Шампионът Манчестър Юнайтет загуби катастрофално от градския си съперник Манчестър Сити в дербито от 9-я кръг на английската Висша лига. Двубоят на стадион „Олд Трафорд“ приключи при резултат 6:1 за „гражданите“, като това бе най-малкото, с което можеха да се отърват „червените дяволи“.
Българският нападател на домакините Димитър Бербатов (Dimrtar Berbatov) бе сред резервите за своя тим и не се появи в игра.
Ето някой от заглавията в световната преса:
Manchester City humiliates United 6-1 at Old Trafford
Manchester United Vs. Manchester City, 2011 Premier League: City Earn Legendary 6-1 Win
English Premier League, Week 9: Manchester City Defeat United 6-1 In Stunning Performance
Manchester United 1-6 Manchester City
Manchester City thumped Manchester United to move five points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League. It was United’s heaviest ever home defeat in the Premier League as their neighbors romped to a sensational victory.
Mario Balotelli put the visitors in front on 22 minutes and added a second on the hour after Jonny Evans had been sent off for a professional foul two minutes into the second half.
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Manchester United 1 – 6 Manchester City video
Ето какво каза Сър Алекс Фъргюсън (Sir Alex Ferguson) след загубата:
„It was our worst ever day“
„It’s the worst result in my history, ever. Even as a player I don’t think I ever lost 6-1. That’s challenge for me too“.
„I can’t believe the scoreline. The first goal was a blow for sure but it was retrievable at 1-0. The sending off was a killer for us. We kept attacking when we went 4-1 down and we should have just said: ‘We’ve had our day.'“
„What did concern me was the goals for and against. Goal difference may count. Last year it was in our favour. Most years it is in our favour. This time maybe not.“
„We’ll come back. By January we’ll be okay. We usually get the show on the road in the second half of the season and that will have to be the case. We’ve played all the teams around us and they have all to play each other so the second half of the season is important to us now.“
„We will react, no question about that. It’s a perfect result for us to react to because there is a lot of embarrassment in the dressing room and that will make an impact.“