We had 15 shots on goal to their 10. 10 shots from inside the box compared to 6 by City players. United had 55% of the possession. passed the ball more accurately (82% vs 76%) and made more passes in total (443 vs 353) We made more tackles and won a higher % of tackles attempted. Pretty much the only stat where City looked the better team was in goals scored, one of which should not have counted. Obviously, stats need to be interpreted in context and I don't think United dominated as much as you'd think from reading those statistics. I saw it as an even game, with both sides approaching the game with their usual, differing styles. We set up to soak up pressure and counter-attack (the way we fucking ALWAYS approach tough games like this, something that gets promptly forgotten by the hive mind on here this season the moment we fail to pick up all three points prompting hysterical outbursts about "cowardice" from the team/manager) and City tried to find space in the middle of the park for Silva and Toure to pass and probe with Tevez and later (spit) Aguero trying to pull our defenders out of place with clever movement. For most of the game the two teams cancelled each other out, with neither keeper making any kind of meaningful save until we gifted (oh Ryan) City their first (offside) goal, scored from a set-piece and eventually got undone by a moment of individual brilliance. What definitely did not happen, despite thousands of words posted on here to the contrary, was City comprehensively outplaying United or somehow dominating the game. That's just hysterical nonsense. Last season we got our arses handed to us by City, last night we most definitely did not.