Match Report
71 points for Manchester United (3rd), 78 for Manchester City (2nd): a 7-point gap. Per game in the league, Manchester United were scoring 1.82 and conceding 1.32, Manchester City 2.03 and 0.92, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Manchester City had not lost in 13 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 14 Manchester United wins, 20 for Manchester City, 6 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
The referee was A. Taylor, with 100 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. The venue was Old Trafford, with room for 74,879 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Manchester United: Bryan Mbeumo (65'), Patrick Dorgu (76')
Key stats
Possession: Manchester United 32% · Manchester City 68% · Total shots: 11-7 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 1-6