Manchester United suffered a 0-2 defeat against Manchester City at Old Trafford in the season’s first Manchester derby in the English Premier League. Eric Bailly scored an own goal and Bernardo Silva sealed a comfortable victory for the blue side.
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;
Which Manchester United player created the highest xG rate? How many shots were attempted by Manchester City? What were the xT creation zones for both teams?
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At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Manchester United was without two players who started in the 3-0 victory over Spurs. Eric Bailly and Mason Greenwood replaced Raphael Varane and Cavani in the starting 11.
The average position of the starting 11 hints that Manchester United played in a 5-3-2 formation. The manager changed the formation to 4-3-3 at the start of the second half.
Pep Guardiola made two changes to the starting 11 from their 0-2 loss at home against Crystal Palace. Ruben Dias replaced the suspended Aymeric Laporte and Ilkay Gundogan replaced Jack Grealish.
Joao Cancelo was the most attacking full-back, and his average position was inside the opponent’s half. Phil Foden operated from the left and none of the City players played as a striker in the game.
The away team had 69% of the ball possession and created 34 positional attacks in the match. The Red Devils attempted seven passes into the opposition penalty area and made 13 recoveries in the opposition’s half.
Mason Greenwood attempted two shots for the home side and created the highest xG rate in the match. Rodri attempted 20 passes into the final third and made eight recoveries inside the opposition’s half. Kevin De Bruyne attempted the most number of shots in the match.
Manchester United players attempted five shots and had only one shot on target. The xG rate created was 0.78, and three shots were attempted from inside the opposition’s box.
Manchester City players attempted 13 shots and had five shots on target. Ten shots were attempted from inside the opposition’s box and one shot hit the post for the away side.
The home team attempted three shots in the first half and two shots in the second half. Cristiano Ronaldo was the only Manchester United player who attempted a shot on target. Joao Cancelo had two shots on target.
Harry Maguire attempted 60 passes and his 12 passes were towards Victor Lindelof. Maguire received 47 passes and 17 passes were made by Victor Lindelof.
Kyle Walker attempted 112 passes and his 18 passes were towards John Stones. Joao Cancelo received 98 passes and 25 passes were from Ruben Dias.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka attempted two crosses from the right and his three passes landed in the opposition’s penalty box. Marcus Rashford was the only Manchester United player to attempt a smart pass in the match.
Joao Cancelo attempted three smart passes and four crosses, and his ten passes landed in the opposition’s penalty box. Phil Foden attempted five passes and landed eight passes in the opposition’s penalty box.
Manchester United created more threats from the right side. Harry Maguire attempted the most number of passes and created the highest threat rate.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka created the highest threat from dribbles. Mason Greenwood attempted four dribbles and created the second-highest threat rate.
Manchester City’s creation zones were from the wider sides and especially from the left side. Joao Cancelo operated from the left and created the highest threat rate.
Phil Foden created the highest threats from dribbles for the away side. Gabriel Jesus attempted six dribbles and created the second-highest threat rate.
Manchester United players won most of their defensive duels in the wider positions. Harry Maguire won three defensive duels for his side.
The Red Devils won seven aerial duels in the defensive third. Cristiano Ronaldo won three duels out of the ten contested. Victor Lindelof and Maguire won two aerial duels each.
The team contested 17 loose ball duels and won seven duels. Luke Shaw won two loose ball duels for the home side.
Manchester City players won most of their defensive duels towards the right side. Kyle Walker contested four duels and won three.
The team won most of the aerial duels in the middle third. John Stones won five duels for the away side.
The visitors won most of the loose ball duels in the attacking third. Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne won three loose balls duels each.
Manchester United didn’t create enough chances to score a goal in the match. The home team imposed fewer attacking threats and lost some crucial points at home.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Manchester United vs Manchester City