Manchester City defeated Brighton 3-0 in Premier League. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 30 stage in the 2021 season. The match was played at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. M. Dean officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Manchester City vs Brighton meeting in Premier League with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Manchester City and Brighton. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Premier LeagueRecorded meetings: 6 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
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Wayne Rooney was not impressed with Man Utd’s attack (Photo: BBC) Wayne Rooney was left deeply unimpressed with Manchester United’s attackers after the defeat to Manchester City, singling out one player whocould have saved the game. A controversial Erling Haaland goal saw City win the Manchester derby 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday, despite Phil Foden’s early red card. While much has been made of the contentious VAR decisions, it was another woeful and toothless performance from United, who have now won just one of their opening four Premier League games. The Red Devils managed just three shots on target against Gianluigi Donnarumma, with their best opportunity coming in the 94th minute when Bryan Mbeumo found himself in the box with space and quickly took his shot but was denied. Sign up for In The Mixer, Metro's football newsletter Get exclusive analysis and previews of the biggest games every Friday. Sign up now for free. It was an important save by the Italy goalkeeper, but Rooney believes Mbeumo ought to have equalised, criticising the Cameroon forward’s lack of composure ‘This was the one bit of quality Manchester United had in the second-half,’ the United and England legend said on Match of the Day. ‘It comes from Bruno Fernandes, no surprise, really good pass into Mbeumo and it’s a good save but I think Mbeumo can do better here. Bryan Mbeumo missed a great chance to equalise in the final seconds of the derby (Photo: Getty) ‘If he just slots it in the near post, he’s got a much better chance of scoring but it’s a wonderful save from Donnarumma. ‘This is where you hear people talking about the composure and the forwards having composure in the penalty box, that’s what they need. Mbeumo’s waited all game for that opportunity. ‘So, whether you play for Manchester United, whether you’re left-footed or right-footed, once you get that opportunity, you need to be aware of the goalkeeper, what his strengths are. Man utd have won just one of their opening four Premier League games (Photo: Getty) ‘Donnarumma is a big lad, he’s got big arms. If you play it at height, he’s got a good chance of saving it. If you play it low, near the corner, you’ve made it very difficult [for the keeper].’ It was not just Mbeumo who was poor of course, with Rooney calling out the entire forward line for poor decision making and resorting to fanciful attempts from range in the closing stages. Asked if United were selfish or lacked tactical awareness or were just panicking, Rooney replied: ‘It’s probably a bit of everything. I said when the transfer window closed that Michael Carrick had been left a bit short, especially up top. ‘You’ve got Benjamin Sesko who’s done well the last couple of games but whether there’s that trust in him there to play from the start. Then you’ve got Matheus Cunha who’s coming too deep, he’s never really in the penalty box. ‘So, they’re having half opportunities from the edge of the box. When you’re starved of chances at goal, if you see the sight of goal, whether you’re from 18 to 30 yards out, you end up thinking, “you know what, I’m going to take my chance and try and score”, when really it’s a low percentage of scoring.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Peter: This is the Premier League not a Saturday afternoon kickaround at the local park. Chelsea were unprofessional, lackadaisical, wasteful and lucky to draw as Hull should have scored four. As a lifelong Chelsea fan, I find it disappointing that we threw away two valuable points through undisciplined defensive naivety.
Manchester United needed their captain to take control of Sunday’s Manchester derby, particularly after Manchester City were reduced to ten men. Instead, Bruno Fernandes produced plenty of tidy possession but very little that decisively changed the game. Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news […] The post 51 passes, 0.21 expected assists: Man United star struggled vs Man City despite decent stats appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Coventry City have waited 25 years for a return to the Premier League, but the reality of realising that dream is suddenly starting to look rather miserable. The unwanted records are already beginning to pile up for Frank Lampard's side.
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