Man City 1 Man United 0
Kompany 45+1
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United were outplayed all over the field by Nasri, Yaya Toure and David Silva.
Gareth Barry also played well
Kompany & Lescott had the authority that Bruce & Pallister once had, that Adams and Bould had, that Vidic and Ferdinand had.
United have been rubbish in far too many games this season.
If you’re bad enough to draw after being 4-2 up at home to Everton, you’ll be bad enough to go to the Etihad and lose 1-0.
I was surprised by how drab United were.
They had no shots on target !
Vincent Kompany was magnificent, imperious, wonderfully commanding and athletic. Great player, strong character, exemplary captain.
Chris Smalling left Kompany and moved towards the ball when David Silva fired in a corner from the right. Smalling, a raw young defender, allowed the man he was marking to head home with ferocious power.
Sir Alex bottled his team selection.
We heard this morning it could be Park and 4-5-1 and it was and that didn’t work
At the start City were more nervous and the best time for United to score was the first 20 minutes.
Valencia and Welbeck should have started. As I feared, United played for a draw and when they conceded just before half-time, they got into big trouble.
Their subs didn’t change the game, although Welbeck raised their tempo.
The switch that did make a difference was De Jong for Tevez, which released Yaya Toure into a more menacing role.
Nothing more to say.
The best team got three points and I reckon City will now go to Newcastle and win.
Quite simply, Man United need a new midfield.
They should sign the left-footed Dembele from Fulham and the versatile giant Fellaini from Everton.
Two superb Belgians.
TITLE RACE : The Manchesters have 83 points each with two games to go.
City are top on goal difference.
Newcastle v Man City is the Sunday lunchtime game.
Man Utd v Swansea follows that, so United will know what City have done.
Their 38th games are QPR at the Etihad and Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Manchester City could become champions on goal difference.