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Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United: A turgid derby had a dramatic twist as Amad Diallo stole the show and increased the misery on Pep Guardiola

Chris Wilson,Richard Jolly,Jamie Braidwood
Sunday 15 December 2024 17:51 EST
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Amad Diallo scored a stunning winner for Manchester United to turn a dramatic derby as Manchester City collapsed again to continue their miserable run under Pep Guardiola.

Josko Gvardiol’s first-half header looked to have settled a clash that was low on quality, until Diallo punished a weak backpass from Matheus Nunes to win Ruben Amorim’s side a late penalty.

Bruno Fernandes stepped up to equalise as the clock ticked over to 90 minutes - before Diallo struck again to reach a through pass, flick the ball over Ederson, and squeeze a finish in to spark wild scenes in the away end.

The result means City have now lost eight of their last 11 games, while Amorim enjoyed his best moment yet in charge of United after starting the day by dropping both Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho.

But up stepped Diallo, who inspired an unthinkable comeback. Follow all of the latest from the Manchester derby in our live blog below:

Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United

44 mins

Amad is flagged offside, for what is at least the third time this half. From the attack, Haaland is penalised for a foul on Ugarte near the United box.

Chris Wilson15 December 2024 17:16

Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United

43 mins

Half a chance for De Bruyne as Onana’s clearance falls to him on the right-hand touchline, but his shot from distance is straight to the ‘keeper.

Chris Wilson15 December 2024 17:15

Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United

41 mins

Fernandes’ free-kick is a decent delivery and it bounces to Haaland, who hits it against Mainoo, and the ball rolls past the near post for a corner, which is cleared by Doku.

Chris Wilson15 December 2024 17:13

Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United

39 mins

Straight after the goal, there’s handbags as Hojlund makes contact with Kyle Walker. Walker fouls him, the Danish striker gets up, both move their head towards each other, but there’s just a telling off and a yellow card each from the ref.

Chris Wilson15 December 2024 17:11

GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United

37 mins

GOAL! And the home side are ahead!

It’s a name that’s become reliable in recent months, as Gvardiol heads in.

City work the corner short and De Bruyne’s cross is defected across and into the path of Gvardiol, who simply powers a header in past Onana.

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Chris Wilson15 December 2024 17:09

Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United

34 mins

Amad has a second chance at a shot after Mainoo’s effort is blocked, but it’s too tame and it’s cleared. City counter, and Fernandes narrowly avoids a booking as he brings down Silva.

Doku then wins a corner after his effort is blocked by Mazraoui.

Chris Wilson15 December 2024 17:07

Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United

A quiet first half so far. City's system is something of an oddity, with a lot of midfielders in parts of the middle. There are times when Matheus Nunes is man-marking Amad Diallo, who looks United's main threat. United at least have hints of a counter-attacking threat, but without the decision-making to make the most of breaks. But very few chances and very little of Erling Haaland so far.

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Richard Jolly, at the Etihad15 December 2024 17:06

Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United

32 mins

United win the ball in their own half after a good challenge from Ugarte. Fernandes finds Amad in space down the wing, but the chances goes begging after it’s played back to Ugarte and he fires over from distance.

Chris Wilson15 December 2024 17:04

Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United

30 mins

A reminder that if City were to win here, despite all the attention on their results, they’d be only six points behind Liverpool (who would have a game in hand though). You never know what might happen if they dip into the market in January...

Not a lot to report from the Etihad at the moment though, with both sides still exchanging possession too easily.

Chris Wilson15 December 2024 17:03

Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United

28 mins

Both sides look understandably nervy here. It’s certainly the only time in the last decade or so that they’ve meet in these sort of circumstances, and it’s showing in how the game is being played. No side taking any real risks in attack yet.

Chris Wilson15 December 2024 17:01

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