Manchester Derby Ends in Goalless Draw

The Manchester derby match between Manchester United (MU) and Manchester City in the 2024-2025 Premier League at Old Trafford Stadium on Sunday (6/4) evening IST ended in a goalless draw.

According to the English Premier League, this means that both teams have not moved from their positions in the 2024-2025 English Premier League standings.

Manchester United are still in 13th place with 38 points, and City are still in fifth place with 52 points.

City lost the chance to take fourth place from Chelsea, who were only one point ahead of them.

The match itself was quite balanced, with Manchester City having the upper hand in possession throughout. Manchester United had more attempts, with 13 shots, but only two were on target.

Manchester City dominated from the start. A good chance was born in the 10th minute after Phil Foden cut inside and released a low kick that got past the MU defence, but the ball was still off target.

City had another chance in the 18th minute. Kevin de Bruyne kicked the ball, but the ball was still heading straight for Andre Onana’s arms.

But in the 20th minute, Manchester United (MU) responded. Diogo Dalot’s cross from the right went to Alejandro Garnacho. Unfortunately, the ball was not controlled properly, so the opportunity was wasted.

However, Manchester United’s attack created another chance. Garnacho passed the ball to Bruno Fernandes, who was on the left side of the penalty area. Patrick Dorgu kicked it into the air, and it was caught by someone called Patrick.

But again, they failed to take their chances. Bruno Fernandes passed the ball accurately towards the far post, where it was met by Manuel Ugarte. However, Ugarte’s shot was too weak and not well-directed.

In the 40th minute, Ilkay Gundogan took a low shot from outside the penalty box. But his shot still missed the MU goal.

MU replied a minute later. Diogo Dalot was on the right wing and he worked well with Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro to create a low chance. But Ederson was still able to catch the ball.

The first half ended with the score still 0-0.

City threatened for the first time just three minutes after the second half of the match started, or in the 48th minute. Nico O’Reilly passed the ball to Omar Marmoush, who then passed it to Foden in the penalty area. Foden’s kick was not very good and was affected by the wind.

In the 65th minute, City got a free kick, which was taken by Marmoush. The ball was heading for the top corner of the MU goal, but Andre Onana got in the way of it.

In the 69th minute, Onana made another good save to block Marmoush’s volley from outside the penalty box.

MU had a good chance from Joshua Zirkzee’s kick, but it was blocked by Ederson. The ball bounced off Mason Mount and was then blocked.

MU tried really hard for the last part of the game. But in the end, no goals were scored. The match ended with the score at 0-0. Manchester United

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