Manchester City

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man City vs Man United on 6 March, 2022. A dominant performance from Man City (24 shots to 5), and that reflects in the xG shots map. All five of United’s shots were first half ones- they had zero shots in the second half. Oddly enough, United’s best “chance” on xG from those 5 shots, went to Fred in the 8th minute, and Ederson’s brilliant keeping meant the midfielder didn’t really get time to get a proper shot away there.

City made 740 passes- United had less than half of that number.

xG Man City 2.74-0.36 Man Utd shots map (Actual score MCFC 4-1 MUFC)

1-0 KDB goal Man United xG 0.11
1-1 Jadon Sancho goal v City xG 0.05
2-1 KdB second goal United xG 0.56 (Foden had a xG 0.35 shot saved by de Gea just before the goal)
3-1 Mahrez first goal v United xG 0.04
4-1 Mahrez second goal United xG 0.47

Telles blocked volley shot by Stones in first half stoppage time xG 0.08

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There have been three hat tricks in a Premier League Manchester derby between Man Utd and Man City. The first one was from Andrei Kanchelskis (for Man United) in the 1994/95 season. Hat tricks 2 and 3 came in the same game (Erling Haaland and Phil Foden for Man City) in the 2022/23 season on October 2.

Man United 5-0 Man City 10 November 1994 (Kanchelskis 43′, 47′, 88′) at Old Trafford

Kanchelskis also assisted Eric Cantona’s 24th minute opener in this game.

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