Manchester City vs Manchester United match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 16 · Etihad Stadium, Manchester · Ref A. Taylor

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Manchester City lost to Manchester United 1–2 in the Premier League on 15 December 2024. Expected goals finished 0.95–2.08. Manchester City had 52% of the ball.

Manchester City vs Manchester United match statistics

Manchester CityManchester United

52% Ball possession 48%
0.95 Expected goals (xG) 2.08
10 Total shots 10
3 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 3
5 Shots inside the box 7
8 Corners 2
5 Fouls 14
0 Offsides 6
1 Yellow cards 1
498 Passes 468
87% Pass accuracy 88%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

36' Goal J. Gvardiol Manchester City
40' Yellow card K. Walker Manchester City
40' Yellow card R. Højlund Manchester United
88' Penalty scored Bruno Fernandes Manchester United
90' Goal A. Diallo (assist Lisandro Martínez) Manchester United

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester City

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Pep Guardiola

31 Ederson

27 M. Nunes 24 J. Gvardiol 3 Rúben Dias 2 K. Walker

19 İlkay Gündoğan

11 J. Doku 47 P. Foden 17 K. De Bruyne 20 B. Silva

9 E. Haaland

Bench M. Kovačić , J. Grealish , Savinho , Jahmai Simpson-Pusey , James Mcatee , J. Stones , N. O'Reilly , S. Ortega , D. Mubama

Manchester United

Confirmed 3-4-3 Ruben Amorim

24 André Onana

6 Lisandro Martínez 5 H. Maguire 4 M. de Ligt

20 Diogo Dalot 25 M. Ugarte 8 Bruno Fernandes 3 N. Mazraoui

7 M. Mount 9 R. Højlund 16 A. Diallo

Bench K. Mainoo , Antony , J. Zirkzee , L. Yoro , V. Lindelöf , T. Malacia , Casemiro , C. Eriksen , A. Bayındır

Form guide

Manchester City at home

8–0–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.5 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester United away

3–5–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester City vs Manchester United head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 May 24	Manchester City v Manchester United	1–2
3 Mar 24	Manchester City v Manchester United	3–1
29 Oct 23	Manchester United v Manchester City	0–3
14 Jan 23	Manchester United v Manchester City	2–1
2 Oct 22	Manchester City v Manchester United	6–3

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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