Manchester City stun United 0-1 in the derby at Old Trafford

Great save by Donnarumma! Manchester United had a chance! The goalkeeper made a tremendous save, diving to stop a shot across the goal by Bryan Mbeumo, who had received a precise pass from Bruno Fernandes, but the Italian responded superbly to keep the score at 1-0.

The game was coming to an end. The clock showed that we had reached the 90th minute of the match, but before the referee blew the whistle to end regulation time, he decided to add five minutes of stoppage time. Manchester City was still leading at that moment.

The game continued, and we were entering the final moments. With less than five minutes remaining in regulation time, Manchester City maintained its lead against an opponent that hadn’t been able to mount a comeback to at least tie the game.

Manchester United made another substitution in the match. Coach Michael Carrick continued to search for a solution to this challenge. This time, he decided to give Joshua Zirkzee a chance, bringing him on in place of Marcus Rashford.

We had reached the half-hour mark of the second half. Up to that point, Manchester City had been focused on maintaining possession while holding the lead. Manchester United continued to display the same passive attitude it had shown for most of the match.

Donnarumma made the save! Manchester City was saved! The goalkeeper came up big to save his team with a strong palm save on a mid-range shot by Bruno Fernandes. Manchester United was pushing, under pressure to get the equalizer.

The ball hit the post! Manchester City had a chance! The visiting team came close to scoring their second goal of the match when Enzo Fernández picked up the ball and took a shot from mid-range, but the ball hit the right post after goalkeeper Senne Lammens managed to make the initial save.

Manchester United made its first substitution of the match. Coach Michael Carrick used his first substitution slot. He decided to give Benjamin Sesko a chance to play, and Sesko entered the game to replace Youri Tielemans.

This was a recap of the first ten minutes of the second half. Little by little, the intensity of the match was picking up again, and Manchester City was trying to withstand the momentum with which Manchester United had come out looking to open the scoring.

The ball hit the post! Manchester United had a chance! The home team came close to opening the scoring when Kobbie Mainoo found himself with the ball and took a shot from mid-range, but the right post denied them a good.

The ball hit the post! Manchester United had a chance! Marcus Rashford took a free kick for the home team just outside the box, but the right post denied them a good. Two minutes of stoppage time were added to the first half.

The game continued, and we were entering the final minutes of the first half. The score remained tied in a game that had seen few scoring opportunities. The goalkeepers had had little to do in their respective penalty areas up to that point.

We were entering the final stretch of the first half. The score remained tied in a fairly close game. The match had been pretty boring up to that point... There were 10 minutes left until halftime, and we would see if either team could break the tie.

We had reached the half-hour mark at Old Trafford. Manchester United had controlled the ball for most of the game, but had lacked depth in the final third. Manchester City was trying to stay organized and catch the opposition off guard on the counterattack. The score remained tied.

We were already at the 20-minute mark on the clock. As the minutes passed, play had evened out in the midfield, although Manchester City had been more proactive on offense. Manchester United was starting to hold onto the ball longer to work its way into the box through build-up play.

Llegamos al primer cuarto de hora en el partido. Todavía no se abre el marcador en Old Trafford; el Manchester City trata de generar sociedades con sus jugadores de ataque, pero no encuentra la claridad para poder generar oportunidades. Misma situación pasa en el Manchester United, que intenta igualar el trámite.

The match continued to be fairly even in those opening minutes. Although Manchester City had more possession and had made inroads into the opponent’s box, it had yet to create a dangerous scoring opportunity. United was playing more defensively.

The first five minutes of the match at Old Trafford had passed. Up to that point, there wasn't much to note; both teams had tried to gain possession of the ball to start building their attacks, but play had been quite scrappy.

The derby was underway! The referee blew his whistle to signal the start of play, and the match on Week 4 of the Premier League was underway at Old Trafford. We would see who came away with the three points.

The officiating crew assigned to this game was:

Referee: Michael Oliver.

Assistant No. 1: Stuart Burt.

Assistant No. 2: Timothy Wood.

Fourth official: Paul Tierney.

VAR: Matt Donohue.

VAR Assistant: Blake Antrobus

These were the players the coach had available on the bench:

28. Gerónimo Rulli (🧤), 7. Iliman Ndiaye, 8. Mateo Kovacic, 22. Vitor Reis, 32. Ayyoub Bouaddi, 33. Nico O'Reilly, 37. Allan, 45. Abdukodir Khusanov, 82. Rico Lewis.

These were the players the coach had available on the bench:

12. Karl Darlow (🧤), 3. Noussair Mazraoui, 7. Mason Mount, 11. Joshua Zirkzee, 15. Leny Yoro, 17. Andrey Santos, 26. Ayden Heaven, 30. Benjamin Sesko, 31. Shea Lacey.

Stay tuned to this broadcast! In just a few moments, we would continue bringing you the latest updates on the match at Old Trafford. In a few minutes, we would share the starting lineups for this Matchday 4 game of the 2026-27 Premier League season.

Amid a highly anticipatory atmosphere, the Manchester City delegation arrived at Old Trafford. The visiting team was also putting the finishing touches on their preparations before the start of the match. The kickoff was fast approaching.

This was how the Manchester United delegation arrived at Old Trafford. The home team arrived at the stadium, surrounded by their fans, and was putting the finishing touches on preparations for the start of the match. The kickoff was just around the corner.

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