Manchester City are getting even better and could have won the Manchester Derby by even more if they had gone for it, according to Ederson.
City beat Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday to maintain their two-point lead at the top of the Premier League and move 12 points clear of their rivals. Even after last season’s record 100-point title-winning season, Pep Guardiola’s side have improved their results with a win against United and a draw away to Liverpool — four points better than the last campaign — and Ederson said the manager’s ideas are having a greater impact.
“We played a great game and a deserved win,” the Brazilian told reporters. “We were way better than United, if we had pushed more we could have got a larger result. I’m happy with this derby.
“Pep’s in his third season here, it’s my second and I can see the team has a deeper understanding of his ideas. If we keep going like this, we can achieve a lot in the future.”
It was also revenge for last season’s surprise defeat to United when City’s title celebrations were delayed when Jose Mourinho’s side fought back to win 3-2.
United were offered another lifeline in Sunday’s clash when Ederson pulled down Romelu Lukaku to give away a penalty that Anthony Martial converted. It was the second successive Premier League game that Ederson has given away a spot-kick and he said that goalkeepers don’t get a second chance when they make mistakes.
“I tried to retract my hands but had no time to do that. There was contact between us but I don’t know if it was enough for a penalty,” he said. “It’s a quick decision in a moment of the game. I tried to hit the ball, it happens.
“When a goalkeeper makes a mistake, there is no one to save the goal. A striker can miss three or four chances and still score the fifth. It’s different for a goalkeeper.”
The penalty was United’s only shot on target throughout the 90 minutes and teammate Bernardo Silva, who grabbed two assists, added that City stopped any potential of a repeat of last April’s surprise turnaround in the derby as Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan made it 3-1.
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