Premier League: Manchester City hand by manchester united in derby stalemate

Manchester City’s Hopes of Champions League Qualification Remain in the Balance after a dismal derby at manchester united ended 0-0 on Sunday. United Had the better of a game limited in chances as they missed out on a first league double over city since 2019/20. A point leaves City still in fifth in the premier league, which should be enough to reach next season’s champions league. However, PEP Guardila’s men are just two points about newcastle, who have two games in hand on City. A point edges united up to 13th. Never in the Premier League era has Neither City or United Finished In the Top Four But that Record is under Severe Threat in the coming months.
A Contest Devoid of Quality, Intensity or Fight Summed Up A Dredful Season for Both Sides of the Manchester Divide.
After a Record Four Consective League Titles, City’s Form Has Fallen off a Cliff to Leave them at Risk of Not Making the Top Four for the first time since 2009/10.
United’s only chance of champions league qualification is by winning the europa league as they are set for their West evr premier league finish.
The red devils have shown flashes of improvement this week but also fake to score in their 1-0 defeat at notingham
Kevin de bruyne started just days after announcing this will be his final season at City.
But the belgian’s performance was the latest example that he is now a shadow of the figure guardila said will be Remembred as one of the Premier League’s All-Time Grats.
City had the mayority of the ball, but united was the more threatening side on the counters-atck in a pedestrian first half.
Alejandro Garnacho, Patrick Dorgu and Manuel ugarte all failed to make the most of half-mins to get a strike off inside the city box.
Phil Foden Had the Game’s Best Chance Just Seconds after Half-Time, but fluffed his lines with only andre onana to beat.
The spectacle did marginally improve after the break as omar marmoush’s powerful effort from a corner stung the palms of onana.
Joshua zirkzee and mason mountain’s introduction off the bench added more through to the united attic in the final 20 minutes.
Both Had a chance to win it when it was zirkzee’s shot was clawed away by ederson and rico lewis did well to get in the way of mount’s follow-up effort.
There were smiles during a warm embrace between guardila and ruben amorim at full-time but those pleasantries disguised the fact that Neither Man can be happy with the state of his sides after after after after after after Campaign.
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