{"id":104109,"date":"2026-01-18T10:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T14:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/shock-in-the-derby-man-united-sinks-city-and-ignites-the-fight-for-the-premier-league\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T10:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T14:01:12","slug":"shock-in-the-derby-man-united-sinks-city-and-ignites-the-fight-for-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/shock-in-the-derby-man-united-sinks-city-and-ignites-the-fight-for-the-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Shock in the Derby! Man United sinks City and ignites the fight for the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester United Shocks Manchester City in Michael Carrick’s Debut<\/h2>\n\n\nIn a vibrant match at Old Trafford, Manchester United, under the interim direction of Michael Carrick, surprised Manchester City, leader of the Premier League, with a resounding 2-0 victory. Carrick, appointed on Tuesday, witnessed a dominant performance from his team, which surpassed Pep Guardiola’s City in all aspects of the game.\n\nBryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu’s goals sealed the victory for United, although three other goals were disallowed for offside. City, for its part, only managed one shot on target, suffering a hard blow to its title aspirations. This defeat extends City’s winless streak to four games, opening an opportunity for Arsenal to increase its lead at the top of the table.\n\nThe result will boost United’s hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, with an upcoming match against Arsenal at the Emirates next week. For Carrick, it was the perfect start, and he was cheered by the fans at the Stretford End.\n\n\n

Post Title<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe City’s defeat is also largely due to their inability to control the midfield. Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo dominated the central zone, something that hadn’t been seen in a long time. Rodri, Bernardo Silva, and Phil Foden couldn’t match United’s intensity, preventing City from getting into the game.\n\n\n

\"Imagen<\/figure>\n\n\nZohaib Alam – MUFC\/Manchester United via Getty Images<\/em>\n\n\n
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Manchester City’s bet for the title is practically over.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nCarrick, visibly emotional, received the support of the fans from the first moment. The players responded with a performance that could be considered the best since the 2024 FA Cup final. The change was evident, and United put pressure on City’s defense from the start.\n\nThe return to a four-man defense proved to be the right decision, with Harry Maguire and Lisandro Mart\u00ednez showing their worth. United’s aggressiveness and the control of players like Luke Shaw and Mainoo made the difference. The only missing element in the first half was the goal, but it came after the break.\n\nThe return of Maguire and Mart\u00ednez to the four-man defense proved to be crucial. Both players shone, leading Pep Guardiola to substitute Erling Haaland with ten minutes remaining. Maguire, whose contract ends at the end of the season, proved he deserves a renewal.\n\nThe Old Trafford fans celebrated Haaland’s substitution, who had another difficult day. Haaland has only scored one goal in the last seven games. Haaland’s lack of goals has been a problem for City, and the arrival of Antoine Semenyo has not solved the situation.\n\n\n

\"An\u00e1lisis<\/figure>\n\n\nMainoo, who was ignored in the past, became a protagonist in Carrick’s first match, playing the full 90 minutes and showing quality and energy. Although Mainoo has his flaws, United is a much better team with him on the field.\n\nDiogo Dalot was lucky not to be sent off for a tackle on J\u00e9r\u00e9my Doku in the 10th minute. Referee Anthony Taylor showed Dalot a yellow card, but the replay showed that the tackle was dangerous. The decision not to send off Dalot benefited United, who were the better team and deserved the victory.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manchester United Shocks Manchester City in Michael Carrick’s Debut In a vibrant match at Old Trafford, Manchester United, under the interim direction of Michael Carrick, surprised Manchester City, leader of the Premier League, with a resounding 2-0 victory. Carrick, appointed on Tuesday, witnessed a dominant performance from his team, which surpassed Pep Guardiola’s City in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[1200,143,11440,139],"class_list":{"0":"post-104109","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-manchester-city","9":"tag-manchester-united","10":"tag-michael-carrick","11":"tag-premier-league"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}