Rashford stuns Manchester City and United wins the derby | Premier League

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Marcus Rashford: Who else? The Manchester United forward scored the 16th goal of a scintillating season and won the derby with an 82nd minute earthquake that gave Erik ten Hag’s side an unforgettable victory.

It came when Alejandro Garnacho, as a substitute, twisted and turned in the Manchester City area before rolling the ball to a never-mistaking Rashford.

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Earlier, Pep Guardiola greeted Jack Grealish’s jumping header with a cheeky smile and punched the air to celebrate his decision to include the winger just three minutes earlier.

It was that knock on the clock and delivered a challenge to Manchester United: after dominating long stretches of this 189 derby, can they bounce back and find a way back?

The answer was a resounding yes to the first and the second, in the reply that showed for the first time Bruno Fernandes’ equalizer. It came as Casemiro flew in a fine pass behind City. Rashford was offside but did not touch the ball and Fernandez ran into the net and fired it into the net. First the flag was raised and an angry Fernandez led the protests to the assistant referee. But, after a pause, the end was judged fairly – which was right – much to United’s delight.

Better to follow him, via Rashford, to send Old Trafford into ecstasy. The home crowd was a wall of hype, as those in blue were piled high in the awe-inspiring way Team Tin Hag refused to be bowled over by the champions. Towards the end of a double challenge from Anthony and Garnacho – on Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker, respectively – was an apt slogan for how United brought the courage Ten Hag said they were missing when they lost 6-3 in the reverse fixture in October at the Etihad.

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That, now, is a particularly distant memory with United, with a win, close to a point for City, having a serious soul-searching to do.

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