A shadow of themselves, Man City have reached an unthinkable position
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On a day when Amorim made a statement selection by omitting Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho, the speedy winger he did select, Amad Diallo, etched his name into this fixture’s folklore, displaying the pace Pep Guardiola’s creaking team lack, first winning a penalty, then scoring a dramatic decider. open image in gallery Amad Diallo turned the derby and sparked wild scenes in the away end “We can’t defend that,” added Guardiola. He intercepted Nunes’ poor back pass and, as the Portuguese hurtled into the box in a bid to make amends, he instead made things worse for City, fouling the Ivorian. If City extended Erik ten Hag’s time in charge of United by losing the FA Cup final to them, perhaps they kickstarted Amorim’s reign at a point when he was on the brink of suffering a third straight league defeat.