Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City: Rashford winner caps dramatic comeback

Just
four
minutes
separated
the
two
efforts
from
Erik
ten
Hag’s
side
as
first
Fernandes
levelled
the
scores
with
a
controversial
goal
to
cancel
out
Jack
Grealish’s
opener.

There
were
no
arguments
about
United’s
winner,
however,
with
Rashford
prodding
home
at
close
range
after
Alejandro
Garnacho’s
pass
across
goal.

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The
win
puts
United
just
a
point
behind
their
arch-rivals,
while
handing
Arsenal
the
opportunity
to
move
eight
clear
with
a
victory
over
Tottenham
on
Sunday.

In-form
United
had
the
first
opportunity
after
capitalising
on
a
loose
Bernardo
Silva
pass,
Christian
Eriksen
feeding
a
pass
through
to
Fernandes
who
dragged
an
effort
wide
of
the
target.

City
started
poorly
with
sloppy
passes
throughout
the
opening
half
hour,
providing
encouragement
to
the
home
fans,
though
United
could
not
profit.

Rashford
came
closest
as
he
was
first
denied
by
Manuel
Akanji
after
rounding
Ederson,
with
the
Brazilian
goalkeeper
then
diving
at
the
England
star’s
feet
after
Eriksen
had
sent
him
through
on
goal.

Pep
Guardiola
shuffled
his
deck
11
minutes
into
the
second
half,
replacing
Phil
Foden
with
Grealish,
who
took
just
three
minutes
to
make
an
impact,
heading
home
Kevin
de
Bruyne’s
chipped
cross
at
the
far
post.

United
equalised
in
contentious
fashion,
Fernandes
curling
home
past
Ederson
as
Rashford,
who
was
in
an
offside
position,
ran
onto
the
pass
but
did
not
touch
the
ball,
with
the
initial
offside
decision
being
overruled
by
VAR.

And
there
was
more
drama
soon
after
when
Rashford
diverted
Garnacho’s
low
cross
in
to
put
United
within
touching
distance
of
City
in
the
Premier
League
standings
after
a
ninth
consecutive
win
in
all
competitions.

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