Manchester City v Manchester United Live Commentary & Result, 07/03/2021, Premier League

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	MCI Manchester City 0-1	32	23	5	4	66	22	+44	74	W W W L W
2	MUN Manchester United	30	17	9	4	58	33	+25	60	W W W D D
3	LEI Leicester City	30	17	5	8	53	34	+19	56	L W W D L
4	WHU West Ham United	30	15	7	8	48	37	+11	52	W D L W L
5	CHE Chelsea	30	14	9	7	46	30	+16	51	L D W W D
6	TOT Tottenham Hotspur	30	14	7	9	51	32	+19	49	D W L W W
7	LIV Liverpool	30	14	7	9	51	36	+15	49	W W L L W
8	EVE Everton	29	14	5	10	41	38	+3	47	D L L W W
9	LEE Leeds United 0-1	31	14	3	14	48	48	0	45	W W D L L
10	AVL Aston Villa	29	13	5	11	42	31	+11	44	W L D D L
11	ARS Arsenal	30	12	6	12	40	35	+5	42	L D W D W
12	WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers	31	10	8	13	31	41	-10	38	W L L D L
13	CRY Crystal Palace	30	10	8	12	32	48	-16	38	D W L D D
14	SOU Southampton	30	10	6	14	39	53	-14	36	W L L W L
15	BRN Burnley	30	8	9	13	24	40	-16	33	L W D D L
16	BHA Brighton & Hove Albion	30	7	11	12	33	38	-5	32	L W W L L
17	NEW Newcastle United	30	7	8	15	30	50	-20	29	D L D D D
18	FUL Fulham	32	5	11	16	24	42	-18	26	L L L L W
19	WBA West Bromwich Albion	30	4	9	17	25	59	-34	21	W L D L W
20	SHU Sheffield United	30	4	2	24	17	52	-35	14	L L L W L

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Manchester City have the chance to get back to winning ways against Southampton on Wednesday on home soil. Manchester United are next in action against AC Milan in their Europa League round-of-16 contest on Thursday at Old Trafford.

Manchested United stun Manchester City by defeating their rivals 2-0 in their Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium. City's run of 21 wins in a row has come to a grinding halt due to a brilliant performance from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men. The visitors were on their game from the off, winning a penalty in the first minute that was converted by Bruno Fernandes. Luke Shaw added a vital second after the break to deliver the three points for the Red Devils. The result lifts them back into second place, although they remain 11 points adrift of City at the top of the Premier League. Pep Guardiola and his men had a rare off day.

90' + 7' FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 0-2 MANCHESTER UNITED

90' + 6' SAVE! Henderson ensures that he keeps a clean sheet as he repels a firm strike from Mahrez from the edge of the box.

90' + 5' United are on the verge of a great win this evening. They fully deserve the three points for their effort at the Etihad Stadium.

B. Williams

Bruno Fernandes

90' + 3' Fernandes is withdrawn by Solskjaer and Williams comes on to the field.

90' + 2' Walker combines with De Bruyne, but the Belgian lifts his pass over the heads of his team-mates and out for a goal-kick.

90' There will be five minutes of added time.

89' De Bruyne turns on the edge of the box and goes for the strike, but he lifts his strike over the bar amid pressure from Lindelof.

N. Matić

A. Martial

88' Matic replaces Martial for the closing stages of the contest.

87' CLOSE! De Bruyne whips a corner in from the left flank and Gundogan rises to head it towards the back post. Stones is a fraction late with his movement and just cannot stretch to reach it before the ball goes behind.

85' WIDE! De Bruyne whips a cross into the box from the right flank and it soars over the head of Lindelof and falls to Sterling. The England man makes contact with a header, but can only nod it wide of the target.

84' Gundogan battles for the ball inside the United box, but it does not fall for him and he loses the ball behind for a goal-kick. However, replays show that Wan-Bissaka had the final touch.

83' Stones rises highest in the box to attack a cross from Dias, but he directs his header wide of the target.

81' Foden latches on to a cross from the right flank from De Bruyne. He takes a good first touch, but Greenwood makes a crucial intervention to stop the strike.

79' MISS! Sterling fails to connect with a strike from close range with the goal gaping. Walker puts in a brilliant cross from the right flank that travels through to Sterling in front of goal. All he needs to do is make contact wth a strike to beat Henderson, but he misses it completely.

77' City are running out of time to force the issue in the final third. Their incredible run could be coming to an end.

75' CHANCE! Foden latches on to a cutback from De Bruyne in the box, but the midfielder slices his effort from close range wide of the right post. A huge opportunity spurned.

M. Greenwood

M. Rashford

73' Rashford hobbles off the pitch, which is not encouraging for his hopes of playing again in the near future. Greenwood replaces the forward.

