Man Utd v Man City as it happened: Rashford and Fernandes sink rivals
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90+7' There will be no more action in this match as the referee signals full-time.
90+6' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) attempts to find the head of one of his teammates with a promising cross into the box, but a defender outjumps the attackers and averts the threat.
90+4' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence quickly intercepts the ball.
90+3' A substitution has been made. Tyrell Malacia goes off and Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United) comes on.
90+2' Erik ten Hag has decided to substitute Casemiro and he is replaced by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
90+2' That will be all from Marcus Rashford who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
90+2' A defender unwittingly blocks the ball on the line after a snap shot from Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) inside the box following a slide rule pass.
90+1' We will have 5 min. of added time.
90' A cross into the box from Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is cleared.
89' It must be a yellow card. It is. Casemiro (Manchester United) receives the caution after an awful tackle.
88' Fred (Manchester United) has tested the patience of referee Stuart Attwell and goes into the book for a previous late challenge.
83' GOAL! 2 - 1 Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) finds himself some space inside the box to get on the end of a pass from Alejandro Garnacho, then sends the ball low into the middle of the net. 2:1.
80' Possible change! There could be offside in the lead up. Referee Stuart Attwell wants to look at it, so he’s going to review using VAR.
79' GOAL! 1 - 1 Stunning strike! Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) latches on to a through ball from Casemiro and surprises the goalkeeper with a shot from the edge of the box that goes into the middle of the goal. The score is now 2:1.
77' Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) gets on the ball and beats an opponent, but his run is stopped by the referee Stuart Attwell who sees an offensive foul.
76' Rough tackle by Luke Shaw (Manchester United). The referee blows his whistle for a foul.
75' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) crosses the ball into the box, but one of the defending players averts the threat.
75' Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) whips a promising cross into the box, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball.
74' The attendance for today's match is 75546.
72' Here's the change. Christian Eriksen leaves the pitch and Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) comes on as a substitute.
72' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) gives away a foul for a fierce tackle on an opponent.
71' Stuart Attwell blows his whistle. Fred (Manchester United) commits a foul after dangerous play.
70' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.
68' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) whips the ball into the penalty area, but one of the defenders is alert and spanks it away.
68' Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) works the corner short instead of sending the ball into the penalty area.
67' This shall not pass! Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) lines up a shot from the edge of the box and goes for goal, but the effort is well blocked by a defender. The referee and his assistant both point at the corner flag. Manchester Utd will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
66' The referee blows his whistle as Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) was too aggressive in his challenge.
64' Stuart Attwell shows a yellow card to Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) for his blatant foul.
63' Antony (Manchester United) sends a long crossfield pass searching out one of his teammates, but his effort comes to nothing and they lose possession.
60' GOAL! 0 - 1 A perfect lofted pass from Kevin De Bruyne finds Jack Grealish (Manchester City), who jumps highest and steers a close-range header into the roof of the net. His effort was both strong and precise, and David de Gea had no chance of stopping that. 0:1.
60' Kyle Walker (Manchester City) attempts to find some of his teammates with a dangerous pass from the edge of the box. The opponent's defence, however, intercepts the effort and clears the ball to safety.
60' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) tackles a bit over-zealously and Stuart Attwell blows for a foul.
60' Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) once again attempts to send a defence-splitting pass, but the opposition's defence is alert and intercepts the ball.
58' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) makes a rough challenge and Stuart Attwell blows his whistle for a foul.
57' Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) decides to take a short corner instead of crossing into the box.
57' The manager makes a substitution with Jack Grealish (Manchester City) coming on for Phil Foden.
57' Kyle Walker (Manchester City) tries to pass the ball into the penalty area but it's blocked.
56' Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away.
56' The ball possession at the moment is 28:72.
54' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) deprives his opponent of the ball, but the referee blows his whistle for a foul. He's not happy with the decision!
54' Phil Foden (Manchester City) goes down in the box after a challenge from the defender. Possibly unsighted, the referee just waves play on.
53' Raphael Varane (Manchester United) times his run too early and the linesman raises his flag for offside.
51' Stuart Attwell has a clear sight and sees a foul from Nathan Ake (Manchester City).
48' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) unleashes a powerful shot towards goal, but it is bravely blocked by a self-sacrificing defender.
47' Antony (Manchester United) is adjudged to have been offside when making his run.
46' Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) makes a strong challenge and Stuart Attwell blows for a foul.
46' The game is over for Anthony Martial. Antony (Manchester United) comes on for the second half.
46' Stuart Attwell blows his whistle and the second half starts.
45+2' The first half of today's match has just finished.
45+1' Kyle Walker (Manchester City) receives a quality pass and releases a rocket of a shot from distance, but his amazing effort goes just wide of the right post. The goalkeeper probably wouldn't have saved this one.
