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Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United: 3 Things We Learned As Rashford’s Fairy-tale Continues

Manchester City 0-1 Manchester United: 3 Things We Learned From The Game

Manchester City had the chance to provide daylight between them and their neighbours Manchester United as they locked horns at the Etihad. United were knocked out of the Europa League by Liverpool in midweek while City were looking to get a stronghold on fourth place.

Although it was supposed to be a game for City to win, Manchester United scored first thanks to Marcus Rashford. Manchester City tried their level best to hit back but were thwarted by some great United defending and also some rather poor attacking play by the Citizens.

The win puts United just a point behind Manchester City and we look back at the game and list out the three most crucial things to come out from the clash.

  1. Rashford is the real deal
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Marcus Rashford

The Fairy-tale continues. It was yet another promising display for the Manchester United youngster and he was the one who made the difference for the Red half of Manchester. The 18-year-old became the youngest scorer in the Manchester derby but more than that, he made life extremely difficult for the City defence.

Rashford might not be the biggest name in world football but he does remind people of the time when Freddy Macheda was the next big thing to come out from the Manchester United academy. Though that did not work out too well for the club and player, they will hope that Rashford’s performances are not a flash in the pan and he could lead the line for the next decade or so.