Man City 1-2 Man Utd Stats: Amad Diallo Stuns Champions With Late Manchester Derby Drama

The Premier League champions have misplaced eight of their final 11 after falling aside late on within the Manchester derby. Discover one of the best details and Opta knowledge on our Man Metropolis vs Man Utd stats web page.

Having trailed as late because the 88th minute of a Manchester derby in any other case low on each high quality and drama, Manchester United struck twice on the dying to increase their rivals’ nightmare run of kind.

Amad Diallo was the star of the present, first profitable a penalty which Bruno Fernandes transformed earlier than then operating in on aim to attain a Ninetieth-minute winner which implies Metropolis have now misplaced eight of their final 11 video games.

United had been very sluggish to get going, failing to register a shot heading in the right direction till the 62nd minute, however Metropolis had been solely marginally higher. Even their opening aim was reasonably fortuitous.

Kevin De Bruyne took a nook brief to Ilkay Gündogan who underhit his return move to the Belgian. De Bruyne managed to get sufficient on the ball to get his cross into the field, however solely through a large deflection off Diallo.

The ball discovered its strategy to Josko Gvardiol, who headed in his fourth Premier League aim of the season to go clear of each different Metropolis participant bar Erling Haaland (13) within the goalscoring charts.

The aim meant that solely Wolves (9) and Southampton (six) have conceded extra objectives from corners all season within the Premier League than United have solely since Amorim got here in (4).

United got here out for the second half with extra attacking intent however didn’t create tonnes of possibilities till late on. Fernandes missed their greatest likelihood, sending his effort extensive of the goal after being put by way of on aim by Rasmus Højlund.

Diallo impressed the late turnaround, pouncing on a Matheus Nunes mistake to win the penalty, earlier than then scoring the dramatic profitable aim. United are actually solely 5 factors behind Metropolis.

The champions didn’t benefit from Liverpool and Arsenal slipping up on Saturday, and are actually 9 factors off the lead, having performed one recreation extra. There’s an extended strategy to go, nevertheless it’s laborious to see how Metropolis can nonetheless declare to be within the title race after this run of kind.

Our Opta match centre delivers you all of the Man Metropolis vs Man Utd stats from the Manchester derby on the Etihad Stadium.

The match centre under contains workforce and participant stats, anticipated objectives knowledge, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and extra. It offers you every thing you could do your individual match evaluation.

Beneath the match centre yow will discover the official Opta stats on the sport as nicely. 

Man Metropolis vs Man Utd: Put up-Match Information

• Manchester Metropolis had been main till the 88th minute of this match, however ended up dropping 2-1 – the newest right into a recreation {that a} reigning champion has led in a Premier League recreation and misplaced.
• The workforce main at half time of each Manchester derbies within the Premier League in 2024 has gone on to lose (3-1 to Man Metropolis in March and 2-1 to Man Utd in December). That is as many instances because the workforce behind at half time had gone on to win in all conferences between the 2 sides within the competitors beforehand (2).
• Amad Diallo’s aim was simply the seventh Ninetieth-minute winner scored towards the reigning Premier League champions, and the second netted by a Manchester United participant (after Robin van Persie v Manchester Metropolis in December 2012).

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