As It Happened: Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United

Good evening and welcome to Nigerianeye's live commentary of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Manchester United.


The last time that these two teams met on a Thursday in the Premier League was back in November 1994, when Man United won 5-0.

Just one place and one point separates fourth-place Man City from fifth-place Man United in the Premier League table, while the pair are just two and three points respectively off third-place Liverpool with two games in hand.

Follow our live coverage of the Manchester derby from the Etihad here.

OFFICIAL LINE-UPS


MANCHESTER CITY: Bravo; Zabaleta, Kompany, Otamendi, Kolarov; Fernandinho, Toure; Sterling, De Bruyne, Sane; Aguero

MANCHESTER UNITED: De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Darmian; Herrera, Carrick, Fellaini; Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Martial
























The referee brings the second period to a close with Man City and 10-man Man United sharing the points in a goalless draw. It is a better result for Mourinho than it is for Guardiola. Thanks for joining Nigerianeye for our live coverage once again. Until next time!


90 min+7FULL-TIME: Man City 0-0 Man United

90 min+7 We are into the seventh minute of added time here.

90 min+6 CLOSE! Aguero turns the ball away from goal after meeting a cross from De Bruyne!

90 min+5 Goal-kick for Man United is Jesus turns wide of the post following a smart cross from Navas. More time is wasted as the away side close on a point that would be very precious indeed.

90 min+4 Defence versus attack as Man City pin Man United back here.

90 min+3 MAN UNITED SUB! Young replaces Rashford for Man United.

90 min+1 GOAL DISALLOWED! Gabriel has the ball in the back of the net for Man City, but the offside flag is raised!

90 min+1 We are into the first of six additional minutes at the Etihad.


89 min BOOKING! Jesus (Man City) is booked following an altercation with Rashford.

87 min All Man City as they look to make the late breakthrough here.

86 min MAN CITY SUB! Jesus replaces Sterling for the home side.

86 min MAN UNITED SUB! Fosu-Mensah replaces Mkhitaryan for Man United.

85 min Fellaini put his head into Aguero. Not sure about the contact, but it is a red card for the Belgian.

85 min Fellaini has just been sent off for throwing his head into Aguero!

84 min RED CARD! FELLAINI!

84 min BOOKING! Fellaini (Man United) is booked for chopping Aguero down.

84 min Still goalless in this Manchester derby at the Etihad, and in truth, it has been a disappointing game. Man United appear happy to settle for a point, while Man City have gone cold in the last few minutes.

82 min I suspect that there will be around five minutes of additional time at the end of this match, meaning that there is still a good 15 minutes to play at the Etihad Stadium. I still fancy a late goal in this one.

80 min MAN UNITED SUB! Lingard replaces Martial for the visitors.

80 min MAN CITY SUB! Navas replaces Sane for the home side.

79 min Good grief. Bravo is strapped into a stretcher with this calf strain. Not sure about that!

78 min MAN CITY SUB! Willy Caballero replaces Bravo for the home side.

77 min Still Bravo sits on the ground. Change will surely need to be made here.

76 min Bravo is on the deck holding his calf. Play has stopped for a moment!

75 min Rashford delivers a corner straight into the arms of Bravo. Sums United's half up to be honest.

75 min Pass, pass, pass from Man City. Defend, defend, defend from Man United. De Bruyne decides to have a pop from distance, but his effort was always rising over De Gea's crossbar.

73 min Which manager will make the first change of this match? Surely it is coming. Man United have been really poor going forward in the second period, but they have been very tight at the back.

71 min SAVE! Good hands from De Gea to keep out a strike from Sterling.

71 min It is Blind with some good defending once again as the Dutchman clears a near-post cross from De Bruyne, who has been the best player on the pitch tonight. Man United just cannot keep the ball.

69 min Little over 20 minutes of football remaining, and Luke Shaw has been sent to warm-up as Darmian hits the deck. Still no changes, which is a surprise at this stage of the contest.

67 min CHANCE! Wonderful chance for Man City as Otamendi meets a corner from Sane, but Bailly just about does enough to head over his own crossbar. Super defending from the Ivorian!

67 min More pressure from Man City as they continue to force the issue with a couple of corners in quick succession, but Man United continue to clear their lines. The visitors are holding on at the moment.

65 min Man United are camped outside of their own box at the moment as Man City continue to pass and probe in the final third of the field. The home supporters demand more from their team here.

63 min There has still not been a single yellow card in this match, with 63 minutes now on the clock.

62 min Aguero fires over the crossbar after meeting a loose clearance from Valencia.

61 min Little under 30 minutes of football remaining at the Etihad Stadium, and we are still goalless. You do get the feeling that one goal would be enough to decide this football match. Still no movement on either bench, although both managers will surely be considering changes at this stage.

59 min CLOSE! De Bruyne's effort from distance rattles the side-netting!

58 min Man City have another penalty shout as Sane goes down inside the box under a challenge from Herrera, but the referee is not interested. Mourinho continues to act as cheerleader for his side.

56 min All Man City at the start of this second period as the home side continue to dominate.

54 min More smart goalkeeping from De Gea as the Man United stopper makes light work of a cross from Kolarov, who found more space in a wide position. In truth, this Manchester derby has been a bit of a disappointment thus far. Man United seem to be set up to try and secure a point in this game.

52 min Man United are very, very deep at the moment, which surely is not in Mourinho's plan. You just wonder whether Lingard might be able to have an impact on this sort of match.

51 min Not much from Man United in the second period, with the home side in control of the possession and looking the team more likely to make the breakthrough. You just get the feeling that the first goal - if there indeed is one - could be crucial. One goal would well decide this football match.

49 min SAVE! Another save from De Gea as the Spaniard denies Aguero.

