What looked like it was going to be a rather dull Manchester derby due to the apparent poor form of both teams, ended up having a vibrant ending thanks to the figure of young Amad Diallo, who ended up being the man of the match.
After a start with few chances and no team clearly taking the initiative, the citizens took the lead with a goal Gvardiol's goal in an isolated move after a corner kick. Pep's side were able to gain possession and control the game until well into the second half. Following the stats, both teams shared a similar possession percentage (52-48%). They always tried to go out from the back playing the ball, seeking to overcome the opposite high pressing, but they founded out a very well structured systems placed against. In addittion to that, the lack of accuracy prevented chances from coming in the final third on both sides.
However, late in the game, a serious lapse in concentration by Matheus Nunes led to a penalty on Amad Diallo. Bruno Fernandes scored the equaliser in the 88th minute.
This gave hope to the away team, who were confident of being able to come back from a game they had lost against an unrecognisable City, who saw victory slip away in just a moment. Therefore, after an exceptional long ball from Lisandro Martinez accompanied by the Citizen lapses defence, Amad Diallo scored the winning goal after dribbling Ederson.
The final result of the match sinks even more the Sky Blues in their goal of reaching the Premier League top and, on the Red's side, it begins to lay the foundations of Ruben Amorim's hopeful project.
Click here to see full match report.
After a start with few chances and no team clearly taking the initiative, the citizens took the lead with a goal Gvardiol's goal in an isolated move after a corner kick. Pep's side were able to gain possession and control the game until well into the second half. Following the stats, both teams shared a similar possession percentage (52-48%). They always tried to go out from the back playing the ball, seeking to overcome the opposite high pressing, but they founded out a very well structured systems placed against. In addittion to that, the lack of accuracy prevented chances from coming in the final third on both sides.
However, late in the game, a serious lapse in concentration by Matheus Nunes led to a penalty on Amad Diallo. Bruno Fernandes scored the equaliser in the 88th minute.
This gave hope to the away team, who were confident of being able to come back from a game they had lost against an unrecognisable City, who saw victory slip away in just a moment. Therefore, after an exceptional long ball from Lisandro Martinez accompanied by the Citizen lapses defence, Amad Diallo scored the winning goal after dribbling Ederson.
The final result of the match sinks even more the Sky Blues in their goal of reaching the Premier League top and, on the Red's side, it begins to lay the foundations of Ruben Amorim's hopeful project.
Click here to see full match report.