Defeat Manchester City, Manchester United approaches 4th position

Defeat Manchester City, Manchester United approaches 4th position
Manchester United striker Anthony Martial (Right) celebrates with Bruno Fernandes after scoring against Manchester City in Week 29 of the Premier League match

Manchester United successfully bend the knee of Manchester City with a score of 2-0 in the 29th week of the English League 2019-2020 match, Sunday (03/08/2020).


Manchester City became the first team to be able to create dangerous opportunities in this match.

In the 10th minute, Raheem Sterling, who received a pass from Phil Foden, fired the ball from a distance close enough to the face of the goal.

But efforts made using his right foot can still be secured by David De Gea.

As the host, Manchester United did not stay silent, they immediately responded.

In the 17th minute, a mature pass Bruno Fernandes managed to meet a Daniel James in the penalty box.

From the right side of the goal, James shot using his right foot toward the middle of Ederson's goal.

But the 22-year-old winger's business was still too easy for Ederson to secure.

These opportunities trigger Manchester United players to be more excited to find a goal.

Five minutes later, it was Anthony Martial's turn to threaten the Manchester City goal.

After receiving a pass from Brandon Williams, Martial dribbled towards the goal of Manchester City and then kicked it towards the goal, but the shot was blocked by Nicolas Otamendi.

The 29th minute, Martial again made the Manchester City defense nervous.


Fernandinho's poor control was taken by Martial, who then immediately curled a shot towards the top right corner of Ederson's goal.

However, once again Ederson was still too formidable and again thwarted the efforts of the French striker.

After two previous opportunities did not produce results, Martial finally managed to break into Edersin's goal in his third attempt in the 30th minute.

Starting from the bait soar Bruno Fernandes through a free kick situation, Martial who escaped escort managed to receive the ball well.

By using his dominant foot, Martial takes a first-time shot towards the bottom right corner of Ederson's goal.

Ederson could not stop the shot and poured into Manchester City's goal.

The goal was the only one that happened in the first round.
Defeat Manchester City, Manchester United approaches 4th position

Disadvantaged, making Manchester City more aggressive in the second half.

Their efforts produced results in the 50th minute, Sergio Aguero scored a goal utilizing breakthrough bait from Sterling.

But the goal smelled offside because Aguero stood closer to the opponent's goal when the bait was sent.

To ensure this, the referee consulted with the VAR officer, and the results showed that Aguero was indeed in an offside position.

In the 76th minute, Sterling almost scored the equalizer in this match.

This victory makes Manchester United managed to keep a distance with the team that is in fourth position in the standings, Chelsea.

That way, their chance to appear in the Champions League next season is still awake.

Full time: Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City (Anthony Martial 30 ', Scott McTominay 90')


Here's the composition of the Manchester United vs Manchester City players


Manchester United (4-3-3): 1-David De Gea; 29-Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 2-Victor Lindelof, 5-Harry Maguire, 23-Luke Shaw; 31-Nemanja Matic, 17-Fred; 18-Bruno Fernandes (25-Odion Ighalo 88 '); 9-Anthony Martial (39-Scott McTominay 78 '), 21-Daniel James, 53-Brandon Williams (3-Eric Bailly 78')

Coach: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester City (4-3-3): 31-Ederson; 27-Joao Cancelo, 25-Fernandinho, 30-Nicolas Otamendi, 11-Oleksandr Zinchenko (22-Benjamin Mendy 77 '); 8-Ilkay Guendogan, 16-Rodrigo, 47-Phil Foden; 20-Bernardo Silva (26-Riyad Mahrez 60 '), 10-Sergio Aguero (9-Gabriel Jesus 60'), 7-Raheem Sterling

Coach: Pep Guardiola


Referee: Mike Dean



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