An awful start by David Moyes' men as Nasri hit the ball to the near post, it hit the post but found the feet of Džeko and he slotted the first goal for Manchester City
in 44 seconds of the match.If you allow your opponents to take multiple shots at your goal, until they score, that means something is wrong with not only your defence.
10 minutes had passed and Manchester United
hardly had any ball possession and whenever City caught United napping, they would counter-attack and put major pressure on United's defence and goalkeeper.In addition, United gave City the space to do whatever they wanted. City could pass the ball around freely and also move closer to goal without United blocking them out.
At times Phil Jones would move into a midfield position and leave the back lacking defensively. It appeared he didn't know what his role was anymore.
United unnecessarily gave the ball away very cheaply to an already attacking City. Their clearances were not up to par, not to mention their passes, they didn't time their passes well enough.
Fellaini blatantly elbowed Zabaleta, and although he tried to argue his way out of it, the referee was having none of that and booked him.
However, by the stroke of halftime, United looked more composed. Everything that went wrong in the beginning of the derby began to subside. They were beginning to find their feet again and gained possession they never had in the start. Both Mata and Rooney being the playmakers for the Red Devils, pushing the ball forward.
Clichy had been defending well for City at left back. It seemed like United were targeting Zabaleta as he suffered multiple fouls. However, City headed to halftime with a 1-0 lead at Old Trafford.
The second half began similarly to the first. City had the possession, attacked often while United shuffled around to keep the score 1-0. However, this time United recovered quickly. They went for the ball and had some chances around goal.
Unfortunately the Duchess might have spoken too soon because a corner found Džeko once more and he made no mistake in scoring his second of the match and his 20th for City.
However, there was no chance of a hat-trick for Džeko as he was substituted for Negredo.
In the last 10 minutes of the match, things started to dumb down, regardless of the penalty appeal from Zabaleta and the free kick to United after a Kompany challenge.
However, that was until Yaya Toure got his name on the score sheet in stoppage time, as he sent the ball across the goalkeeper and into the far corner.
At last the final whistle sounded. On the one hand, City head to 2nd position on the log. On the other hand, United suffered their 10th defeat of the season, the most in any season.
My thoughts on Moyes ...
OFF WITH HIS HEAD!!!