P. Foden

Gabriel Jesus

71' Foden replaces Jesus for the home side, which should see Sterling play through the middle.

71' Rashford is down for the visitors as he tries to stop Mahrez breaking on the counter. The England man appears to hurt his foot.

68' SAVE! Martial has to score! McTominay bustles his way forward and is brought down by Dias. The referee plays advantage as the ball rolls into the path of Martial. The Frenchman lines up a low strike, but sends his effort straight at Ederson before Stones clears the rebound behind.

65' Mahrez works a pass out wide to Jesus, who tries to send a low ball towards the back post. However, he overhits his offload towards Sterling and it travels out for a goal-kick.

K. Walker

João Cancelo

65' Walker replaces Cancelo for the home side.

63' De Bruyne leads a charge out from the back and offloads into space for Jesus. He tries to cut a cross back towards Sterling, but Shaw slides in to stop the cross.

D. Henderson

Yellow Card

60' Henderson goes into the book for timewasting from a goal-kick.

60' OVER! De Bruyne scoops a corner into a dangerous area near the edge of the box for Mahrez to attack on the volley, but he sends his effort over the bar.

59' City trail by more than one goal in a Premier League home game for the first time since September 2020 (2-5 v Leicester), while they've conceded as many goals in this game as in their previous eight league games at the Etihad combined.

L. Shaw

Yellow Card

58' Shaw blocks off the run of Mahrez and goes into the book.

58' CHANCE! Fernandes lifts a cross to the back post for Martial to attack with a diving header, but the Frenchman can only direct a tame header straight at Ederson.

55' BLOCK! Martial runs at the City defence and offloads to James on the right flank. Stones gets across in time to divert his effort over the bar.

53' City's challenge to get back into the game has been toughened by the visitors' start to the second half. Guardiola may have to alter his ranks here.

51' SAVE! Sterling raids down the left flank and cuts inside to shoot on his right foot, but he drills his effort straight at Henderson.

M. Rashford

Assist

50' Rashford collects Shaw's pass and tees up the full-back to find the back of the net.

L. Shaw

Goal

50' GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! SHAW DOUBLES UNITED'S LEAD!!!! 2-0!!!!! The full-back leads the charge downfield for the visitors and then finishes the move with a precise finish. Shaw gallops down the left flank and offloads to Rashford. He continues his run into the box and collects the offload from his team-mate. Shaw takes a touch before placing a left-footed strike past Ederson into the bottom-right corner.

48' OFF THE BAR! Mahrez works an offload into Jesus, who feeds a pass back to the advancing Rodri. He fires at goal first time towards the top-right corner, only to see his effort clip the bar and bounce over.

47' Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 102 Premier League games when leading at half time (W90 D12), with their last such defeat coming in September 2014 under Louis van Gaal (3-5 v Leicester).

46' We're back underway at the Etihad Stadium.

United have been solid enough at the back, but City have not been quite at their best. The home side have been a bit tentative in the final third. However, they are creating opportunities and it would be surprising to say the least if they were unable to get on the scoresheet today.

Manchester United hold a 1-0 lead at the break in their Premier League clash against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Gabriel Jesus brought down Anthony Martial in the box in the first minute of the game. Bruno Fernandes duly converted from the spot to put United ahead. City pressed for an equaliser, but lacked a clinical edge in the final third in the first half.

45' + 2' HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 0-1 MANCHESTER UNITED

45' + 1' CLOSE! De Bruyne releases Mahrez in space on the right flank and he drills a low strike across goal. It travels inches past the post and evades Jesus on the slide.

45' There will be one minute of added time.

43' SAVE! De Bruyne lines up the strike at goal, and although his effort appears to be creeping over the bar, Henderson touches it over to be sure.

42' Rodri is pulled down by Fernandes within shooting range of the United goal. City have a free-kick in a dangerous position.

40' City have taken control of the game and are beginning to exert serious pressure on the United goal. The Red Devils are holding firm for now.

38' CHANCE! Mahrez cuts in from the right flank and finds Gundogan in a central position. The midfielder takes on an early effort at goal, but places a tame strike straight at Henderson.

36' Gundogan looks to hit the space behind the United defence for Sterling to chase. However, his pass just has too much pace and travels through to Henderson.

34' De Bruyne releases Sterling on the left flank and the England man surges into the box. He tries to release Gundogan, but overhits his offload out for a goal-kick.

H. Maguire

Yellow Card

32' Maguire goes in hard on Jesus and goes into the book.

30' After just 101 seconds, Fernandes' penalty is the earliest goal that Manchester City have ever conceded in a Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium and earliest goal in a Manchester Derby since Edin Dzeko in March 2014 (43 secs).

