Match Report: Manchester City 2 - 4 Manchester United

✍️Francesca Hallmark

📸James Gill - Danehouse (Getty Images)

Manchester City took on Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on 19th January 2025. Both sides have had an incredible start to the season.

Goals in this game came from Ella Toone (MU), Leah Galton (MU), Vivianne Miedema (MC), Rebecca Knaak (MC)

Heading into the new year, both teams have progressed to the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.

Manchester City are in third place with 22 points following Arsenal’s 5 – 0 win against Crystal Palace before the Manchester Derby kicked off.

Manchester United now go third and level with Arsenal.

STARTING XI:

Manchester CITY – Keating (GK), Aleixandri (C), Miedema, Fowler, Roord, Ouahabi, Park, Casparij, Fujino, Hasegawa, Knaak

(SUBS – Annets, Yamashita, Coombs, Blindkilde Brown, Prior, Oyama, Murphy, Davies)

Manchester UNITED – Tullis-Joyce (GK), George, Le Tissier (C), Toone, Galton, Riviere, Bizet, Janssen, Terland, Miyazawa, Turner

(SUBS – Middleton – Patel, Mannion, Sandberg, Awujo, Clinton, Malard, Williams)

TEAM NEWS:

Chloe Kelly and Alanna Kennedy have both been left off the team sheet for the Manchester Derby.

Chloe Kelly has recently been linked with Manchester United on a loan move. This is to ensure Kelly books her place on the England’s upcoming Euros squad.

New signing Rebecca Knaak made her Women’s Super League debut with Manchester City after having an outstanding performance against Ipswich Town in the Fourth Round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.

Manchester City’s latest signing Aemu Oyama joined the squad midweek and is set to make her first appearance for the Blues as she is named on the bench.

Manchester United has granted Geyse personal leave, which is why she has not been named in the team sheet for the evening.

Both Grace Clinton and Simi Awujo have been in training during the week and are named in the squad after some doubt as to whether they will recover well.

KICK OFF:

1’ During the first minute of the game, Manchester United apply pressure early on, Celin Bizet intercepts the ball and crosses the ball into the box. Unfortunately, Terland’s shot went wide.

Manchester City 0 – 1 Manchester United

Ella Toone opens the scoring for the Manchester Derby. A perfectly timed shot from the England International after outstanding build-up play from Manchester United’s Number 20, Miyazawa.

Toone made her comeback from injury against West Bromwich Albion in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Fourth Round where Manchester United won 7 – 0. Ella Toone was amongst one of those goal scorers in that matchup.

Manchester City 0 – 2 Manchester United

Leah Galton scores the second goal for Manchester United in the Manchester Derby. A corner was awarded to Manchester United, taken by Ella Toone.

A scramble in the box for Manchester United as Leah Galton was potentially offside, there was no VAR to confirm or deny the goal, so the goal stood.

Manchester City 0 – 3 Manchester United

Khiara Keating made a mistake close to goal after a misplaced pass that Manchester City couldn’t pick up.  Another goal from Ella Toone made it three for The Red Devils.

Manchester City 1 – 3 Manchester United

Manchester City pull one back in this one-sided contest. A perfect cross from Mary Fowler into the box, Vivianne Miedema scores her first Manchester Derby goal.

Manchester City 2 – 3 Manchester United

Manchester City’s new signing Rebecca Knaak finds the back of the net. An incredible header from the German International defender.

Manchester City put themselves back in the game just before the break.

SECOND HALF

Manchester City 2 – 4 Manchester United

Ella Toone gets her hattrick seconds after the re-start. An error from Khiara Keating that rebounds off Elizabeth Terland and gives Ella Toone space to slot the ball into the back of the net.

65’ Substitutions for Manchester United

ON: M. Malard, A. Sandberg

OFF: E. Terland, G. George

77’ Substitution for Manchester City

ON: L. Blindkilde Brown

OFF: V. Miedema

77’ Substitution for Manchester United

ON: G. Clinton

OFF: E. Toone

With 12 minutes left of normal time, Phallon Tullis-Joyce pulls out an incredible save that can potentially stop Manchester City from scoring another goal before the full 90 minutes.

85’ Substitution for Manchester United

ON: R. Williams

OFF: C. Bizet

85’ Substitution for Manchester City

ON: L. Murphy

OFF: J. Park

Six minutes are added on to the 90’ as Manchester United fight to seal their victory in the Manchester Derby.

FULL TIME

Manchester City are defeated by Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium.

The Red Devils are promoted to the Champions League spots in third place. The Blues drop down to fourth.