FMFA, Manchester United vs. Manchester City (Wed Sep 28) Manchester United | Manchester City 5-3-2 P | 4-4-2 N Aaron Burrows | James Powley | D_de_Gea GK | GK G_Grando B_Kamara DF | DF N_Semedo G_Arana DF | DF Pipa A_Ali_Mohamed DF | DF V_Chiriches G_Boloca DF | DF K_Tierney+ B_Sosa DF | MF S_McTominay A_Januzaj MF | MF W_Ndidi Rodri MF | MF M_Ozil T_Partey MF | MF C_Pulisic P_Pellegri FW | FW R_Firmino M_Salah FW | FW A_Griezmann | A_Gunn SUB | SUB A_Areola Simone_Pinna SUB | SUB M_Targett D_Dalot SUB | SUB O_Borg Allan SUB | SUB N_Holland Rogerio SUB | SUB L_Stindl Referee: Michael_Oliver (Northumberland) Min. 1 :(mnc) M_Ozil breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on D_de_Gea! ... B_Sosa brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... Michael_Oliver calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 4 :(mnu) T_Partey looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Salah ... M_Salah shapes up for a shot! ... But G_Grando punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 5 :(mnu) G_Arana beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds M_Salah ... M_Salah fires off a left-footed shot ! ... G_Grando heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 8 :(mnu) P_Pellegri finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... N_Semedo cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 11 :(mnu) B_Kamara with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri strikes a wicked curler ! ... G_Grando makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 18 :(mnu) A_Ali_Mohamed gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at N_Semedo ... He had to endure a strong lecture from Michael_Oliver Min. 20 :(mnu) Rodri with electric pace ... He eases past Pipa ... Rodri curls it towards the top corner ! ... G_Grando saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 20 :(mnu) M_Salah beats K_Tierney+ ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Michael_Oliver ... K_Tierney+ with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Michael_Oliver refrained from booking him but had words Min. 21 :(mnu) A_Ali_Mohamed back heels to find M_Salah in space ... S_McTominay hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Januzaj curls it into the box! ... M_Salah loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 21 :(mnc) S_McTominay takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Griezmann ... But B_Sosa wins the tackle Min. 25 :(mnu) P_Pellegri sprints forward with the ball ... P_Pellegri with a thundering shot! ... G_Grando can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... G_Grando makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 29 :(mnc) N_Semedo is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino blasts it at the goal ! ... D_de_Gea is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 33 :(mnu) The ball runs loose! ... M_Salah seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... N_Semedo catches his opponent late!! ... That’s an awful tackle! ... He could be off here! ... Michael_Oliver reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 34 :(mnu) M_Salah leaves his marker standing ... But V_Chiriches clears the ball to safety Min. 36 :(mnu) P_Pellegri makes himself available ... P_Pellegri with a little chip! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 37 :(mnu) Rodri with a real burst of pace ... He leaves V_Chiriches behind ... Rodri curls it towards the top corner ! ... G_Grando can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... G_Grando has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 37 :(mnc) R_Firmino beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Michael_Oliver ... R_Firmino with a low drive through the rain! ... But D_de_Gea punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 40 :(mnu) A_Januzaj gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... T_Partey is unmarked ... G_Grando body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ... Michael_Oliver calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... PENALTY !! ... P_Pellegri places the ball on the spot! ... He's converted it!! ... GOAL!! ... Manchester United go in front now with that goal! ... Manchester United 1-0 Manchester City... Min. 41 :(mnu) The Manchester United manager told his side to change to a C strategy Min. 42 :(mnu) A_Januzaj controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... P_Pellegri gets onto the end of the pass! ... But he loses control of it ... Pipa hits it out for a throw Min. 42 :(mnc) M_Ozil with a real burst of pace ... B_Kamara seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnu) A_Ali_Mohamed plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Salah ... V_Chiriches reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 43 :(mnc) S_McTominay breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on D_de_Gea! ... P_Pellegri brings him down! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 44 :(mnu) T_Partey with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Januzaj gets on the end of the pass ... A well-placed shot from A_Januzaj ! ... But he somehow misses ... The Manchester City fans laugh at him Min. 45 :(mnc) N_Holland is going to be brought on ... C_Pulisic is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-0 Manchester City Min. 46 :(mnu) M_Salah beats Pipa ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Intercepted by N_Semedo Min. 46 :(mnc) W_Ndidi knocks it forward ... B_Kamara slips ... S_McTominay gets to it! ... S_McTominay carves a shot towards goal ! ... D_de_Gea fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 51 :(mnc) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. A_Griezmann manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward ... B_Sosa seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 52 :(mnu) M_Salah takes advantage of a bad back pass from Pipa ... V_Chiriches gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 53 :(mnu) P_Pellegri is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Salah ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Salah ! