At the Stadium, it ended with Manchester United, and Manchester City played out goalless draw making it the first scoreless Manchester derby since December 2020. The result does little for either side’s ambitions, with City missing out on the chance to move past fourth-placed Chelsea and United remaining rooted in mid-table.
United opened the brighter, booking Rúben Dias for a foul on Alejandro Garnacho early on, and Bruno Fernandes wasting a free-kick. Phil Foden replied for City, hitting the side netting while Harry Maguire was alert to block Omar Marmoush following Nico O’Reilly’s pass.
Chances came and went for United, with Garnacho misfiring from a Diogo Dalot cross and Patrick Dorgu wasting a well-worked move. So did Fernandes and Casemiro, both of whom shot wide. Foden was denied a clear shot by Noussair Mazraoui after the restart, while Kevin De Bruyne and Marmoush tested André Onana only to no avail.
Late on, substitute Joshua Zirkzee nearly stole a winner, but his follow-up was blocked by Rico Lewis after Ederson had parried the original effort. City remain unbeaten in four matches in all competitions, with United sitting 13th before their Europa League quarter-final against Lyon.Headline:
City 0-0 United: Manchester Derby Ends in a Draw
At the Stadium, it ended with Manchester United, and Manchester City played out goalless draw making it the first scoreless Manchester derby since December 2020. The result does little for either side’s ambitions, with City missing out on the chance to move past fourth-placed Chelsea and United remaining rooted in mid-table.
United opened the brighter, booking Rúben Dias for a foul on Alejandro Garnacho early on, and Bruno Fernandes wasting a free-kick. Phil Foden replied for City, hitting the side netting while Harry Maguire was alert to block Omar Marmoush following Nico O’Reilly’s pass.
Chances came and went for United, with Garnacho misfiring from a Diogo Dalot cross and Patrick Dorgu wasting a well-worked move. So did Fernandes and Casemiro, both of whom shot wide. Foden was denied a clear shot by Noussair Mazraoui after the restart, while Kevin De Bruyne and Marmoush tested André Onana only to no avail.
Late on, substitute Joshua Zirkzee nearly stole a winner, but his follow-up was blocked by Rico Lewis after Ederson had parried the original effort. City remain unbeaten in four matches in all competitions, with United sitting 13th before their Europa League quarter-final against Lyon.
