DBasia.news – The Manchester derby in the continuation of the Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium, Sunday (07/03), ended with the Red Devils’ 2-0 victory.
Two of Man United’s goals were scored by Bruno Fernandes (2 ‘penalty) and Luke Shaw (50’). United couldn’t keep up with City’s 66% possession, but they covered it with quick counter-attacks and high pressing.
Six shots on target from eight attempted kicks were taken by United against City’s goal that was guarded by Ederson Moraes. Meanwhile, from 23 of City’s trials (six on target) none of them penetrated the goal guarded by Dean Henderson.
“It was a fantastic match. United pressed and they were very fast on the counter attack. We played well. Unfortunately we were unable to appear clinically up front so we congratulated United,” said Pep Guardiola after the game ended.
“It’s always the same. We win the game and then move on to the next game. It’s the same here. We lost so we went to the next game. It’s a lesson. Even at 0-2, we played well.”
The result provides a special note for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that no other manager over Pep Guardiola has.
As quoted from Opta Solskjaer, he was the only manager who defeated Guardiola (four times) more than suffered defeats from him (three times). Guardiola has faced 67 managers more than three times across competitions throughout his coaching career.
In addition, the former Cardiff City and Molde manager is also the first Man United coach in history to win three Manchester Derbies away from home.
“This is a marathon, a season without stopping, a year without stopping for everyone and a year that is challenging for everyone and also for the football players, but we are lucky enough because we can play football and I think we enjoy playing,” stated Solskjaer.
Man United are still competing in three competitions this season, namely in the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League. The opportunity to win a trophy is also still open even though currently in the Premier League they are 11 points adrift of City who are in first place of the standings.