8 amazing statistics from the Manchester United win against Manchester City

#6 Sanchez assists

2 - Alexis Sanchez has provided two assists in a single Premier League game for just the second time in his career (also v Newcastle in Dec 2014). Timely. pic.twitter.com/tKYV99cKtK

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 7, 2018

Since his move from Arsenal to the Theater of Dreams, Sanchez has not really lived up to the expectations.

He has had some bad runs and being slated off by the English media didn't help his cause. But today was different. Just for the 2nd time in his career in the Premier League, the Chile international provided 2 assists in a single game.

Sanchez could not have asked for anything more and the timing also couldn't have been better. United fans would be hoping that this is just the beginning and there's still plenty more of it coming in the last few weeks of the season.

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#5 Guardiola concedes 3+ goals in two games

3 - This is the first time that a side managed by Pep Guardiola has conceded 3+ goals in two consecutive matches. Shellshocked. pic.twitter.com/h3wyLZO0ig

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 7, 2018

The Manchester Derby being Pep's 514th game in-charge as a manager, this is just the 1st time in his career, that his side lost back-to-back games with a margin of 3+ goals (the first being earlier this week against Liverpool in the Champions League Quarter-Finals 1st leg).

While Pep would have wanted to seal the deal against rivals United, Jose had other plans. According to Chris Smalling, this is what Mourinho said in the halftime: "He said that we didn’t want to be the clowns standing there watching them get their title."

It is safe to say that the halftime talk surely did the trick.