Man city shows how far they have come, and how far they have to go, after Man United’s derby win

Man city shows how far they have come, and how far they have to go, after Man United’s derby win.

Manchester, England - another unexpected turning point in this wildest Premier League season. Manchester United's 2-0 Derby victory extended their unbeaten record in the Premier League, ending Manchester City's winning streak, but Ole Gunnar Solskyar's players will close the 11- points gap between them and Pep Guadiola's league leader.

Bruno Fernández's penalty kick in the second minute, followed by Luke Shaw's goal five minutes after the second half, which led to Manchester United's victory at the 185th meeting between the two sides. The game did not achieve any success, so it cannot be regarded as insignificant. In fact, winning City in 21 games and winning 22 games in the league did not lose the game from Old Trafford, which added more advantages to Manchester United's display.

But although Solskja and his players will celebrate, the results will also remind people of what may happen this season and emphasize forward the importance of giving the team a chance to fight against Manchester City throughout the season, not just in isolated 90 minutes.

Because although this defeat is their fourth home game against Manchester United in the past six league games, Manchester City will be the champion of the cruise this season. With 10 games, Guardiola's team will not give up the double-digit lead, allowing Manchester United to become the champion for the first time since 2013.

Manchester United topped the list in mid-January, but Manchester United came to power due to inconsistencies that led to the decline in points of competitors such as Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion, and the failure to beat the top six opponents.

Manchester United performed very well in the game. Solskyar chose the right team and tactics to win all three points, but after Crystal Palace's 0-0 draw, Chelsea reached a serious stalemate again and won.

But at this stage of this season, they are 12 points better than a year ago, so positive numbers can offset negative factors. Manchester United also successfully ended the incredible race in Manchester City, which proves that Solskja's club is on the right track. 

Solskja said that we are a much better team than 12-18 months ago. But they (Manchester City) are far ahead, and you can't remember anything except to make sure that we win the game better than last year.

Earlier this week, after the club's quarterly accounts were released, Manchester United executive vice president Ed Woodward said, "Ole and the progress made by players this season are obvious." Woodward is right, but this victory in Manchester City highlights his comments by showing what else needs to be done.

Despite these advances, Woodward needs to urge Manchester United's boss, the Grazer family, to take advantage of the rising momentum to invest in the team this summer, make the team competitive in every game next season, and reduce the prospects that may destroy the peaks and valleys of winning the championship.

From 1-11, they can beat any team - Manchester City joined Paris Saint-Germain and Leipzig RB in the best way to become the victims of Manchester United - but Solskreal's lack of depth and quality also led them to defeat the three teams and 1 Lost 2-1 at home to Sheffield United in the month.

Woodward just needs to look at their alternate benches on Sunday to understand why Manchester City can rotate players and maintain enough freshness to win 21 wins in the rebound, so as to keep so clear at the top.

The hosts include Sergio Agüero, Kyle Walker, Emerick Laport, Bernardo Silva, Ferran Torres, Benjamin Mendy, Fernandinho and Phil Forden. Meanwhile, Manchester United includes Eric Bailey, Nemania Matić and Alex Price, as well as four native-born teenagers and Amade Diallo, a teenager who arrived from Atlanta in January.

The imbalance had no effect on Manchester United that day, but the lack of depth of the season deprived the players of the opportunity to keep their fresh and change their choices. Fernandez, Marcus Rushford and Harry Maguire have played more than 40 games in all competitions, and Rushford was stunted on suspicion of injury. No one left the encounter, and no one in Manchester City broke the score of 40 games.

Small details are very important. Fatigue is a factor in Manchester United's recent poor performance, so if they want to challenge the championship next season, all departments need to improve quality. For example, although clean goals in five of all the past six games are the hallmarks of a sound defensive team, a reliable striker will be transformative.

Anthony Mattial made a mistake in the second half, shooting Edson directly instead of shooting 3-0, highlighting the lack of callousness on the forward. Marshal, Rushford, Mason Greenwood and the injured Edinson Kavani scored only 36 goals this season; if Erlin Harland, Harry Kane or Robert Lewandowski were selected, many of the draws and defeats could have turned into victories.

Solskja can only get the best from what he has, and he is doing so in the second place in the table. Defeating the city is a big statement of the team, but now it is the responsibility of the Glazers to ensure that the opportunities for construction and strengthening are not in vain.

If they really stand up, Manchester United can challenge Manchester City next season. But without reinforcements, such a victory will ultimately be useless.