguese was notably poor in the loss against Forest, so can he recover to produce better today?
Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United
8 mins
Both sides have been guilty of giving up possession far too easily on a couple of occasions, though neither have been in dangerous positions. There’s plenty of nerves at the Etihad.
Amad tries to clip in a ball to the overlapping Fernandes, but Walker was covering well.
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