Manchester United deepened the tragedy of its local rival, Manchester City, the English Premier League title holder, after Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo scored late goals to snatch an unexpected 2-1 victory over its host in a Premier League summit on Sunday.
It seemed that Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim’s team was on its way to a third consecutive defeat in the league after falling behind to a header from defender Yusko Gvardiol.
But the derby match, which lacked quality, witnessed a stunning late turn when a mistake by Matthews Nunez led to a penalty kick, giving Fernandez the opportunity to equalize from the penalty spot in the 88th minute.
Manchester City barely got over the shock, but after a few seconds, Diallo delighted the visiting fans with a wonderful goal from a tight angle.
City won only once in 11 matches in all competitions and remained in fifth place in the league standings, while United rose to 12th place.
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