Sunday People

MATCH FACTS

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Manchester City have won more away Premier League games at Old Trafford against Manchester United than any other team (eight).

The away team has won nine of the last 12 meetings between United and City in all competitio­ns (D1 L2), including each of the three games in 2021.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men are without a clean sheet in all competitio­ns for the last 14 home games – they’ve only ever had one longer such streak, a 21-game run between April 1958 and March 1959.

United have lost eight home matches in all competitio­ns in 2021, their most in a calendar year since losing eight in 1989.

The Reds have conceded 11 goals in six Prem matches at Old Trafford this season, their most in their first six home league matches of a season since 1976-77 (also 11).

United have taken just eight points in their last nine home Premier League matches (W2 D2 L5) and have lost consecutiv­e home league matches without scoring for the first time since March 2014, when those defeats also came against Liverpool followed by Man City.

Eric Bailly became the first United player to score an own-goal in the Manchester derby in the Premier League. The only other own-goals in this fixture in the Premier League were in Man Utd’s favour in February 2005 (Richard Dunne) and April 2013 (Vincent Kompany).

All three of Bernardo Silva’s goals against United for City have come at Old Trafford, scoring in three of his last four appearance­s there – he has only netted more goals against Burnley (four) in his time at Man City.

United had just four touches in the City box in this match, their fewest in a top-flight match since the 2008-09 season (when Opta data began). It was the fewest by a home team in a Prem game since Fulham against Arsenal in September 2020 (three).

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