It was the real showdown for Total Football. On the one hand, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, faithful heir to the teachings of Johan Cruyff. On the other, Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United, a Dutchman in all dimensions of the word who in recent seasons has recovered the identity of Ajax. This Sunday, at the Etihad, Manchester saw another derby between the two main teams in the city, but with a touch of orange in the middle.
Manchester City entered the game with five points more than Manchester United and with the notion that an eventual defeat against the eternal rival meant being four points behind the leader Arsenal, who won the respective derby against Tottenham on Saturday. Coming off three wins in a row before the international break, Guardiola’s team knew that the demand had to be at the highest level so that the match did not end in disappointment.
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 2, 2022
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Source: Observadora