45' 1 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
45' Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) fails to find any of his teammates inside the box as his pass is blocked.
45' Manchester City are showing great team chemistry. They are passing the ball around seamlessly.
43' Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) has picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue.
41' The game is interrupted now, Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
41' Fred (Manchester United) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.
39' Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) sends a cross into the box, but David de Gea comes off his line to gather the ball.
38' A fine pass finds Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) in space inside the box, he looks up and drills a low shot towards the middle of the goal, but the Ederson reacts superbly to deny him.
36' The defence is alert as they clear a dangerous cross from Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
34' The defender bravely blocks the shot from Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) inside the box.
34' Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) is moving okay again after that injury scare.
32' Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
32' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) nearly creates a chance, but his attempt to pick out a teammate with a through ball does not come off.
30' Dangerous play by Joao Cancelo (Manchester City). Stuart Attwell blows his whistle for a foul.
30' The total number of attempts is 1:1.
27' Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) tries to send the ball in front of the goal, but the opposition's defence averts the threat. The referee and the linesman both signal a throw-in for Manchester City.
25' The flag goes up and the referee blows his whistle - another offside by Phil Foden (Manchester City), who has already been caught several times today.
24' Erling Haaland (Manchester City) gets to the rebound and shoots, but the effort is blocked.
22' Flag up against Phil Foden (Manchester City). He had space to move into behind the defence, but he went too soon.
20' Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) launches a powerful cross from the corner into the box, but the ball is intercepted by the defender.
20' Stuart Attwell couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) and blew his whistle.
20' Anthony Martial (Manchester United) is offside and the linesman raises his flag.
19' Manchester Utd are seeing far more of the ball now.
16' Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) sees an unmarked teammate and attempts to send him a low pass. However, one of the defenders reads the game perfectly and averts the danger.
15' Anthony Martial (Manchester United) swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Ederson, who smothers the ball.
15' Anthony Martial (Manchester United) creates himself some space and attempts to put the ball into the box. However, the defender gets an important foot in to clear. It's a throw-in for Manchester Utd.
14' 36:64 – the ratio of ball possession.
11' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) makes a yard for himself inside the box after an accurate pass and takes a shot that goes just wide of the left post. The ball goes out of play and Manchester City will have a goal kick.
11' Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) was too fierce in his attempt to get the ball from his opponent and Stuart Attwell blows for a foul.
10' Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) is caught offside!
7' The linesman signals that Anthony Martial (Manchester United) is offside and the referee confirms the decision.
7' Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) sends the ball into the box from the side of the pitch, but his cross is blocked.
6' Manchester City keep the ball and are displaying some tiki-taka style passing at the moment.
4' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wastes a good opportunity as his pass into the box is blocked by the defence.
2' The game is interrupted. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) has violated the rules in the battle for the ball. No protests or gestures are being made as he is quite aware of what he did.
1' Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Stuart Attwell no option but to blow his whistle.1'
The first half has started.
The players are out and the match is about to start. Manchester Utd will have the kick-off.
Stuart Attwell got the nomination for today's game and will try his best to be a fair judge and not make any mistakes.
Match preview
Hope is high that the Red Devils can do just that after booking their place in the League Cup semi-final in midweek, a 3-0 result which added to the positive news of an agreed deal for the imposing target man Wout Weghorst.
Just four points separate the city rivals within the top four, and with such little in it in terms of their respective league records this season, United may not feel like the rank outsiders the odds suggest.
In fact, Erik ten Hag’s men haven’t conceded in almost five hours of play and remain unbeaten in seven straight PL home games (W6, D1), a run which includes victories over Tottenham and league leaders Arsenal.
Also on double domestic cup duty over the past week which saw City fall to a shock 2-0 EFL Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of rock-bottom Southampton, Pep Guardiola’s side will be raring to get back to the small matter of a PL title race after reducing Arsenal’s lead to five points with a 1-0 win over Chelsea.
Having scored ten goals across their last two derbies and six in October’s reverse, Guardiola’s men need only three here to equal the most goals ever scored against United by a single opponent in one season!
Such an eventuality would perhaps be a fitting way to mark Guardiola’s 500th game in top-flight management. With 254 Bundesliga and La Liga games in the bank before his 245 PL games at City’s helm, the smooth-talking Spaniard is simply unmatched in terms of win rate by any manager in Europe’s top-five leagues who have been in charge of 100+ games (76% - W379, D68, L52).
Players to watch: Marcus Rashford has scored in three consecutive PL outings for United but now seeks to break a personal five-game duck in the Manchester derby.
Known affectionately as a ‘cheat code’ by many PL fans, City’s Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick in the reverse to become the first player to hit three trebles in consecutive PL home games, though he is yet to pick up the match ball on his travels for City.
Hot streak: There’s been a goal scored within ten minutes in each of the last four head-to-heads.
