Manchester United goes back to City and extends winning streak

Two goals in the final stretch of the game allowed the Manchester United (3rd) win 2-1 over neighbors Manchester City (2nd)this Saturday in the 20th day of the Premier Leaguea result that leaves them separated by one point in the table.

the portuguese Bruno Fernandes (minute 78) and Marcus Rashford (82) responded to the Jack Grealishwho opened the scoring at the hour of play.

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“Before the game I said ‘now we really look like a team’. We work hard for each other and this pays off,” said Fernandes.

The great beneficiary of the victory of the Red Devils may be the leader Arsenal, which closes the day on Sunday against Tottenham (5th). If he wins, he will be eight points clear of City, his first challengers in the title race.

The Citizens add a second consecutive defeat after the elimination in the quarterfinals of the League Cup on Wednesday against Southampton (2-0). It is confirmation that the players led by Pep Guardiola are not at their best.

In addition, they also left a draw (1-1) at home against Everton. The City has taken the bad habit of not taking advantage of its first partslike against Chelsea in the Premier League, despite winning 1-0, or against Southampton.

At Old Trafford, after 45 minutes and despite the fact that City was in possession, United could be said to have won on points, thanks to two good chances by Rashford.

In the first, launched by Bruno Fernandes, he dribbled past the Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson outside the area but found himself with Kyle Walker, who came to protect his goal (minute 34). Three minutes later the pass was from Dane Christan Eriksen, but he pushed the ball too far and ran into the goalkeeper.

Grenache, decisive

Beyond a shot blocked by the Brazilian Casemiro, in his only dangerous ball in the first half (23), the Norwegian Erling Haaland was transparent, confirming the collective difficulties that City He now has to exploit the conditions of his striker, imperial before the World Cup.

Upon returning from the locker room, it seemed that Guardiola fixed the problem by bringing on Grealish in Phil Foden’s place, at minute 57.

Three minutes later, after a clearance in the box by Kevin De Bruyne, his cross found Grealish’s head, which opened the scoring.

United, who had eight consecutive victories counting all competitions, he reacted big. Rashford, who was offside, had the intelligence not to play the ball and left Bruno Fernandes, who came from far, the chance he did not miss to beat Ederson (78).

In a theater of electric dreams, Rashford achieved victory four minutes later by finishing off a cross from 18-year-old Argentine Alejandro Garnacho (82).

It was the seventh game in a row that Rashford found the goal, a streak that has not been achieved at the Red Devils since 2008 when Cristiano Ronaldo achieved it, now in Saudi Arabia after his last tumultuous months at Old Trafford. (D)