48 min SAVE! De Gea gets down to keep out a low strike from Sterling after the England international had taken out a number of red shirts with a brilliant run from a deep position.

47 min... no changes from either side at the break, which is not too much of a surprise. However, I suspect that both managers will have alterations in mind as the second period develops here.

46 min RESTART! Man City kick things off on home soil...

The referee brings the first period to a close with the two teams level at 0-0. Man City have had more of the possession and indeed the better chances, but Herrera missed a glorious chance to send Man United ahead in the final minute of the half. It has been an interesting game, but referee Martin Atkinson has had an absolute stinker in the middle of the park.


45 min+2 HALF-TIME: Man City 0-0 Man United

45 min+1 We are into the first and only minute of added time at the end of the first period.

45 min CHANCE! Oh my word! Wonderful chance for Man United as Herrera meets a super free kick from Rashford, but the Spanish midfielder somehow heads wide of the post!

44 min Sterling misses the crossbar with an effort from outside the Man United box.

44 min The referee has had a poor first half. He has blown for free kicks that were not, while he has allowed a number of late challenges to go unpunished. There has not been a single yellow card, which I suppose is nice to see, but there are a couple of players very fortunate to not have been carded.

42 min Handbags at dawn as Herrera clashes with Fernandinho and Toure in the middle of the park. Not an awful lot in it, but it is quite nice to see some fire between these two teams in midfield.

40 min Little over five minutes of the first period remaining, and Man City continue to boss the ball and indeed boss the match. Rashford again has the chance to burst away from Otamendi, but the Englishman is isolated in a wide position. Rashford's pace is absolutely incredible.

37 min Penalty shout for Man City as Toure goes down inside the Man United box under pressure from Herrera, but the referee is not interested. Plain and simple it was a dive from the Ivorian.

36 min SAVE! De Gea turns Kolarov low effort wide of the post.

36 min Little under 10 minutes of the first period remaining, and Man City continue to dominate the possession as they pass and probe in the final third. Man United just cannot get out here.

34 min CLOSE! Aguero just misses the crossbar with a rasping strike!

34 min Man United just cannot keep the ball at the moment as the pressure from the home side continues. However, Rashford and Martial are scaring Man City to death with their pace in the final third of the field. Man City have certainly shaded the opening 34 minutes of this Manchester derby at the Etihad.

32 min SAVE! Diving save from De Gea to keep out a strike from Aguero.

30 min CHANCE! Stunning chance from Kolarov to find Aguero at the far post, but the ball just has too much pace and Man United, who failed to clear their lines, escape a dangerous moment.

29 min A weak header from Otamendi drops harmlessly wide of the Man United post.

28 min Pressure from Man City in the last couple of minutes as they continue to pass and probe in the final third of the field, but Man United manage to clear for a corner as Martial tracks the run of Zabaleta.

26 min Watching that again from Bravo, that was very strange. Man City get away with it though!

25 min SAVE! Bravo manages to keep out a close-range effort from Mkhitaryan after the Man City goalkeeper had bizarrely palmed a cross from Martial straight to the Armenian. Wow!

24 min Stunning challenge from Bailly to take the ball away from Sane, who had dance into the Man United box and looked to pick out a pass. Rashford continues to cause problems down the other end.

22 min SAVE! Comfortable for De Gea to keep out De Bruyne's effort.

22 min Rashford again uses his incredible pace to break onto a loose ball before winning a set piece, but the resulting corner fails to beat the first man, allowing Man City to clear their lines. Still goalless at the Etihad with 22 minutes on the clock, but this game is starting to bubble along very nicely indeed.

20 min More pressure from Man City as the home side pass and probe in the final third of the field, but Man United shuffle across before making the clearance. It is a game of cat and mouse at the moment.

17 min CHANCE! De Bruyne delivers a stunning ball into the Man United box, but there are no takers! I cannot believe that not one Man City player has gambled on that excellent cross.

16 min Carrick goes to talk to Atkinson as another free kick goes against Man United. It does appear that the home side are getting the rub of the green when it comes to free kicks at the moment here.

15 min So, 15 minutes on the clock at the Etihad, and we are still goalless. The biggest chance of the match has come for Man City, but Aguero could only hit the post from close range. Man United are causing problems with their pace in the final third, but the Red Devils are yet to create a chance.

13 min Otamendi then pulls Rashford to the ground, but again no free kick. Bizarre.

12 min Strange refereeing from Atkinson as Martial drives past Kompany before going down under the challenge of the centre-back, but the official waves play on. Looked a clear foul for me.

11 min Fernandinho is fortunate to escape a yellow card for hacking Mkhitaryan to the deck.

9 min POST! Oh my word! Wonderful chance for Man City to take the lead as Aguero meets a low cross Sterling, but his effort smashes the post. The forward just had to score!

9 min Martial skips away from two challenges before setting up Rashford, but the Englishman was in an offside position. It is clear that Man United can threaten with their pace in the final third here.

7 min Just a few signs that Man City are starting to settle here as the home side force a couple of corners in quick succession, with Aguero pulling onto Blind. The home supporters cheer another corner for their team, but it is too deep and eventually Martial hooks clear of the danger zone.

5 min One thing to note in the early exchanges - Rashford has Kolarov on toast when it comes to pace. The England international has already had a couple of chances to stretch his leg in a wide area.

3 min A terrific cross from Herrera causes a problem inside the Man City box, but Zabaleta manages to clear ahead of Fellaini as Man United carve out a half-chance in the early moments here.

2 min... it must be said that there is a wonderful atmosphere inside the stadium tonight. Both sets of supporters are in fine voice - let's hope the football matches the occasion. It has been a high-tempo start to proceedings as both teams look to set a marker in the early exchanges here.

0 min KICKOFF! Man United kick things off at the Etihad...