Background: Going into this game, Jose Mourinho’s United were chasing the remaining points required to finish the 2017/18 season in the top four. The narrative everyone else was focusing on, however, was that a win for Manchester City would confirm them as Premier League champions – a moment which would be made all the sweeter, of course, coming with a win over United in the Manchester derby. By half-time, it looked like that nightmare scenario for the Reds was coming to pass, with Pep Guardiola’s men sitting pretty at 2-0 up…
The goal: The half-time break, however, stirred something within the United team.