Bernando Silva(54)and Leroy Sane(66)scored for Manchester City
Manchester City once again moved a single, slender but hugely significant point ahead of Liverpool in the Premier League title race as they exposed the vast gulf between them and Manchester United
Defeat for Manchester United is another major blow in their hopes of earning a top four finish as they remain sixth with three games to go
| Race for the Premier League title |
|---|
| Date | Liverpool fixtures | Date | Man City fixtures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April | Huddersfield (H) | 28 April | Burnley (A) |
| 4 May | Newcastle (A) | 6 May | Leicester (H) |
| 12 May | Wolves (H) | 12 May | Brighton (A) |
Maybe Burnley on Sunday will provide a sterner test, maybe Leicester City a week on Monday might spring a surprise or Brighton, possibly still fighting for their lives on the final day, but with three games to go it feels like City are on the verge of being crowned champions.
Man City break scoring record - the stats
- Manchester City have won seven away Premier League against Manchester United at Old Trafford, more than any other team.
- United have now lost seven of their past nine games in all competitions (W2 D0 L7), after losing only one of their first 17 under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (W14 D2 L1).
- City have scored 157 goals in all competitions this season - the most by an English top-flight side in a single season.
- City boss Pep Guardiola is the first manager to win three consecutive away Premier League matches at Old Trafford against United and only the third to win three away matches there, along with Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Liverpool's Gerard Houllier.
- United are without a clean sheet in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since August 1971.
- In combining for the second goal, Leroy Sane (10 goals, 10 assists) and Raheem Sterling (17 goals, 10 assists) both reached 10 goals and 10 assists in the league this season. The only other player to do so is Chelsea's Eden Hazard.
- This is the 28th time the Premier League lead has changed hands at the end of a day, the joint-most in a season (equal with 2001-02).
- Vincent Kompany received his 10th yellow card in the Manchester derby in the Premier League, becoming the third player to receive 10 bookings in a single Premier League fixture (also Jamie Carragher in Liverpool v Man Utd, and Mark Noble in Tottenham v West Ham).
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