Man United completed a remarkable comeback to beat champions Manchester City 2-1 through two late goals at the Etihad.
Bruno Fernandes tried to bury himself in the turf. Amad hoisted him back to his feet. Then it was Fernandes and Amad who picked Manchester United up.
He won the penalty Fernandes nervelessly converted and seconds later adroitly cushioned the ball past Ederson, had a glance and audaciously tucked the ball in from an acute angle. Amad was soon smothered by United starters and substitutes. Lisandro Martinez, responsible for the assist, belatedly charged up the pitch to join in."You're getting sacked in the morning," hollered the United fans at a dumbfounded Pep Guardiola.
City fans unfurled a banner that read, "You'll never win four in a row". They will not get near five. Had they ground out a 1-0 win, it would have been the worst City side to defeat United since the pre-takeover days. City were there for the taking and even this United team took them. Guardiola's side entered this derby with one win in ten and their supporters in front of the press box complained with such dismay it felt like Peter Swales was still the chairman. In the 63rd minute, Erling Haaland connected with the ball inside his area. His own area. The ball was hoiked into the United half where there was not a single light blue shirt.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe attended his first Etihad derby, flanked by the reduced brains trust of Jason Wilcox and Sir Dave Brailsford. United have a long road with a cycling team principal and Southampton's director of football last season yet Amorim is a man to get behind and this result reinforces that.
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