"Manchester City" in the 16th round of the English Premier League overcame the departure of his arch-enemy, "Manchester United" with a score of 2: 1.

Team Josep Guardiola opened the scoring in the match in the 43rd minute thanks to the efforts of David Silva. Nevertheless, after 4 minutes the hosts managed to restore parity in the game - Marcus Rushford took advantage of the error of the opponent and made the score on the scoreboard 1: 1.

Victory "townspeople" brought the goal of the central defender Niklas Otamendi, who in the 54th minute shot the goalkeeper, "Manchester United" after filing with a free kick. Thus, having beaten away the "red devils", "Manchester City" won 14 consecutive victories in the championship.

Now in the active Guardiola wards 46 points and the undisputed 1 place in the standings. "Manchester United", in turn, has 35 points and takes 2 lines.