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 55 :(mnc) L_Stindl is ready to come on to replace A_Griezmann ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 57 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from N_Semedo to M_Ozil ... M_Salah wins the ball well ... Michael_Oliver has given a free kick ... Michael_Oliver tries to calm him down Min. 58 :(mnc) L_Stindl slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... L_Stindl attempts a low drive! ... D_de_Gea makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_McTominay hits it into the box! ... G_Boloca reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 63 :(mnu) Rodri curls the ball out wide to T_Partey ... T_Partey with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... Over the bar Min. 63 :(mnc) M_Ozil brings the ball into the opposing area ... L_Stindl makes himself available ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Salah ... He timed it well Min. 64 :(mnc) N_Holland has space to run with the ball ... N_Holland tries one from the edge of the box ! ... What agility from D_de_Gea Min. 65 :(mnu) There's going to be a change ... Simone_Pinna will come on for B_Kamara and play DF Min. 68 :(mnu) D_Dalot is coming on and G_Arana is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 75 :(mnu) Allan takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Rodri ... He'll play as a MF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 75 :(mnu) D_Dalot with a precise ball to Simone_Pinna ... Simone_Pinna is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But Michael_Oliver waves play on ... He just has to beat G_Grando ... He rounds G_Grando ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Manchester United 2-0 Manchester City ... Min. 82 :(mnu) M_Salah finds his way through ... N_Semedo takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Pellegri (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Pellegri (40 pen), Simone_Pinna (75) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Sosa (1) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_McTominay Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Semedo (33), G_Grando (40) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 13 | 5 Off target : 7 | 1 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 66 | 34 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 2 - 0 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_de_Gea GK 34 2 2 2 24 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 32 15 2 24 | 69 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 G_Arana DF 1 30 14 2 23 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Ali_Mohamed DF 1 30 13 4 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Boloca DF 1 30 13 3 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 B_Sosa DF 1 28 14 2 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 5 5 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 31 14 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 28 9 Rodri MF 1 12 31 7 27 | 79 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 T_Partey MF 1 14 31 8 32 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 14 32 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 28 M_Salah FW 1 3 10 30 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 8 A_Gunn GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simone_Pinna DF 1 29 14 3 20 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 D_Dalot DF 1 28 10 2 22 | 23 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Allan MF 1 13 30 6 34 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rogerio FW 1 3 13 29 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Grando GK 35 1 1 1 23 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -11 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 28 13 3 24 | 95 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 17 -3 Pipa DF 1 28 10 3 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 V_Chiriches DF 1 28 9 4 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 K_Tierney+ DF 1 28 13 2 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McTominay MF 1 10 29 6 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 W_Ndidi MF 1 12 29 3 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Ozil MF 2 4 29 12 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 28 12 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Firmino FW 1 4 8 30 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Griezmann FW 2 2 4 29 23 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Areola GK 30 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Targett DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Borg DF 2 26 11 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Holland MF 2 3 28 12 23 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 L_Stindl FW 1 6 16 28 21 | 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1664391386 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35