28' WIDE! Mahrez surges into the box, but after beating Shaw he sees his cross repelled by Maguire. City keep up the pressure as De Bruyne sees an effort charged down before Cancelo's strike is deflected wide.

26' City press into the final third and Cancelo searches for Mahrez down the right inside channel, but Shaw fends him off and guides the ball out for a goal-kick.

25' Mahrez cuts in from the right flank and lines up a strike that he sends well wide of the target. City are heating up.

24' SAVE! De Bruyne works an offload into the path of Zinchenko to blast at goal on his left foot. He powers his effort towards the target, but Henderson is equal to it with a fine stop.

23' PENALTY SHOUT! Sterling cuts in from the left flank and weaves his way through the United defence. He goes down under pressure from Fred, but the referee tells him to get to his feet.

22' City are beginning to get their foot on the ball to force United back towards their own goal.

20' WIDE! Sterling feeds Gundogan on the edge of the United box. The German turns to shoot, only to send his effort wide of the right post.

19' BLOCK! Stones angles a deep ball over the top for Jesus, who controls it with his chest. He goes for a strike from inside the box, but Lindelof gets across to make the block.

17' SAVE! Rashford wins possession in the final third and lines up a strike at goal from 20 yards, but Ederson gets down to make a comfortable save.

15' There's no way through for City amid the pressure on the ball from the visitors. Jesus and Sterling are having to work back to find possession.

13' United have penning City back in their own half as the home side are struggling to bring their forward players into the contest.

11' Fernandes’ penalty was the 92nd taken in the premier league this season, equalling the same number from the entirety of last season.

9' SAVE! Mahrez combines with Gundogan on the edge of the box to allow the German to fire low and hard towards goal. Henderson watches it all the way and gets down to make the stop.

8' City have not been allowed to settle into the contest. United have been on their game from the off to disrupt the rhythm of Guardiola's men.

6' City have fallen behind for the first time in 20 Premier League games.

4' CHANCE! Cancelo tries to weave out of his own box and loses possession. Shaw seizes on the loose ball and fires towards goal on his right foot from 12 yards, but he drills a strike straight at Ederson.

3' Fernandes tries to release Rashford in the box, but Stones gets a foot in to clear the danger.

Bruno Fernandes

Penalty Goal

2' GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! FERNANDES PUTS UNITED AHEAD!!!! 1-0!!!!! The visitors take the lead as the Portuguese converts from 12 yards. He fires low and hard towards the bottom-left corner. Ederson gets a hand to the ball, but cannot keep it out. A great start for the Red Devils.

1' PENALTY TO MANCHESTER UNITED! Jesus brings down Martial in the box with a clumsy challenge and the referee points to the spot.

1' We're underway at the Etihad Stadium.

Man City have lost three of their last five home league games against Manchester United (D1 L1), including a 1-2 defeat last season. They’ve not lost consecutive home league games against Man Utd since April 2010.

United have made four changes to their side from their goalless draw against Palace. Lindelof returns to the back four in place of Bailly. However, Edinson Cavani misses out due to injury. Martial replaces the Uruguayan as the spearhead of the attack, while James comes in on the right flank for Greenwood. McTominay returns in a defensive midfield role for Matic, who drops to the bench.

Guardiola has made three changes to his side from their win over Wolves last time out. Zinchenko and Stones are recalled into the backline in place of Walker and Laporte. Cancelo reverts to right-back after starting on the left side during the week. Gundogan gets the nod ahead of Silva in the middle of the park. Sterling, Jesus and Mahrez continue to lead the line.

MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Eric Bailly, Mason Greenwood, Lee Grant, Amad Diallo, Alex Telles, Nemanja Matic, Brandon Williams, Axel Tuanzebe, Shola Shoretire.

MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): Dean Henderson; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Scott McTominay, Fred; Daniel James, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Anthony Martial.

MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Kyle Walker, Sergio Aguero, Zack Steffen, Aymeric Laporte, Bernardo Silva, Ferran Torres, Benjamin Mendy, Fernandinho, Phil Foden.

MANCHESTER CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Ilkay Gundogan, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne; Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.

Manchester United's bid to catch their rivals has stalled with a run of only one win in five matches. The Red Devils have been solid, losing only one of their last 21 matches in the Premier League. However, they've struggled to put victories together to apply pressure on their rivals. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have fired blanks in their last three outings and will face a tough task against the best defence in the league to change that this afternoon.

Manchester City are firing on all cylinders heading into the Manchester derby. Pep Guardiola's men have won 21 matches in a row and are unbeaten in their last 28 games. City hold a 12-point lead over Leicester City at the top of the Premier League and can take a huge stride towards the crown with another victory this afternoon. City put on a late show to crush Wolves during the week and would relish another emphatic win over their biggest rivals.

Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City v Manchester United Live Commentary, 07/03/2021

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