The Premier League early Monday (4) "Man City Beatdown", as the guest of Manchester United was faded down the first record, but Manchester City has been very high technology, control the big game. "World-class" Phil Cotton had two wonderful waves for the first time in history. The gap between "Man City Beaters" and table-toppers Liverpool was narrowed to 1 point. Losing United are still in 6th place, but 11 points behind 4th-placed Aston Villa. Manager Tannhäuser insisted after the match that they still have a chance of securing a UEFA Europa League spot.
United played a solid game at the back, and it worked in the 8th minute, when Oulana's header went up the field, and Bono Fernandes' header came back in, and Rashford's first-time shot was a rocket into the bottom of the net. Man City went on the offensive after the loss, but Phil Cotton and Lodi Kasjandi's shots were saved by Ouldner. Aynin Chalant fired a 2-yard shot high just before half-time and was destined to go back to the dressing room after half-time.
In the second half, United started to lose their rhythm. In the 56th minute, Phil Cotton pushed the ball from the top of the penalty area and scored with a left-footed shot to tie the game. City, aiming for three points, broke through the United defense with a simple wall in the 80th minute, with Phil Cotton scoring from a narrow angle deep in the penalty area. In stoppage time, United's second goal of the game, a back-heeled shot by Sufjan Rabat, made it 3-1 in favor of Einin Chalant, and for the first time in the history of the "Man City Beatdown," City came back from an early deficit to win.
The 23-year-old Phil Cotton has been a shining light this season, and leader Gaudio was full of praise after the game: "Cotton often scores goals, but his home goals are the decisive ones. When you do that, you become a higher level player. When you become a world-class player at what age, it depends on constantly winning." Phil Cotton has scored 18 goals in various matches this season, breaking the best personal record, and has always done so "Man City Beatdown" accumulated 6 goals, the most for City after Aglu (8 goals), honored the new generation of "Red Devils Nemesis".
Manchester United have lost two games in a row in the Premier League and are 11 points behind the top four, but Tannhäuser has not given up on the race to qualify for the UEFA Europa League: "The situation can change in a short time. We will play the play-offs at the end of the competition and try to shorten the distance to the front. It's hard to forget that fifth place could be playing in the Europa League, so we can't give up. United are six points behind 5th-placed Tottenham Hotspur and have played one more game than Tottenham, so it's not easy to fight for the top five.
