Manchester City v Manchester United result

Full-time · Manchester City 0–2 Manchester United

Premier League · Sun, 07 Mar 2021 16:30 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester City 0–2 Manchester United — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

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The numbers

Result: Manchester City 0–2 Manchester United · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: A. Taylor
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester City 2 · draws 1 · Manchester United 3 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 5W 0D 0L · Manchester United 2W 3D 0L

Manchester City 0–2 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 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.75 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.63 / 0.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 5.13

Corners

against 1.83 / 3.88 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.33 / 5.38

Shots on target

against 2.17 / 3 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

0.67 / 1.13

Cards

against 1.67 / 1.38 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.33 yellows

Referee · A. Taylor

2 home / 2.33 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 March 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 March 2021. 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	2.75 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.13 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.5 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.75 for · 8.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.33 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.38 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.33 for · 10.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	0.67 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Taylor — 4.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.04 fouls over 24 matches (2 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 2Away 2.33

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2021. 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
Fernandinho n 8	70.5	1.3 5/3	0.5 2/1	—
Rodri n 8	76.5	1.2 5/3	0.9 4/1	—
S. Agüero n 8	19.1	1.2 2/0	0.6 1/0	—
B. Mendy n 8	82.6	1.1 4/3	0.4 2/1	—
K. Walker n 8	82.3	1.1 4/3	0.5 3/1	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2021. 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	19.1	2.4 3/1	1.2 2/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	62.9	2 6/2	1.1 3/2
P. Foden n 8	67.6	1.7 5/3	1.2 5/2
K. De Bruyne n 8	64.8	1.7 5/3	1 3/2
R. Sterling n 8	81.9	1.6 6/4	1.2 6/2

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Gabriel Jesus n 8	62.9	0.7 3/1	0.4 2/0
Bernardo Silva n 8	86	0.3 2/0	0.5 4/0
İ. Gündoğan n 8	72.9	0.6 2/2	0.2 1/0
R. Mahrez n 8	62.3	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	64.8	0 0/0	0.7 4/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. De Bruyne n 8	64.8	2.6 5/5
Rodri n 8	76.5	2.4 6/4
João Cancelo n 8	86.8	2.1 7/6
Fernandinho n 8	70.5	2.1 6/4
K. Walker n 8	82.3	1.9 6/5

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	1.3 3/1

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2021. 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
B. Williams n 8	52.1	2.4 7/3	1.5 4/1	—
Fred n 8	79.9	2 7/5	1 5/2	—
L. Shaw n 8	76.9	2 7/6	0.7 5/0	—
A. Tuanzebe n 8	41.8	1.6 4/2	0.5 1/1	—
E. Cavani n 8	67.4	1.5 5/4	1 4/2	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Diallo n 4	18	3.8 1/1	2.5 1/1
D. James n 8	56	2.2 7/2	1.6 6/2
A. Martial n 8	59.6	1.9 4/3	1.1 4/2
Bruno Fernandes n 8	78.1	1.7 5/4	1.3 5/2
M. Rashford n 8	85.3	1.6 7/4	1.2 5/3

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. James n 8	56	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
Bruno Fernandes n 8	78.1	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
M. Rashford n 8	85.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
L. Shaw n 8	76.9	0 0/0	0.6 3/1
S. McTominay n 8	65	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Diallo n 4	18	5 1/1
A. Tuanzebe n 8	41.8	3 3/3
B. Williams n 8	52.1	2.8 6/4
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	84.4	2.1 6/4
D. van de Beek n 8	45.3	2 5/3

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 3 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	90	2.8 5/4
D. Henderson n 8	93.8	2.2 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Manchester United
65%	Possession	35%
23	Shots	8
6	Shots on target	6
10	Shots off target	0
7	Blocked shots	2
13	Shots inside the box	7
6	Corners	2
0	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	12
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	6
715	Passes	374
90%	Pass accuracy	78%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Stones	90	1	0	0	2	7.3
Rúben Dias	90	0	0	1	2	7.3
O. Zinchenko	90	1	1	2	0	7
Rodri	90	1	0	2	3	7.9
İ. Gündoğan	90	4	2	3	1	7.2
R. Mahrez	90	4	1	2	4	7.7
K. De Bruyne	90	2	1	8	0	7.9
R. Sterling	90	2	1	1	0	6
Gabriel Jesus	71	0	0	1	2	6.3
João Cancelo	65	0	0	1	3	6.3
K. Walker sub	25	0	0	1	0	7
P. Foden sub	19	1	0	0	0	6.7

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	8.2
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
V. Lindelöf	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
H. Maguire	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
L. Shaw	90	1	0	2	2	0	1	Y	7.9
S. McTominay	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
Fred	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
D. James	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Bruno Fernandes	89	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.2
A. Martial	88	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	6.5
M. Rashford	73	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
M. Greenwood sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
N. Matić sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Williams sub	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 CityWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Manchester UnitedWWDDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester City 2 · 1 draw · Manchester United 3 · 2 goals/game

2021-01-06 Manchester United 0–2 Manchester City
2020-12-12 Manchester United 0–0 Manchester City
2020-03-08 Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City
2020-01-29 Manchester City 0–1 Manchester United
2020-01-07 Manchester United 1–3 Manchester City
2019-12-07 Manchester City 1–2 Manchester United

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos86 pts38 pl+51 GD

Manchester United#2 pos74 pts38 pl+29 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.18

Manchester United scored1.92

Manchester City conceded0.84

Manchester United conceded1.16

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Manchester United?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester City won 2, Manchester United won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Manchester United?: Recent form — Manchester City 5W 0D 0L; Manchester United 2W 3D 0L.

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