MANCHESTER, England: Amad Diallo struck a 90th-minute winner as Manchester United staged a stunning late comeback to beat Manchester City 2-1 in the English Premier League yesterday. Four-time defending champions City led the Manchester derby 1-0 going into the 88th minute at the Etihad Stadium. But the game was turned round in dramatic fashion as Bruno Fernandes levelled the game from the penalty spot and Diallo sealed victory for United.
"We know what the derby means. We are not in a position to be bouncing about anything. We are moving forward," Fernandes said.
City fans jeered at the final whistle as their once-dominant team's woeful run of form extended to one win and eight losses in 11 games. "I'm the boss, I'm the manager, and I'm not good enough. It's as simple as that," City's manager Pep Guardiola said.
It was a first derby victory for new United head coach Ruben Amorim, who led Sporting Lisbon to a 4-1 win against City in one of his last games in charge of the Portuguese club in November. But for a long time it looked like being a third-straight league loss for United after Josko Gvardiol's headed goal in the 36th minute. Fernandes was guilty of missing the target when through on goal in the second half, and United struggled to create chances against a City team that rarely looked like adding to their lead.
But in a dramatic end to the match, Diallo raced after an underhit backpass from Matheus Nunes. Nunes then brought down the United forward in the box and refere.
