Man City increased their lead over Liverpool in 2nd significantly, while their city rival, United are now 5th and 1 point behind Arsenal
By Kehinde Okeowo
Manchester City thrashed Manchester United at Etihad Stadium to extend their lead at the top of Premier League to 6 points, though they have played a game more than Liverpool.
United were missing four players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani were injured, while Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw, were down with Covid-19.
Kevin de Bruyne opened the scoring for City in the 5th minute with a crisp early finish after a pass from Portuguese midfielder, Bernado Silva.
Jadon Sancho restored parity for Man United in the 22nd minute with a precise low strike after Paul Pogba put him through on goal.
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The Belgian then restored his Citys’ lead before half-time after he hammered the second home after a goalmouth scramble.
City became more dominant after the break and got their third goal in the 68th minute when Riyad Mahrez met De Bruyne’s corner on the half-volley to beat United keeper David de Gea.
It got even worse for the visitors in the closing moments when Mahrez raced clear to beat De Gea and made it 4-1, the goal given after a lengthy VAR check for offside.
While Man City increased their lead over Liverpool in 2nd significantly, their city rival, United are now 5th and 1 point behind Arsenal in 4th having played 3 games more than the Gunners.