Cross from the left and this time it's Victor Lindelof who deflects it on goal, but David De Gea blocks it. Phil Foden sprung in behind and the play leads to a shot in the box by Gabriel Jesus, but De Gea tips it away. Two straight corners for Man City. De Gea stops first, Cancelo skies the other. First sustained possession and it results in a Luke Shaw cross that finds Ronaldo for the volley, but Ederson blocks it and Man City clears.
The Old Trafford crowd is back into it. Man United doesn't have anyone who wants the ball. Cristiano Ronaldo had one attacking run and he was offside on that play.
Man United is essentially defending all game with five defenders. Man City looks comfortable. Man United can't get on the ball. A Joao Cancelo cross from the left is deflected by Eric Bailly for an own goal.
He went for the clearance, but the ball hit his shin and went past David De Gea. Manchester City go ahead early on a United own goal!
Boom or bust with him. Set-piece header from Harry Maguire that finishes high. Maguire beat his marker to that ball from Luke Shaw. De Bruyne is playing wide right and Phil Foden out left. Man City get us started. We're getting close. It is quite indicative of modern football that both these clubs' biggest summer signings - Grealish and Sancho - are just dropped for this game.
For most of football history, signings like that would just be fixtures in the team. Man City's last three club record signings— Sterling, Mahrez, and Grealish— are all sitting next to each other on the bench today. That's ridiculous. Now, FabrizioRomano explains how. The two big absences for Man United are the suspendend Paul Pogba and injured Raphael Varane hamstring , who came out of the match against Atalanta in midweek and is out for a month. Victor Lindelof was doubtful after missing the Atalanta match, but he's starting in a three-man center back line.
Mason Greenwood is the third different forward to pair with Ronaldo this week after Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford. Jack Grealish starts his first Manchester derby on the bench. John Stones gets the start at center back in place of the suspended Aymeric Laporte. Kyle Walker was subbed out in the midweek match against Club Brugge with a knock to his foot, he recovered in time for the match.
Forward Ferran Torres is still out with a long-term injury. Man City has a defense that allows only 0. Man City entered their matchup against Crystal Palace on Saturday without any home losses -- but there's a first time for everything. Man City came up short against Crystal Palace, falling Meanwhile, Man United got themselves on the board against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, but Tottenham never followed suit.
Man United enjoyed a cozy victory over Tottenham. Man City is now while Man United sits at The Red Devils are after wins this year, and Man City is after losses. De Gea was at it again during a flurry of City chances, tipping away De Bruyne's curling shot and then blocking low down from Cancelo once more. The two-goal cushion did arrive just before the break with yet more rotten United defending as Cancelo's delivery somehow found Bernardo at the far post, with Shaw acting as a mere spectator as he left the ball for the City man.
His poke goalwards from near enough the byline squeezed into the net, though De Gea, punching the post in anger, should have done better. United did improve in the second half - the change of shape meant their full-backs were no longer pinned back to the same degree - but City also moved down a gear.
In fact, they were comfortable enough not to make a single substitution at Old Trafford, and still looked more likely to score the third goal. Ilkay Gundogan hit the side-netting from an angle, De Bruyne sliced wide as the ball fell kindly to him at the far post, and Phil Foden came closest as he grazed the far post with a low shot from inside the box.
Man Utd made three changes; Victor Lindelof returned from a knock to replace the injured Raphael Varane in a back three, with Fred playing instead of the suspended Paul Pogba and Mason Greenwood coming in for Marcus Rashford. Edinson Cavani was missing with an injury.
Kevin De Bruyne returned to the starting line-up after being among the substitutes for the midweek win over Club Brugge. United ended the game with only one shot on target and 32 per cent possession, another sub-standard showing in a season that had promised so much. The fact they had just four touches in the opposition box - City registered 32 - said it all. The jeers that met the full-time whistle are becoming commonplace at Old Trafford, but City were lapping it up as they reminded the Premier League why they are still favourites to retain their title despite a testing fortnight.
The goal just before half-time meant it was game all over. It was so poor. The difference in class, quality and decision making, basically everything. I know the old saying is men vs boys, but United are so off it, it's unbelievable. Ask Everton, ask Aston Villa and Liverpool. Teams have come to Old Trafford and are getting a bit of joy now.
But their home form - the performance, and the defending They needed to go in at half-time down, re-group and try and do something.
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