Manchester United suffered their third defeat of the season after a 6-3 loss against rivals Manchester City in the English Premier League. Erik ten Hag suffered a taste of defeat in his first ever game in charge of a Manchester Derby. For the hosts, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored a hat-trick each. Antony scored a goal and Anthony Martial scored a brace off the bench to avoid humiliation.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
What was Manchester City’s xG rate in the match? How many long passes were attempted by Manchester United?
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Manchester City started the match in their preferred 4-3-3 formation. Erling Haaland led the line for the first time in the Manchester Derby. Pep Guardiola was without Rodri for this match, and Ilkay Gundogan played in the holding midfielder role. They played the last 18 minutes of the match in a 4-4-2 formation. Pep’s men have already played in the same formation in the past 2-3 matches.
Manchester United lined up in their preferred 4-2-3-1 formation. Marcus Rashford led the line for the Red Devils. He was replaced by Anthony Martial for the last 30 minutes of the match, and he came on to score a brace for the visitors. Bruno Fernandes also shifted to the left side, and Eriksen took the number ten role.
Manchester City ended the match with a possession rate of 56.13%. They dominated possession from the start and scored four goals in the first half itself. They were unable to keep the ball in the middle phase but managed to get hold of the ball in the final stages of the match.
The Red Devils ended the match with a possession rate of 43.87%. They started the match with a low possession rate and tried to hold the ball. During that phase, Ten Hag’s men conceded three back-to-back goals. The second half saw five goals after the 55th-minute mark. Manchester United averaged around 50% ball possession.
The home team created 34 positional attacks and attempted 14 shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks were created from the centre, and those attacks generated the highest xG rate. City also launched three counterattacks and were able to take two shots during these attempts.
The visitors attempted 28 positional attacks in the match and attempted eight shots from these attacks. They also created most of their chances from the centre.
The home team attempted 22 shots and nine were on target. They launched an attack in the opening minutes of the match and attempted three consecutive shots. The first shot was off target, and the second was saved by the goalkeeper. Bernardo Silva saw his attempt blocked by the defender.
Manchester United attempted 13 shots and eight were on target. They only attempted three shots in the first half and the rest of the attempts came in the second half. Anthony scored his goal with their first attempt in the second half.
Manchester City ended the match with a high xG rate of 4.35. Pep’s men attempted 13 shots from inside the penalty box and eight were on target. They managed to score two goals from inside the 6-yard box.
Manchester United ended the match with an xG rate of 1.91. Antony scored a goal from a very difficult angle. Anthony Martial scored one of his goals from inside the 6-yard box and the other one from the penalty spot.
The home team created a channel of play from the centre and towards the left side of the field. The above viz shows the average position of the players. Joao Cancelo played in the centre and more as a defensive midfielder. Jack Grealish had the freedom to dribble past Diogo Dalot, and the player was successful several times in doing this. His team attempted 520 passes with a high accuracy rate of 88.85%.
Manchester United played on the back foot and had to create a passing channel on the wing. They attempted 452 passes and had an accuracy rate of 88.5%.
Manchester City players tried 38 passes to the final third and had an accuracy rate of 78.95%. Jack Grealish received a few passes on the left side, while Phil Foden was targeted on the right side.
Manchester United players attempted 47 passes to the final third and 31 were successfully delivered. Diogo Dalot always looked for a pass towards Antony. He attempted to find the winger five times in the final third. Luke Shaw came off the bench in the second half and made some forward runs. He was the most targeted player in the second half.
Manchester City players like to keep the ball grounded and play grounded passes. They tried 36 long passes and were successful in delivering 25. Most of these long passes were attempted to change the flanks.
Manchester United attempted 45 long passes and delivered 24. The Red Devils averaged around 14–15 long passes in three different phases of the first half. The second half saw the average drop to seven and that helped them carry the ball in the attacking areas. They scored three goals during that phase.
The home team recovered the ball 26 times in the defensive third, 21 times in the middle third, and 12 times in the attacking third. Most of the recoveries in the attacking half were made on the right side. Manual Akanji made 11 recoveries for the home team.
The Red Devils made 28 recoveries in the defensive third, 18 in the middle third, and ten in the final third. They recovered most of the balls on the left side. Lisandro Martinez made eight recoveries for his side.
Both teams contested 141 duels, and Manchester City won 80. They won 23 defensive duels, with the majority of the victories coming on the attacking half. Joao Cancelo won seven defensive duels for his side.
Manchester United won 54 duels in the match. They won 21 defensive duels, and Scott McTominay won four.
Erling Haaland scored his second goal from a header. He won the duel inside the opposition penalty box. Overall, his team managed to win nine aerial duels.
Manchester United players won seven aerial duels. They were able to clear the danger from inside the penalty box on three occasions.
Manchester City players had a high offensive duels win percentage. They won a few duels on the left side in the attacking third and on the right side inside their own half. Jack Grealish had a good game and was able to win nine duels.
Manchester United players were able to win their 18 offensive duels. Marcus Rashford won the maximum number of duels for his side. Jadon Sancho and Antony failed to win 86% of their duels.
Erik ten Hag’s men had a poor outing at the Etihad Stadium and suffered their first English Premier League loss in five games. They will now try to bounce back in the next match and hope to beat their rivals in the home derby.
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