Liverpool could have moved four points behind City with a win, but that honour instead goes to Southampton in another example of the unpredictable nature of this campaign.
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Surprise leaders Leicester continued their relentless march towards the title with a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.
At 18 years and 141 days, Rashford became the youngest player in the Premier League era to score in the derby, leaving his manager Louis van Gaal delighted with his extraordinary progress. Lingard stepped in to protect Rashford.
The ESPN FC team discuss the less than impressive Manchester derby this year, with Man United coming out victorious.
The second half was exasperating for City as United maintained their lead. But we exploited their weaknesses and we came away with the goal.
City have taken only seven points from their last seven matches and Jesse Lingard revealed how Van Gaal and Rashford reacted to a win that may prove pivotal with all three clubs having eight matches remaining.
The weekend’s most entertaining clash takes place in Manchester where the two sides will face off at the City of Manchester Stadium in a 9.30 pm kick off (IST).
“When you think De Gea had only three saves to make on 90 minutes, tells you the guys in front of him did a really good job”.
Joe hart needs to step up to the occasion, with a depleted back four it is important he performs well. To get the early goal was massive for us.
Mata wrote in his weekly blog: “In the first half the game was even but after good play, Marcus showed again that he is a great player in the making”.
Van Gaal’s United are now tied with West Ham at 5th on the Week 30 Premier League table, just a point below Manchester City in fourth. Van Gaal can now use the worldwide break to work on getting his derided team to land a spot in the lucrative Champions League.
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As Manchester City continued to struggle with a fifth home league rout on Sunday, Alan Shearer warned Pep Guardiola that he might be managing a team in the Europa League next season.
