Manchester City are a point ahead of Liverpool in the Premier League after Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane downed Manchester United.
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Match Report
Second-half goals form Bernardo Silva and substitute Leroy Sane gave Manchester City a 2-0 derby triumph over Manchester United as Pep Guardiola's men edged back ahead of Liverpool in the Premier League title race.
Following a humiliating 4-0 defeat at Everton on Sunday, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made five changes to the United XI and he was rewarded with an enterprising first-half display.
But PFA Player of the Year nominee Silva broke the deadlock in the 54th minute and Sane gave the off-colour David de Gea another moment to forget 12 minutes later.
City are a point ahead of Liverpool, knowing victories in their final three games will guarantee back-to-back titles and complete two-thirds of an unprecedented domestic treble.
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54' GOAL! Man Utd 0-1 Man City (Bernardo Silva)
The defending champions open the scoring at Old Trafford through Bernardo Silva. The Portugal forward takes Gundogan's pass in his stride, carries the ball into the box and beats De Gea at his near post.
De Gea perhaps could have done better but that is a good finish near the bottom corner.
55' OFF THE POST! Aguero almost scores
City are looking well on top now. A couple of minutes after opening the scoring, Aguero curls an effort against the outside of the post from 20 yards following some impressive link-up play in the final third.
58' WHAT A CHANCE missed by Lingard!
Walker panics at the back post and allows Rashford to lift the ball across goal. Kompany completely misses the ball but so to does Lingard, who has an empty net to aim for five yards out. That has to go down as a sitter.
66' GOAL! Man Utd 0-2 Man City (Sane)
Fred passes the ball straight to Kompany, who plays the ball into the feet of Sterling. The winger finds Sane, who blasts the ball right at De Gea.
It looks like being a simple one for the keeper to deal with, but he cannot keep it out with his leg and it ends up in the back of the net.
