Manchester United vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today
Follow all the reaction from Old Trafford after the Premier League champions took all three points in the derby
Under-fire Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer faces fresh scrutiny and pressure after Manchester City provided their latest Old Trafford humbling.
A fortnight on from the embarrassing 5-0 home humiliation at the hands of rivals Liverpool, the Red Devils fell to another one-sided defeat as they returned to the scene of the crime for the 186th Manchester derby.
Pep Guardiola’s men cruised to a victory far more comfortable than the 2-0 scoreline suggested, but Eric Bailly’s own goal and a preventable Bernardo Silva effort was enough to ease past United.
Solskjaer had called the loss to Liverpool the darkest day of his near three-year reign and the manner of this loss to their neighbours will lead to renewed pressure during the international break.
Man United 0-2 Man City
61 mins: City switch play to Foden on the left and his threatening ball is put behind by by Lindelof for a corner. United clear but City maintain their possession in the United half. They’re finding it so easy to knock it around at times.
Man United 0-2 Man City
59 mins: Greenwood cuts inside from the right and fires at goal, but he drags the shot wide. If anyone is trying to lead this United fight-back, it’s him. City’s ceding of possession is illustrated by the fact that these sides have split their time on the ball so far in this second half.
Man United 0-2 Man City
57 mins: Ronaldo shimmies with a clever couple of touches before he is brought down by Bernardo, who is booked for the sliding challenge.
Man United 0-2 Man City
54 mins: City still look threatening on the break, obviously, with De Bruyne now leading the charge before the ball is worked to Gundogan on the left. United scramble it clear.
Donny van de Beek looks set to make a surprise appearance from the bench.
Man United 0-2 Man City
51 mins: City have started off this second half playing a little bit more defensively than they did in the first. United can’t offer anything in possession, though, and Guardiola’s side look comfortable dropping into their 4-4-2.
Man United 0-2 Man City
47 mins: That’s good from Greenwood. He picks up possession on the right wing and drives towards the City defence. He skips around Cancelo on the outside and is brought down, and Cancelo is booked.
KICK OFF! Man United 0-2 Man City
Bailly is replaced at the break, as Sancho comes on. Shaw immediately gets caught by Jesus from kick off but the left back is able to recover.
HALF TIME: Man United 0-2 Man City
Jadon Sancho is coming on for United at half time. It’s a tough situation to come into, but could this be the match he kick starts his United career? Second half is coming up.
HALF TIME: Man United 0-2 Man City
“I give up on these players,” Roy Keane fumes on Sky Sports. “Unless United do something drastic, it will be another four or five.”
HALF TIME: Man United 0-2 Man City
A second goal is no less than what City deserve, with the visitors dominating the first half of the derby at Old Trafford. The irony is that after keeping his side in it with a number of important stops, De Gea’s error on the stroke of half time proved costly, although the overall defending was poor once again. It’s a tone that was set by Bailly’s own goal early in the match, with United unable to respond apart from a Ronaldo volley that was saved by Ederson. City have been excellent, though, completely superior in every department.
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