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Minute-by-minute report: Follow all the action from the Manchester derby with Scott Murray.

Play goes on for a few seconds before the referee decides to give United a free kick. De Bruyne is slipped into the United box down the right, a cute pass from Mahrez. He stands one up into the middle for Grealish, who rises at the far post and plants a header into the top left from six yards. The ball is intercepted by the telescopic leg of Akanji, an intervention that denies Fernandes a clear run on goal. “In a similar situation last night, Emi Martinez flung himself across the goal and made the save. The only one close was the one close to me, so it is what it is. “Does the 6th to the 14th count as a while in Richard Hirst’s world?” wonders Adam Roberts. One last drop of the shoulder creates a little bit of space away from Ake, and he fires a low cross into the centre. A big day in the north. 90 min +4: Grealish dances down the left and curls a delicious ball towards Haaland at the far post. The rule is the rule but I know how we play. “It’s a confusing moment for the opponent.