By Victor Kanayo
Manchester United on Sunday night beat their neighbors and defending champions, Manchester City, 2-1 in a dramatic dying-minutes comeback in one of the English Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium.
This means United have stepped up to 12th position, while Man City sit fifth, nine points off leaders Liverpool, having played a game more, with just one win from their last 11 matches.
A strike by Amad Diallo made the difference in the encounter after Bruno Fernandes leveled proceedings via a penalty in the 88th minute of play.
Josko Gvardiol had headed in the opener in the 36th minute as the visitors’ struggled in defending set pieces and were exposed from a short corner.
It was the stand-out moment in the first 45 minutes, in which both teams showed anxiety and a lack of quality.
United had the better openings in a similarly lacklustre second period but could not conjure up a response until Diallo won a penalty four minutes from time, allowing Bruno Fernandes to level from the spot.
The Red Devils then sent the visiting fans into ecstasy when Diallo latched onto a long pass, went past Ederson, and rolled into an empty net.
Meanwhile, Wolves have sacked manager Gary O’Neil in the wake of Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Ipswich Town.
The departure of the 41-year-old and his backroom staff comes just three days after Shi said the club was “united” behind O’Neil following Monday’s 2-1 defeat at West Ham.
Saturday’s defeat was their 11th in the Premier League this season—they have had only two wins—and leaves the Black Country club 19th, four points from safety.
O’Neil replaced Julen Lopetegui just four days before the start of the 2023-24 season, with Wolves going on to finish 14th.
Wolves began this season poorly, losing seven and drawing one of their first eight league games.
