Manchester City played host to Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium, as the two teams from Manchester looked to prove a point to their local rivals.
City had gone on to get kicked out of the Champions League and they also blew their chances of playing in the Europa League prior to their weekend fixture.
At the same time, United had gone on to lose their game in the Champions League as well. Despite them having qualified well before that game, the loss was still proving to be something the team was trying to get behind them.
The match kicked off with both the team’s going back and forth, but with neither side initially creating any clear goal scoring chances.
However, in the 11th minute of the game, Silva went on to find Clichy, as he sprinted forward into an attacking position. He then played the ball to Balotelli, who sent a volley well over the bar.
Then just five minutes, United went on to take the lead in the game.
United charged on forward, as Young sprinted down the flank and went on to play a pass to Rooney. The Red Devils striker then turned to his right and ran across the face of the goal, before pulling a shot across the face of the goal.
The ball slowly crept past the defenders, and past Hart as it rolled into the far end of the goal.
From then on, United looked to be in top form as they looked to attack City time and time again. This new attacking sense shown by the team looked to benefit them as they scored another goal in the 29th minute of the game.
Rooney once again went on to pick up the ball outside the area, but this time around his shot across the face of the goal was hit with more pace as it sailed into the back of the net.
As a result of those two goals, United went into the half time break with a two goal lead, with City looking to be rather desperate at the moment.
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