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Manchester Derby: Key Facts As City Complete League Double Over United
By Eze Dike
Manchester City re-established a six-point cushion at the top of the Premier League with a 4-1 victory over their fierce rivals Manchester United, becoming the first time that the noisy neighbours would secure a league double over United since 2018/2019.
The pressure was on Manchester City here, with a relentless Liverpool chasing them down in the title race. However, City handled the pressure with a perfect start at the Etihad scoring the opening goal of the game through Kevin De Bruyne who rifled home from close range. With City boasting an incredible 20-0 record when scoring first this season, United faced an uphill task but took it on and levelled the scores midway through the first half with a swift counter that was brilliantly finished by Jadon Sancho who curled in from a splendid pass.
City continued to land several blows on United and they restored their lead through another De Bruyne strike minutes before the break. It was all about control from City in the second half as they strolled to a resounding 4-1 win with Riyad Mahrez netting a brace. City now six points clear at the top and in the driving seat to win yet another Premier League title, while on the other hand, defeat now sees United drop to 5th position and are one point behind Arsenal who have three games in hand. Here are key facts as City beat United 4-1;
• Since the start of last season, Kevin De Bruyne has generated 37 shots against Manchester United in the Premier League (17 shots, 20 chances created); the most by any player against a team in this period.
37 – De Bruyne vs United
36 – B. Fernandes vs Villa
32 – Mane vs Burnley
• Kevin De Bruyne has been directly involved in 88 goals in his 100 Premier League home appearances for Manchester City and Chelsea combined (37 goals, 51 assists).
• Riyad Mahrez has scored his 20th goal in all competitions this season, while his goal today against taken him 100 goal involvements for Manchester City (59 goals and 41 assists).
• Man City have scored 4+ goals for the 50th time under Pep Guardiola, nine more times than any other side since his first season in England:
50 – Man City
41 – Liverpool
29 – Tottenham
23 – Chelsea
22 – Arsenal
20 – Man United
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