Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 10 December 2017

Result

Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City

Premier League · Sunday 10 December 2017, 16:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City: match report

Manchester United were beaten by Manchester City 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 10 December 2017. It was 1-1 at half-time.

David Silva opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Manchester United's goal came from Marcus Rashford (45+2'). Manchester City scored through David Silva (43') and Nicolás Otamendi (54').

Discipline: Manchester United received 4 yellow cards; Manchester City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 2nd on 35 points from 15 and Manchester City 1st on 43 points from 15. Manchester United went on to finish that season 2nd with 81 points, and Manchester City 1st with 100.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester City in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Nicolás Otamendi of Manchester City (8.2), ahead of Kevin De Bruyne (7.5).

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Yellow card · Kyle WalkerManchester City
  • 36'Yellow card · Marcos RojoManchester United
  • 43'Goal · David SilvaManchester City · 0-1
  • 45+2'Goal · Marcus RashfordManchester United · 1-1
  • 54'Goal · Nicolás OtamendiManchester City · 1-2
  • 63'Yellow card · Marcus RashfordManchester United
  • 73'Yellow card · David SilvaManchester City
  • 79'Yellow card · Ander HerreraManchester United
  • 90'Yellow card · A. YoungManchester United

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo, Ashley Young, Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matić, Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku

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

Ederson, Kyle Walker, Vincent Kompany, Nicolás Otamendi, Fabian Delph, Kevin De Bruyne, Fernandinho, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sané