Manchester United Revives Premier League Suspense
Last Sunday, Manchester City broke their streak of 21 victories in all competitions by losing their match (at home) against Manchester United (0-2) who have only 11 points left. Ahead of his neighbour. A penalty weighed down the SkyBlues from the first minute.
A Twist in The Derby
At the thirty-fifth second of play, there was a dramatic turn between the most offensive players: Gabriel Jesus made an unnecessary foul on Anthony Martial and offered the visitors a penalty that Bruno Fernandes transformed despite Ederson, who touched the ball. Shaw, on a recovery error from Cancelo (4th), then Rashford, from twenty meters (16th) again threatened City’s goal, before the SkyBlues, finally awake, stormed the very dense defence of the Reds Devils. De Bruyne distributed the passes and Gündogan (shot off target, 19th), Zinchenko (shot repelled by Henderson, 24th) and again Gündogan (too soft at the conclusion of a good combination, 38th) tried their hand.
The Reds Devils Unbeaten in The Premier League for a Year
Manchester United have extended their winning streak in the Premier League to 22 games. The Reds Devils have remained undefeated out of their Premier League bases for over a year (February 17, 2020). Thanks to their draw (0-0) at Crystal Palace on Wednesday, they had already overtaken Chelsea (20 games between December 2007 and December 2008). This time, they are doing better than Liverpool (21 matches between January 2019 and February 2020). They have four trips left this season (Tottenham, Leeds, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton) to reach the 27 games unbeaten away from Arsenal’s “Invincibles” over three seasons between April 2003 and September 2004, a Premier League record.
Manchester City End Their Winning Streak at 21 Games
By bowing to his runner-up and neighbour on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium (0-2) on goals scored at the start of each period (penalty from Bruno Rodrigues and show from Luke Shaw), Manchester City stopped at 21 matches. series of consecutive victories, in all competitions, two units from the “Big 5” record held by Bayern Munich (23 consecutive successes between February 2020 and September 2021). Above all, his tactical victory brings Manchester United closer to 11 points with 10 days remaining. What to put a little uncertainty in this Championship of which the SkyBlues remain the big favourites. The distance game will continue next weekend: City will visit Fulham, MU will host West Ham and Leicester, 3rd at 12 points, will host Sheffield United.
Manchester United Manager Pep Guardiola, a Good Loser
Pep Guardiola, beaten by Manchester United in the derby on Sunday, told Sky Sports: “It was a fantastic game. United started with an incredibly high pressing and they opened the scoring very quickly. We played well. Unfortunately, we were unable to live up to it. United must be congratulated. We’re going to make the headlines because we’re losing. But the information, these are our 21 consecutive victories. There are 30 points left to distribute and we have to start winning again. We played better (losing) than against West Ham winning [2-1, February 27]. Sometimes that happens, it’s football.”
Manchester City and Liverpool are still the bookmakers favorites. But be careful, all is not yet settled … To see more many forecasts and the latest news to make a bet on the English championship, you can go online. Since the English league became the Premier League in 1992, only six clubs have won the trophy, and thirteen teams have finished on the podium. So make your bets!
