His hair was unquestionably the wrong colour for this Manchester derby and there was a moment in the first half when he failed to dribble his way out of defence that you wondered if Paul Pogba’s confidence might just have taken one blow too many for the superstar ego to survive.
Yet two goals down at half-time, and the £89 million man was about to play his part in what might have been the finest bit of sabotage Jose Mourinho ever sprang on an opponent dreaming of their day of triumph. This was a second half comeback that made you question everything you thought you knew about the Premier League season 2017-2018, a reversal that might have come too soon to change the destiny of this title race but gave a clue to the factors that might define the next.
City could yet win it next weekend, if they beat Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley and Manchester United lose to West Bromwich Albion next Sunday, an unlikely outcome, although no less surprising than this change in fortune. At half-time United looked flat out of confidence – a team bowing to the inevitable with no belief and no shots on target until an imperceptible shift in the game’s flow produced a result at complete odds with the first half.
Manchester City akan menjadi juara Liga Inggris jika mampu mengalahkan Manchester United. (Reuters/Carl Recine) Manchester City akan menjadi juara Liga Inggris jika mampu mengalahkan Manchester United. (Reuters/Carl Recine)
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia -- Jadwal siaran langsungantaravspada lanjutandi Stadion Etihad akan berlangsung pada Sabtu (7/4) malam.Kick-off pertandingan Man City vs Man United akan dimulai pukul 23.30 WIB. Siaran langsung Derby Manchester rencananya akan disiarkan langsung salah satu televisi nasional Indonesia, RCTI.Man City vs Man United merupakan pertandingan krusial yang bisa menentukan gelar Liga Inggris musim ini. The Citizens dipastikan akan merebut gelar Liga Inggris jika mampu mengalahkan Man United.Man City akan menjadi juara tercepat dalam sejarah Liga Inggris jika mampu mengalahkan Man United dengan enam pertandingan tersisa. Man City akan mengalahkan rekor Man United yang menjadi juara Liga Inggris musim 2000/2001 dengan lima laga tersisa.Fokus Man City dipastikan terbagi saat menjamu Man United. Pasalnya, David Silva dan kawan-kawan akan kembali menghadapi Liverpool pada leg kedua perempat final Liga Champions di Stadion Etihad, Selasa (10/4).Manajer Man City Pep Guardiola kemungkinan besar akan mencadangkan sejumlah pemain kunci saat melawan Man United demi fokus melawan Liverpool. Man City kalah 0-3 dari Liverpool di leg pertama.Man City vs Man United bukan satu-satunya pertandingan derby yang terjadi di kompetisi Eropa akhir pekan ini. Masih ada empat derby lainnya yakni Everton vs Liverpool, Real Madrid vs Atletico, Chelsea vs West Ham United, dan Sampdoria vs Genoa.18.30 Liga Inggris / Everton vs Liverpool / beIN Sport 123.30 Liga Inggris / Manchester City vs Manchester United / beIN Sport 1 & RCTI.01.45 Liga Italia / Sampdoria vs Genoa21.15 La Liga / Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid / beIN Sport 222.30 Liga Inggris / Chelsea vs West Ham United / bein Sport 1 & MNC TV
MANCHESTER, KOMPAS.com - Manchester City kalah 2-3 dalam laga derbi kontra Manchester United pada pertandingan pekan ke-33 Premier League - kasta teratas Liga Inggris - di Stadion Etihad, Sabtu (7/4/2018) malam.
Tuan rumah sebenarnya sempat unggul dua gol terlebih dahulu pada babak pertama lewat Vincent Kompany (25') dan Ilkay Guendogan (31'). Namun, Manchester United bangkit pada babak kedua dan mencetak tiga gol via Paul Pogba (53', 55') dan Chris Smalling (69').
Dengan hasil ini, Manchester City gagal membikin rekor juara tercepat sepanjang sejarah Premier League karena masih butuh satu kemenangan untuk memastikan. Mereka saat ini mengoleksi 84 poin dari 32 laga, unggul 13 angka atas rival satu daerahnya.
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This is Josep Guardiola's 514th match as manager and for the first time his side concedes at least 3 goals in successive matches. #MCIMUN #cityvutd #mancity #MUFC
Manchester City failed to get the win they needed to seal the Premier League title this evening as they slipped to a 3-2 defeat to Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium.
City led 2-0 at half time and stood on the brink of clinching their third top-flight crown through goals from Vincent Kompany and Ilkay Gundogan, but United fought back after the break.
Paul Pogba scored twice in quick succession to haul United level and silence the home fans at the Etihad before Chris Smalling, at fault for Kompany's opener, smashed home on the volley past Ederson to send United fans into raptures.
It means that City will now have to wait until they discover United's result against West Brom next Sunday before knowing if they will win the title next weekend.
Pep Guardiola's side are at Wembley to face Tottenham in a late kick-off on the Saturday and, if they win, will require United to lose to the relegation-threatened Baggies to seal the title.
If they draw, City would be more or less assured of the title - albeit not mathematically - should they themselves beat Spurs a day previously.
Relive the game as it happened below.
