At the origin of a goal and a penalty, Amad Diallo Touré was undoubtedly the most decisive Red Devil of the evening. Erling Haaland failed to worry United’s defense.
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Amad Diallo decisive
This will probably be one of his benchmark matches with Manchester United. With Ruben Amorim’s decision not to select Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho in the group, Amad Diallo Touré had an opportunity to stand out. The Ivorian right winger was one of the few Mancunians who regularly managed to create danger in City’s defense throughout the match. With his team trailing 1-0, Diallo first caused a penalty which Fernandes converted in the 88th minute. In the process, the 22-year-old received a through ball before dribbling past Ederson and scoring the winning goal for his team. A performance that can act as a trigger for the young player.
Phil Foden indispensable
Even if he was not involved in his team’s goal, Phil Foden had a full match. Much more legged than Bernardo Silva, Haaland, still lacking in confidence, and De Bruyne, in poor form, the English striker was the Citizen who tried his luck the most, particularly in the first half, and who most often created danger on Onana’s goal. In a match poor in chances (only 6 shots on target) which only got carried away in the last 10 minutes, the 24-year-old was one of the few entertainers of the game.
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Erling Haaland invisible
Complicated match for Erling Haaland. The Norwegian striker, like most of the offensive players in his team, will very rarely have created danger in the Manchester United area. With 6 successful passes out of 12 attempted, 5 duels lost out of 9, no shots and no crosses attempted, Haaland will have suffered above all from the fear that both teams seemed to have of taking risks. A fear undoubtedly linked to their lack of confidence itself linked to their latest negative results. With 9 points behind Liverpool, Haaland and his teammates will have to quickly get out of their negative spiral if they want to hope to play for the title this season.
Ederson not up to par
Like his team, Ederson is not in the form of his life. And City supporters saw it this evening. In his match against United, the Brazilian goalkeeper will have long done well the little work he had to do. Until the 88th minute. At that minute, Nunes fouled Diallo Touré and Fernandes easily converted his penalty. 2 minutes later, Diallo, launched well in depth by Martinez, lobbed Ederson and scored straight away. A new tragedy for the Brazilian goalkeeper, 4 days after the one committed against Juventus. Like his entire team, Ederson will have the opportunity to make up for it in the coming days during Boxing Day.
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