Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 7 December 2019

Result

Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United

Premier League · Saturday 7 December 2019, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United: match report

Manchester City lost to Manchester United 1-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 7 December 2019. The half-time score was 0-2.

Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Manchester City's goal came from Nicolás Otamendi (85'). Manchester United scored through Marcus Rashford (23', penalty) and Anthony Martial (29').

Discipline: Manchester City received 3 yellow cards; Manchester United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester City were 3rd on 32 points from 15 and Manchester United 8th on 21 points from 15. Manchester City went on to finish that season 2nd with 81 points, and Manchester United 3rd with 66.

Manchester City lined up in a 4-3-3 and Manchester United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City (8.0), ahead of Ederson (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Manchester City wins, 2 draws and 3 for Manchester United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Bernardo SilvaManchester City
  • 23'Penalty goal · Marcus RashfordManchester United · 0-1
  • 29'Goal · Anthony MartialManchester United · 0-2
  • 54'Yellow card · David de GeaManchester United
  • 74'Yellow card · Andreas PereiraManchester United
  • 79'Yellow card · Kevin De BruyneManchester City
  • 85'Goal · Nicolás OtamendiManchester City · 1-2
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Kyle WalkerManchester City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester City 5, draws 2, Manchester United 3.

Team news

Manchester City line-up (4-3-3)

Ederson, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Fernandinho, Angeliño, Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling

Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

David de Gea, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay, Fred, Daniel James, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial