Manchester City v Manchester United result

Full-time · Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United

Premier League · Sat, 07 Dec 2019 17:30 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United won 2–1 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 7 December. Manchester City have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions. Manchester United have scored in seven consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester United led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester United: Marcus Rashford (23’ pen) and A. Martial (29’, assisted by Daniel James); Manchester City: N. Otamendi (85’, assisted by R. Mahrez).

Discipline

Anthony Taylor, England showed five yellow cards — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Manchester City: Bernardo Silva (22’), Kevin De Bruyne (79’) and Kyle Walker (90’); Manchester United: David de Gea (54’) and Andreas Pereira (74’).

What it changes

Manchester United are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) 7.1, Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) 7.0 and Daniel James (Manchester United) 6.8 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next host AEK Athens FC on 20 October 2026.

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Manchester City v AEK Athens FC, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: Anthony Taylor, England
Head-to-head (last 4): Manchester City 3 · draws 0 · Manchester United 1 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 2W 2D 1L · Manchester United 2W 2D 1L

Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 2

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8 / 4.83

Corners

against 2.5 / 4.83 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

6.83 / 6.17

Shots on target

against 2.33 / 3.17 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.5 / 2.17

Cards

against 1.33 / 2.5 · 0 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 December 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 December 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Manchester United for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.83 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	16.83 for · 6.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	14.83 for · 9.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	6.83 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6.17 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	7 for · 7.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	11.33 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.17 for · 2.5 against n 6 Last 5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
David Silva n 8	67	1.5 6/2	0.8 3/2	—
P. Foden n 8	33.1	1.4 2/1	0.7 2/0	—
Fernandinho n 8	89	1.3 5/4	0.4 2/1	Jesse Lingard
R. Sterling n 8	86	1.2 5/2	1.4 6/4	A. Martial
Rodri n 8	67.5	1.2 6/1	1.2 5/1	A. Martial

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	67.3	4 6/6	1.5 4/3
R. Sterling n 8	86	2.9 7/6	0.9 4/2
K. De Bruyne n 8	84.5	2.8 7/6	0.8 3/2
R. Mahrez n 8	74.4	2.6 6/4	1.2 5/3
Adrián Bernabé n 3	11.3	2.6 1/0	0 0/0

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	67.3	0.8 3/2	0 0/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	62.6	0.4 1/1	0.4 2/0
R. Mahrez n 8	74.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
David Silva n 8	67	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Bernardo Silva n 8	80.6	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Rodri n 8	67.5	3 7/5
João Cancelo n 8	73	2.6 7/4
N. Otamendi n 8	70.5	2.4 6/5
Fernandinho n 8	89	2 7/4
David Silva n 8	67	1.8 5/3

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Bravo n 8	87	2.5 6/2
Ederson n 8	84.4	2.3 3/2

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Jesse Lingard n 8	45.3	2.2 4/3	1 3/1	Fernandinho
Andreas Pereira n 8	54.9	2.1 6/3	0.8 4/0	—
Fred n 8	86.6	1.6 6/6	1.6 7/3	—
A. Martial n 8	74.5	1.5 4/3	0.9 4/2	Rodri
B. Williams n 8	67.3	1.5 5/3	1.2 5/2	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Rashford n 8	85.8	4.3 8/7	2.4 6/5
Jesse Lingard n 8	45.3	3.2 6/3	0.7 3/0
A. Martial n 8	74.5	3 8/5	1.7 7/2
M. Greenwood n 8	38.9	2.9 6/1	2 5/1
Fred n 8	86.6	1.9 6/5	0.6 5/0

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Rashford n 8	85.8	1 6/2	0.3 2/0
M. Greenwood n 8	38.9	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
A. Martial n 8	74.5	0.5 3/0	0.3 1/1
L. Shaw n 8	62.9	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
S. McTominay n 8	88	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	88.9	3.9 7/6
S. McTominay n 8	88	2.7 8/5
Fred n 8	86.6	2.7 8/6
Jesse Lingard n 8	45.3	2.5 6/3
B. Williams n 8	67.3	2.2 6/5

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Grant n 7	80	3.4 6/5
David de Gea n 8	90	2.8 5/4
Sergio Romero n 8	90.8	1.9 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Manchester United
71%	Possession	29%
22	Shots	11
5	Shots on target	7
6	Shots off target	2
11	Blocked shots	2
17	Shots inside the box	9
16	Corners	3
10	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	4
658	Passes	265
89%	Pass accuracy	75%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
K. Walker	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7.1
Fernandinho	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Angeliño	90	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	7.2
K. De Bruyne	90	0	0	4	0	5	2	Y	7.8
David Silva	90	0	0	3	2	4	1	0	7
Gabriel Jesus	90	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	6.2
R. Sterling	90	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	6.9
Rodri	86	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.5
Bernardo Silva	65	0	0	2	0	2	1	Y	6.5
J. Stones	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
N. Otamendi sub	31	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.3
R. Mahrez sub	25	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	7.3
İ. Gündoğan sub	10	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	7.3
V. Lindelöf	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.5
H. Maguire	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.4
S. McTominay	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.4
Fred	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.8
D. James	90	0	1	1	1	4	2	0	7.1
M. Rashford	90	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	7.4
Jesse Lingard	89	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	6.5
L. Shaw	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Martial	74	1	0	3	2	1	1	0	7.2
Andreas Pereira	16	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.6
A. Young	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.8
A. Tuanzebe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Manchester United — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityLWDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Manchester UnitedWDLDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Manchester City 3 · 0 draws · Manchester United 1 · 3.5 goals/game

2019-04-24 Manchester United 0–2 Manchester City
2018-11-11 Manchester City 3–1 Manchester United
2018-04-07 Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United
2017-12-10 Manchester United 1–2 Manchester City

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#2 pos81 pts38 pl+67 GD

Manchester United#3 pos66 pts38 pl+30 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.68

Manchester United scored1.74

Manchester City conceded0.92

Manchester United conceded0.95

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Manchester United?: In their last 4 meetings, Manchester City won 3, Manchester United won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Manchester United?: Recent form — Manchester City 2W 2D 1L; Manchester United 2W 2D 1L.

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