Premier League 25/26 · 17 Jan 2026

Manchester United 2–0 Manchester City

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Ayden Heaven scored 92.8

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Manchester United favourites at 45%.

Manchester United won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ayden Heaven, 92.8 in 1′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Ayden Heaven Defender	1	0	0	–	92.8
Matheus Cunha Forward	19	0	1	–	86.0
Bruno Fernandes Midfielder	89	0	1	–	78.7
Bryan Mbeumo Forward	71	1	0	0.80	63.1
Patrick Dorgu Midfielder	90	1	0	0.47	60.7
Senne Lammens Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.6
Kobbie Mainoo Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	48.3
Diogo Dalot Defender	90	0	0	–	46.3
Luke Shaw Defender	89	0	0	–	44.4
Casemiro Midfielder	81	0	0	0.61	44.3
Amad Diallo Midfielder	90	0	0	0.23	44.2
Manuel Ugarte Midfielder	9	0	0	–	44.0
Harry Maguire Defender	90	0	0	0.15	43.7
Lisandro Martínez Defender	90	0	0	–	42.8
Mason Mount Midfielder	1	0	0	–	36.0

Player	Min	xG	Score
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder	10	–	86.0
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender	90	–	77.2
Rodri Midfielder	90	–	68.2
Rico Lewis Defender	90	0.09	62.5
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder	90	0.05	62.1
Divine Mukasa Midfielder	10	–	59.6
Phil Foden Midfielder	45	–	58.9
Rayan Cherki Midfielder	45	–	57.1
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper	90	–	50.4
Nathan Aké Defender	90	–	50.3
Jérémy Doku Midfielder	80	0.02	48.6
Bernardo Silva Midfielder	80	0.06	48.5
Max Alleyne Defender	45	0.10	47.6
Nico O'Reilly Defender	45	–	43.6
Erling Haaland Forward	80	0.13	41.4
Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender	10	–	27.9