Manchester United 0-0 Manchester City: Sluggish visitors unable to pile on the misery for Solskjaer
SMA NEWS – Premier League
Manchester United and Manchester City played out a 0-0 draw in Saturday’s derby, with neither side doing enough to seal three points.
Manchester United‘s underwhelming home form continued but their 0-0 draw with a passive Manchester City at least prevented further misery following Champions League embarrassment.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came under increased scrutiny after United suffered a 3-2 defeat away to RB Leipzig in Europe on Tuesday, his team only showing some spirit once they were three goals down.
But in Saturday’s Manchester derby they came up against a City side that rarely showed the levels of intensity displayed by the Germans in midweek, with Solskjaer potentially seeing the stalemate something of a missed opportunity.
City crafted the better chances even though they were far from their fluent best, but ultimately neither side deserved to make the breakthrough as they remain neck-and-neck in seventh and eighth in the table, United now with just five points won at home this term.
