That’s the beauty of the Premier League. When Manchester United got humiliated by their arch rivals City 6-3 in October 2022, the Citizens were only one point away from the first placed Arsenal, while the Red Devils were sixth, and away from any title talk. But after a remarkable comeback and a fantastic 2-1 win at Old Trafford today, Ten Hag’s men are now title contenders. After goals from Fernandes and Rashford, United is now in third place, with one point less than City and six from Arsenal, who has a tough match against Tottenham tomorrow. 40.3% – 27 of Marcus Rashford’s 67 Premier League goals have been the winning goal of the game, the highest percentage of any player with 50+ goals in the competition’s history (40.3%). Decisive. #MUNMCI pic.twitter.com/LMRtz3yzJb— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 14, 2023 In boring first and excellent second half, United not only won the match, but managed to turn around the game completely after being 1-0 down from the 60th minute. And this derby has a few key points which should be taken seriously: Manchester United are now in a nine consecutive games winning streak, they have the mental strength needed to win the big games and be a title contender, Marcus Rashford is for real and finally, Manchester City and Erling Haaland are in crisis. When it all looked lost after the Grealish goal, Red Devils never gave up, they kept sending deep ball into the City’s last line and it worked twice. This wins will give them huge confidence boost. MORE TO FOLLOW…
