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Manchester City is obligated to win to stay in the fight for the Premier League title and, for now, they manage to impose conditions against Manchester United in a new edition of the derby. Before eight minutes, Phil Foden finished a good collective play organized by the 'Citizens'.
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Pep Guardiola's team started rotating the ball in enemy territory, with patience and without much pressure. The protagonist of the goal had participated in the combination of passes, associating with Kevin De Bruyne and Manuel Akanji, who left the defense to project himself forward.
Then, Foden made a diagonal towards the middle and left the ball for Jack Grealish, while continuing to run to get close to the penalty area. Precisely, after the participation of Ilkay Gündogan and Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva crossed the ball low and Phil appeared, unmarked, to define with his left foot, leaving goalkeeper David De Gea with no reaction.
Preview of Manchester City vs. Manchester United
A derby with two teams in a great moment. Before leaving for the FIFA break, Pep Guardiola's team defeated Wolverhampton to remain unbeaten and close to leader Arsenal. Meanwhile, Erik Ten Hag's team have won four consecutive matches in the domestic tournament and have climbed in the table.
Manchester City faces this commitment without John Stones, who returned from the English national team with an injury. Kalvin Phillips will also be out for a long time after undergoing surgery. Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva are fighting for a place in the midfield. It will also be a litmus test for Erling Haaland.
On the other hand, Manchester United seems to have found the basis to assemble the starting eleven. In addition, Ten Hag took advantage of these days to physically recover Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial. Although both would be alternatives, they would start with Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho, Antony, and Bruno Fernandes in the offensive.