Manchester City’s hopes of winning the Premier League title for a record-equalling third time in succession had felt slim at kick-off time but does anybody truly think they can overhaul Liverpool after this?
It was hard enough for the City support to see their team dismantled by their crosstown rivals, Manchester United, during what amounted to a first-half counter-attacking masterclass – led by Marcus Rashford who, once again, was close to unplayable. But a glance at the table at the end of it all showed that City now trailed Liverpool by 14 points.
Written by David Hytner at the Etihad Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/07/manchester-city-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report under the title “Rashford and Martial give Manchester United derby honours against City”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
