Ivory Coast international Amad Diallo was ultra-decisive for the Red Devils during the Mancunian derby against City (2-1), single-handedly securing the victory at the very end of the match, this Sunday, December 15 at the Etihad Stadium . He agrees with his coach Rúben Amorim, who chose to leave out Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho to line him up from the start. For its part, Manchester City is sinking into the worst crisis of Pep Guardiola’s mandate since his arrival in 2016.
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In a tasteless Mancunian derby with few opportunities, it was the young Ivorian international Amad Diallo who was responsible for wrapping up the match with a double blow. Faced with a City team with a total lack of results but which had managed to open the scoring thanks to a cross header from Gvardiol (36th, 1-0), the Red Devils were heading towards a defeat before Diallo turned the match on its head. on the wire and inflicts an 8th defeat on Pep Guardiola’s men in eleven matches in all competitions.
The Ivory Coast winger first won a penalty for United after intercepting the ball just in front of Ederson, forcing Matheus Nunes to commit a foul in the box. Bruno Fernandes, the captain of the Reds Devils, then equalized on a penalty (88th, 1-1) to restart the derby in the very last minutes.
City sinks deeper into crisis
Amad Diallo came to deliver the final blow just two minutes later against a feverish and unrecognizable Cityzens. On a full-axis through ball from Lisandro Martínez, the Ivorian appeared in the middle of the opposing defense before surprising Ederson with a perfectly executed lob. From a tight angle, he then finished with a cross shot to allow Manchester United to win at the last minute (90th, 1-2).
Manchester United still remains far from the top of the Premier League (12th, 22 points) but offers itself a prestigious success against its rival which proves its new coach Rúben Amorim right. The 39-year-old Portuguese had chosen to dismiss Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho, and he was rewarded by the remarkable performance of Diallo (22 years old).
For its part, Manchester City remains stuck in 5th place (27 points), nine lengths behind leader Liverpool (36 points) who still have to play an additional match. The Skyblues remain mired in the worst crisis of Pep Guardiola’s mandate since his arrival on the bench in 2016. In the league, his team has only managed to win four points in the last seven meetings.