Marcus Rashford became the
youngest scorer in the history of this derby in the Premier League as
his winning gave Manchester United a victory that moved them to within
one point of fourth-placed Manchester City.
Rashford showed his
precocious skill at 18 years and 141 days with a demonstration of
lightning pace and skill to skate past City defender Martin Demichelis
before showing composure to slide a 16th-minute finish past keeper Joe
Hart.
It was a calamitous day for City and manager Manuel
Pellegrini. Not only did they slump to a loss that leaves them fighting
off Sunday's opponents and West Ham for a top-four place, they had
England goalkeeper Hart carried off early in the second half as he
rescued his side from a desperate Demichelis back pass.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini stated "We
did not deserve to lose. We dominated the game from the first minute
and we were the only team who wanted to play during the whole game - but
we missed three or four chance to score."
On a difficult match
for defender Demichelis, who was substituted, he added: "Every player
has bad days. Demichelis was nervous and it was not good for him to
continue. We didn't score goals but that is not his fault."
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