Gary Neville was astounded by the amount of possession Manchester City had in the latter stages of their drubbing of Manchester United, whom he described as “spiritless”.Man Utd suffered a 4-1 defeat at the hands of their cross-city rivals on Sunday. Despite a competitive first half, Neville’s former club were second best across the 90 minutes. Ultimately, they were sunk by braces from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez.
Ralf Rangnick pinpointed City’s third goal as the moment the game was well and truly taken away from his side. The statistics proved it, especially in terms of how City kept hold of the ball.
United did not attempt a single shot in the second half, while City dominated possession after taking a two-goal lead.
The extent to which they did stunned Ga …
- March 7, 2022
