Man Utd win the derby and climb to the Premier League table

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Manchester United followed up what was a true “rebirth” on Saturday, hosting and beating arch-rivals Manchester City 2-1.The English champions were even the first to score, on the hour mark, through Jack Grealish, who, with a header, gave the best possible follow-up to Kevin de Bruyne’s cross.

It was then that Bruno Fernandes took over. In the 78th minute, the Portuguese scored and restored equality. Marcus Rashford gives victory to Manchester United on a pass from Alejandro Garnacho.

With this triumph, Manchester United now have 38 points and isolate themselves in third place, just one point behind Manchester City.

In other news Wes Brown reveals Cristiano Ronaldo


Manchester United legend Wes Brown has revealed how his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo became a Manchester United player.
 
Speaking to Sportskeeda, the 43-year-old revealed why legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson decided to sign the then-teenage Portuguese for Manchester United.
 
Wes Brown, a former England international, has made 232 appearances for Manchester United after making his debut for the club in 1996.
 
He said Ronaldo was spotted during the Red Devils’ friendly with Sporting Lisbon when the teenage striker upset Manchester United defenders and powered his side to a 3-1 victory.
 
After the match, reports surfaced that Manchester United players were so enthralled by his talents that they urged Sir Ferguson to sign him immediately.
 
“The story is true! Cristiano Ronaldo gave Gary Neville a hard time during the game, and the rest of the players obviously took notice of his talents,” said Wes Brown.
 
“Obviously it’s a huge leap for someone so young to join a Premier League club from Portugal, but Sir Alex Ferguson was incredible in terms of scouting talent so he decided to sign him. »

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Gabriel Djabatey Odonkor , known professionally as Gabbie Odonkor, is a Ghanaian Sports blogger, freelance journalist, and reporter. He founded 4pmghsports.com, a sports website and blog that primarily publishes news about sports.
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