Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City
2026-01-17 · Matchweek 22
· Referee: Anthony Taylor · VAR: Craig Pawson
Manchester City were booked 3 times — 1.9× their usual 1.5 — to Manchester United's 2.
How Anthony Taylor refereed it
Taylor showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.5, and awarded 21 fouls against an average of 21.0.
Match statistics
| Manchester United | Manchester City | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 13 | 8 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11' | Yellow Card | Manchester United | Diogo Dalot | 0-0 |
| 17' | Yellow Card | Manchester United | Luke Shaw | 0-0 |
| 45+2' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Rodri | 0-0 |
| 48' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Nico O'Reilly | 0-0 |
| 65' | Normal Goal | Manchester United | B. Mbeumo | 1-0 |
| 75' | Yellow Card | Manchester City | Rico Lewis | 1-0 |
| 76' | Normal Goal | Manchester United | P. Dorgu | 2-0 |
| 90+4' | Goal cancelled | Manchester United | Mason Mount | 2-0 |