10/29/2023 Act. at 18:47 CET
City’s line-up against United surprised by Pep’s daring
Haaland’s four squires (Grealish, Bernardo Silva, Foden and Julián Álvarez) dominated the match and eliminated the citizen rival
Pressured by the victories that Tottenham and Arsenal had previously achieved, Manchester City jumped to the Old Trafford stadium to play the Manchester city derby. He did it in a big way, with a particularly daring lineup and that worked perfectly.
Guardiola surprised with a formation that could be interpreted as a 3-2-4-1, with Gvardiol, Dias and Walker as defenders, with Stones and Rodri in command in the center of the field and from there, with a true offensive festival.
There were four squires for Haaland, who finished the game with a double and regaining his sensations: Foden, Julián Álvarez, Bernardo Silva and Grealish took possession of the ball and turned the derby into a ‘citizen’ monologue.
The final result, 0-3, was even short of City’s merits. True to his style of not touching what works, Guardiola only made two changes (Doku came on for Grealish and Kovacic came on for Julián Álvarez) and City finished the game with the feeling that they are the big favorites to retain the Premier League, despite the fact that Tottenham has two more points.
The statistics revealed by the Manchester derby are eloquent: City shot ten times on goal, compared to United’s three. He had seven scoring chances, to United’s one. Guardiola’s men made 597 passes, compared to 379 for United.
2023-10-30 02:37:33
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