Jamie Carragher hails Manchester United for ‘best 30 minutes I have seen anyone play against Man City’
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side won at the Etihad thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial
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Your support makes all the difference.Jamie Carragher has lauded Manchester United’s performance against Manchester City fc as the best he has seen against the champions in three years.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side won at the Etihad thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, backing up their home win against Tottenham days before.
It left the former Liverpool FC defender so impressed that he could not remember a better display in the last three years.
“I think it is the best 30 minutes I have seen anyone play City in the past three years,” Carragher said on Monday Night Football.
“Liverpool at Anfield, certainly, but this was away. I thought it was devastating and this was Manchester United at their best. It’s quality football at 100mph.
“A lot has been made of Manchester City but even City at their best, I think they would have found this difficult. At the weekend (United) were out of this world.”
Rafa Benitez then made time to praise Solskjaer, specifically his tactics.
“I was watching this space between the midfielders, they were very narrow, that was clear,” Benitez said.
“A couple of throw-ins were short and they switched play both times. I think Solskjaer did a great job in terms of tactics and you have to have players who can do that but you need tactics to do that.”
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