Maresca oo guul weyn ka gaaray Old Trafford: Man City ayaa 1-0 uga badisay United iyadoo Foden la dhigay daaqadda
Manchester City ayaa guul weyn ka gaartay kulan derbi ah oo ay ku wada ciyaareen Old Trafford, iyadoo 1-0 uga badisay Manchester United. Guushan ayaa ah mid aad u muhiim ah oo lagu xaqiijiyay in kooxda cusub ee Enzo Maresca ay leedahay xirfad iyo isku-xirka ciyaartoydeeda.
Foden la dhigay daaqadda, United ayaa ka horreeyay
Kulan ka dhacay Old Trafford ayaa ahaa mid aad u adag, iyadoo Manchester City ay 1-0 uga badisay Manchester United. Phil Foden ayaa la dhigay daaqadda 25-tii daqiiqo ee ugu horreeyay, taasoo keentay in City ay ciyaarto 10 qof oo kaliya muddo dheer. Marcus Rashford ayaa ahaa ciyaaryahankeeda ugu fiican horyaalka, isagoo ka dhigay xirfad weyn oo uu ku ciyaaray kooxda.
United ayaa haddii ay ciyaartu socotay 11 qof oo kaliya, aad uga horreeyay City, iyadoo Rashford uu ahaa mid ka mid ah ciyaartoyda ugu fiican ee kooxda. Kooxda ayaa sidoo kale ku dhacday qolka laba jeer, mid ka mid ah ayaa ahaa daafac Rashford oo ku dhacay qolka, halka kale ayaa ahayd daafac Kobbie Mainoo oo ka dhacay qolka.
City ayaa si fiican u maareysay ciyaarta
Enzo Maresca ayaa si fiican u maareeyay ciyaarta, isagoo kooxdiisa u ogolaaday inay si fiican uga hortagto United. Iliman Ndiaye ayaa la beddelay Rayan Cherki, isagoo ahaa mid ka mid ah sababaha ugu weyn ee guusha. Ciyaartoyda City ayaa si fiican u maareeyay ciyaarta, iyagoo aad uga hortagay United.
United ayaa aad u dhaawacday, iyadoo ciyaartoydeeda ay aad uga hortageen City. Gianluigi Donnarumma ayaa ahaa daafaca ugu fiican ee kooxda, isagoo aad uga hortagay Bryan Mbeumo. Ciyaartoyda City ayaa sidoo kale aad uga hortagay United, iyagoo aad uga hortagay kooxda.
Guul weyn oo lagu xaqiijiyay xirfadda Maresca
Guushan ayaa ah mid aad u muhiim ah oo lagu xaqiijiyay in Enzo Maresca uu leeyahay koox aad u fiican. Ciyaartoyda City ayaa si fiican u maareeyay ciyaarta, iyagoo aad uga hortagay United. Maresca ayaa sidoo kale aad uga hortagay United, isagoo aad uga hortagay kooxda.
United ayaa aad u dhaawacday, iyadoo ciyaartoydeeda ay aad uga hortageen City. Ciyaartoyda City ayaa sidoo kale aad uga hortagay United, iyagoo aad uga hortagay kooxda. Guushan ayaa ah mid aad u muhiim ah oo lagu xaqiijiyay in Maresca uu leeyahay koox aad u fiican.
Manchester City secured a 1-0 derby victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford, with Enzo Maresca's side displaying remarkable resilience after Phil Foden was sent off in the opening 25 minutes.
City's Resilience Under Pressure
Manchester City played with 10 men for most of the match after Foden's red card, yet they remained composed and well-organised throughout the contest. The sending-off, which was the right decision, kind of stopped United's momentum a little bit and also basically told City how they were going to have to play. They were smart too, and that experience and ability not to panic goes a long way in football in situations like the one City faced following Foden's early red card.
City are used to always having most of the ball but they were fine without it against United. That is down to leadership and communication - not just from the manager, but from the players on the field. Maresca deserves plenty of credit for his decisions too, but he must be thinking he is a lucky man for having the group of players he does, because their intelligence and resilience was key.
United's Struggles and Missed Opportunities
Manchester United hit the post twice - once with a Rashford free-kick and once with a Kobbie Mainoo shot from distance, but they did not really create a clear-cut chance until Gianluigi Donnarumma saved from Bryan Mbeumo right at the end of the game. Other than that, their decision-making in the final third wasn't great. They were shooting from silly angles or, when they got in some good wide areas and put the ball in, there were not enough numbers in the box.
Marcus Rashford was particularly positive for Manchester United in the first half, but the team looked tired despite having the extra man for so long. Maybe that was down to them playing on Thursday night, while City had their Champions League game on Tuesday, but it was not just energy that United were lacking. They simply did not have the know-how to cause City problems.
Ndiaye's Impact and Tactical Brilliance
Iliman Ndiaye was substituted on for Rayan Cherki and was a big reason City won the game. When he came on, he gave them a different dimension, and was a big reason they won the game. That substitution was a clever one by Maresca and brave too, because while Ndiaye is better than Cherki defensively, he is also a ball-carrier who travels with the ball better too.
He gave them an outlet and made some great runs - he was part of everything they did positively from an attacking point of view and was even involved in the goal - but also did his share of defending, and winning the ball back. As the game went on, it looked like United were the ones who looked tired despite having the extra man for so long.
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