In just two minutes, the Red Devils, although trailing 1-0, overthrew the Citizens and won (1-2).
Manchester United scored in the 88th and 90th minutes in the derby at Manchester City (2-1), at rock bottom after suffering an eighth defeat in eleven matches in all competitions on Sunday.
Josko Gvardiol (36th, 0-1) opened the scoring for the reigning four-time English champions, but they gave in at the end of the match to Amad Diallo.
The 22-year-old winger first obtained a penalty, perfectly transformed by his captain Bruno Fernandes (88th, 1-1), then scored a sublime goal on the gong, after having lobbed Ederson with a small dive ball ( 90th, 2-1). In the standings, Manchester City remains stuck in fifth place (27 pts), nine lengths behind leader Liverpool (36 pts), who played one match less. The neighbor and rival, Manchester United, certainly still appears in the second half of the table (12th, 22 pts), but it offers its new coach Ruben Amorim a prestigious, perhaps foundational, victory.
Nunes at fault
The 39-year-old Portuguese had chosen to sideline Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho, and he was rewarded by the remarkable performance of Diallo (22 years old), another winger. Man Utd only had three shots on target during a derby with few chances, each time thanks to the Ivorian: his header forced Ederson to make a save (62nd), he pushed Matheus Nunes to make a mistake and won the penalty, then delivered his own.
The “Red Devils” are raising their heads after two successive defeats in the Premier League against Arsenal (2-0) and Nottingham (3-2). Conversely, Manchester City remains stuck in the worst crisis of Guardiola's mandate, which began in 2016. In the league, the club in the sky blue jersey has only taken four points in the last seven meetings.
