Manchester City lost the derby against local rivals United 1:2 (1:0) at the last moment and is more in crisis than ever. A fan suffered a fatal collapse in the stadium.
By the 88th minute, the “Citizens” were leading 1-0 thanks to a goal from Josko Gvardiol (36th) and were very close to success after only one win from the last ten games. Then Matheus Nunes made a hair-raising mistake when his back pass to goalkeeper Ederson fell short and he then brought down Amad Diallo for a penalty. Bruno Fernandes certainly converted – but then United turned the tables completely.
Amorim is the city terror
A long ball undermined the entire City defense, Diallo tipped the ball past Ederson and then pushed it into the empty goal. Gvardiol tried to prevent the goal – but in vain. The winning goal for United in the 90th minute and desperate faces at the “Skyblues”, whose lows have reached a new low.
For coach Pep Guardiola it was the next bad defeat, for his counterpart Ruben Amorim it was the first big success as United coach. The Portuguese played his last game in the Champions League against City at his former club Sporting Lisbon and won 4-1 – so Amorim plays an important role in the Guardiola crisis.
City fan suffers fatal collapse
There was one death at the Etihad Stadium during the match. The Citizens announced this on Monday. The club is itself “Aware of the tragic news that one of our fans has suffered a medical incident” had died. According to the Manchester Evening News newspaper, the incident occurred near a stadium entrance and, according to eyewitnesses, rescue workers tried to resuscitate the man. “The thoughts of all members of the club are with the family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.”City wrote in a statement.
Liverpool defies Robertson red
As a result, Manchester City also missed out on reducing the gap to league leaders FC Liverpool to six points and drawing level with third-placed Arsenal FC. The “Reds” scored points in a 2-2 (0-1) draw against FC Fulham on Saturday despite being outnumbered for 73 minutes.
Andrew Robertson was shown a red card against Fulham FC.
In the 17th minute, Andrew Robertson was sent off for an emergency stop. At this point, Fulham had already taken the lead through Andreas Pereira (11th), and the Scottish full-back’s offense prevented the guests from having a great opportunity to score their second goal.
Despite being outnumbered, Liverpool still showed class and dominated the game; a dream cross from Mohammed Salah then enabled Cody Gakpo to equalize (47′). A turbulent game then developed with chances on both sides, Rodrigo Muniz gave Fulham the lead again (76′). Shortly before the end, the “Reds” secured a point because Diogo Jota was able to equalize in the 86th minute.
Chelsea are moving closer to Liverpool
Liverpool remain leaders, but Chelsea managed to reduce the gap to two points. Marc Cucurella (43rd/also saw yellow-red after the final whistle) and Nicolas Jackson (80th) secured coach Enzo Maresca’s team their fifth Premier League success in a row with a 2-1 (1-0) win against Brentford FC . Bryan Mbuemo’s goal (90′) came too late.
Arsenal FC (six points behind Liverpool) had previously failed to get closer to the top because the Gunners couldn’t get past a 0-0 draw against Everton FC.
Nottingham continues to be successful, Southampton fires coach
Nottingham Forest also remains in the top group. In the home game against Aston Villa, Nottingham turned the 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 win with Nikola Milenkovic (87th) and Anthony Elanga (90th + 3) in the final phase through Jhon Duran (63rd). Forest moved past Aston Villa towards the Champions League places.
Tottenham Hotspur, who achieved a 5-0 (5-0) win at Southampton FC thanks to a brilliant first half, came at least a little closer to them. The hosts reacted to the debacle that evening and fired coach Russell Martin.