With CR7 out, De Gea shines, but City prevails and beats United at Old Trafford

This Saturday morning was Manchester derby for the 11th round of the English Championship. At Old Trafford, United and City faced each other in a match dominated by Pep Guardiola’s team, which won 2-0. The result was not more elastic because of the great performance of goalkeeper David De Gea, especially in the first stage.

The result keeps City in the hunt for Premier League leaders Chelsea. At the moment, the team has 23 points, while United now has 17, in the fight to enter the G4.

For the next round of the Premier League, Manchester United will face Watford, away from home, on the 20th. City will host Everton in Manchester, on the following day.

The game – The first half of the match was all Manchester City, which only went to the break with a rout already built in the scoreboard due to great saves from Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea.

The Cityzens’ first goal came early in the game, six minutes into the game. The Portuguese side Cancelo crossed and defender Eric Bailly, trying to get away, sent against his own equity. The second came at the end of the stage, in another cross by Cancelo, this time for Bernardo Silva to stretch out on the end line and send between the crossbar and the goalkeeper.

However, in the half-time between City’s two goals, De Gea did some miracles with shots from Gabriel Jesus, Kevin de Bruyne, Cancelo and even the United Lindelof defender, for the goalkeeper, with his feet, to avoid a second goal against .

The main arrival of the home team came through the feet, of course, of Cristiano Ronaldo, who caught the ball beautifully after Luke Shaw’s cross from the left. The ball came strong, but the Brazilian Ederson managed to palm it.

With the score already built and their rivals delivered, City took their foot in the second stage, which was much warmer compared to the first. But even so, there were chances for the third goal, one of them in a shot by Phil Foden, close to De Gea’s right post.