Anthony Martial scores a scintillating goal as Man Utd shreds Man City

Archie Blade
|Published December 07, 2019

Anthony Martial scores a scintillating goal as Man Utd shreds Man City during the Manchester Derby in the Premier League.

Manchester United have had a mixed campaign so far. They have gone from brilliant to pathetic within days this season. However, when it comes to matches against the big 6 sides, the players have always rose to the occasion.

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From the 4-0 humiliation of Chelsea to the gritty 1-1 draw against Liverpool, Manchester United seem to be a completely different side every time the stakes are high. Jose Mourinho will vouch for that. United toyed with Tottenham earlier this week to bring an end to the Special One’s winning streak with the north London club. However, no one could have imagined Ole Gunnar Soslkjaer’s side making a mockery out of the famed Manchester side.

Anthony Martial scores a scintillating goal as Man Utd shreds Man City

In the 28^th minute of the match, Daniel James and Anthony Martial combined at speed down the right. Martial received the ball on the edge of the area before spinning swiftly and threading the ball into the bottom right, inches away from Ederson’s fingers.

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Earlier in the match, Marcus Rashford converted a penalty to score the opener. With Martial’s goal, United now lead the match 2-0. No team has dominated Pep Guardiola’s side at the Etihad this season. This makes the Red Devils the first side since Liverpool in 2015 to lead the match 2-0 before half-time in an away against City in the Premier League. Frankly though, with the United have dominated the match, they should have already been 4-0 up.

At the moment of writing, Manchester United have carried their 2-0 lead with another half to go. Could Manchester City make a comeback or will United continue their dominance against the top sides in the Premier League? We’ll have our answers within the next hour.

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Archie Blade

Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.