Diallo snatches derby win for Man United

Amad Diallo celebrates scoring his team’s second goal

Manchester United poured on the misery for flagging English Premier League champions Manchester City as late goals by Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo snatched an unlikely 2-1 away victory from the jaws of defeat. 
Ruben Amorim’s side were heading for a third consecutive league defeat as it trailed to Josko Gvardiol’s header.
But a scrappy derby short of quality had a stunning late twist as a mistake by Matheus Nunes led to a penalty which allowed Fernandes the chance to level from the spot in the 88th minute.
City had hardly got over that shock when seconds later Diallo sent the visiting fans into delirium with a superb finish from the tightest of angles.
City has now won only once in 11 games in all competitions and stay fifth in the table. United moved up to 12th.
It took 20 minutes for City to muster a shot at goal as Phil Foden’s half-volley went wide. At the other end Diallo struck the outside of the post with a shot but he was offside anyway.
City’s fans were becoming restless but the tension lifted around the Etihad Stadium in the 36th minute as, from a short corner, De Bruyne’s cross was deflected and dropped invitingly for Gvardiol to guide a header past Andre Onana.
It was the eighth goal United has conceded from a corner this season, a figure only topped by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Tempers boiled over soon afterwards as City’s Kyle Walker and Rasmus Hojland came together like two rutting stags and Walker fell theatrically to the ground, earning both players yellow cards after a melee involving several more.
United kept itself in the game in the second half and should have equalised when Bruno Fernandes was played through on goal but his dinked finish drifted agonisingly wide.
City failed to even have a shot on target after the break and was left devastated as its world collapsed around it.
Nunes’s terrible back pass was seized upon by Diallo and he then compounded the error by hacking down the Man United player.
Fernandes tucked away the penalty, but worse was still to come for the hosts as Diallo nipped in to grab the winner. 
(Agencies)