Manchester City were booed off by their own supporters and manager Pep Guardiola was taunted with chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning” by Manchester United fans after Amad Diallo’s late winner sealed a 2-1 derby victory for United.

Man City have now lost eight of their past 11 games in all competitions — their worst run since 2003 — and are seeing their title hopes fade with every defeat. This run has marked more losses than City had in their previous 106 matches combined, per ESPN Research.

Josko Gvardiol’s first-half header had looked set to send City to victory with United missing a host of second-half chances to equalise. But a Matheus Nunes foul on Amad in the 86th minute led to a penalty from which Bruno Fernandes equalised before Amad netted the winner two minutes later.
Man City loss deepens crisis for Guardiola

Manchester City are now beyond crisis after suffering an eighth defeat in 11 games at the Etihad on Sunday, days after slumping to a seventh defeat in 10 games when losing 2-0 to Juventus in the Champions League midweek.

City went into the clash against United desperate for a win to put their season back on track and Gvardiol’s first-half goal delivered hope that they would end their horror run. But City were poor — there was none of the attacking verve and quality of the Guardiola team that made it four Premier League titles in a row last season, and they allowed United back into the game to snatch an incredible win.

City’s problems are clear. They have no pace in key areas of the team, and key men from their great teams are fading fast. Kyle Walker, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gündogan and Bernardo Silva simply cannot cope with the intensity of games at the top level, and City have lost the fear factor that enabled them to win so many honours.

So, what next? Guardiola has said that he is going nowhere, having signed a new two-year contract only last month. But how long can this go on before even Guardiola’s position becomes under threat? — Mark Ogden
Man United’s progress continues with another comeback

Man United manager Ruben Amorim praised the fight and the spirit of his players after they came back from behind to beat FC Viktoria Plzen on Thursday in the Europa League, and the same characteristics were on show against City.

It wasn’t a perfect performance by any stretch. But just like they did in Czechia, United found a way to win.

For much of the 90 minutes, United were staring at a third straight Premier League defeats for the first time since 2015. Amorim was also on the brink of losing a third successive top-flight game for the first time in his managerial career. That was until Fernandes tucked away a late penalty and Amad scored a dramatic late winner.

Amorim is not the type to get carried away by one result. He was very measured in his assessment after the 4-0 win over Everton and he’s far too balanced to believe all his problems can be solved by a win at the Etihad Stadium. But if nothing else, it gives United a foundation on which to build.