Man City beaten 2-0 by Manchester United as Donnarumma stars

Goal reports Manchester City were beaten 2-0 by Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday, with Gianluigi Donnarumma’s saves keeping the scoreline respectable while Erling Haaland was largely anonymous.

City began on the back foot after injuries to John Stones, Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias left Pep Guardiola to field a defence described as containing two 21-year-olds and a 20-year-old. Harry Maguire’s early header hit the bar and Patrick Dorgu forced a strong save from Donnarumma. Goals from Amad Diallo and Bruno Fernandes were both ruled out for offside in the first half, and the Italian made a series of saves from Amad and Casemiro before Mbeumo’s effort was tipped away. The source says the Cameroon international finally beat Donnarumma with a counter-attack finish in the 65th minute, and Dorgu made it 2-0 after stealing the ball from Rico Lewis in the 76th.

Player ratings in the piece put Donnarumma at 9/10 and Haaland at 4/10, with Guardiola given 4/10 amid criticism that City were outthought and outfought at Old Trafford. The report adds City could fall nine points behind Arsenal if the Gunners win at Nottingham Forest later in the day.

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