Man Utd 2-1 Man City: Marcus Rashford scores winner in Manchester derby

Manchester United staged a shocking late turnaround to come back from behind and beat Manchester City in a dramatic derby at Old Trafford.

Erik ten Hag’s facet drew stage in contentious style with 12 minutes left as Bruno Fernandes scored regardless of the presence of Marcus Rashford in an offside place, City’s protests that he had interfered with play ignored regardless of the flag going up.

Rashford was the central determine once more 4 minutes later when he swept in substitute Alejandro Garnacho’s cross on the Stretford End to maneuver United to inside one level of City, who stay 5 factors adrift of Arsenal.

United make assertion

United left Etihad Stadium in early October chastened and bruised following a 6-3 thrashing, a scoreline that truly flattered them – however Ten Hag insisted classes had been discovered.

And so that they have. This win means United have misplaced solely one in all their previous 19 video games in all competitions and at the moment are on City’s heels in third place in the desk, barely credible after that derby beating and a dreadful begin to the season that noticed them lose at dwelling to Brighton earlier than being overwhelmed at Brentford.

The debate over Fernandes’ equaliser will go on, however what’s inescapable is the numerous enchancment below the disciplinarian and tactically astute Ten Hag to the purpose the place United are wanting strong in the highest 4 and will even be casting a look at leaders Arsenal, who’re six factors forward of them.

The sight of the diminutive Luke Shaw profitable a sequence of headers in amongst Erling Haaland and others in stoppage time and Raphael Varane fist-pumping and whipping up the followers on the last whistle was an indication of the renewed perception and confidence surging by means of United.

The reborn Rashford was not deterred by lacking two first-half probabilities to pounce and switch Garnacho’s cross previous uncovered City keeper Ederson for the winner.

United’s restoration has been sluggish however assured below Ten Hag and the scenes on the last whistle demonstrated {that a} large that had misplaced its means is slowing discovering itself once more.

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