Darwin Nunez secured an early lead for the Reds as Ivo Grbic's clearance attempt deflected off him and crossed the line, just 17 minutes into the game.
Erling Haaland propelled the defending champions into the lead with a powerful header in the 63rd minute, redeeming himself after hitting the post with a penalty earlier, according to Xinhua's report.
United Sheffield: Rodri came up with another big goal for Manchester City, scoring in the 88th minute to secure the champions a 2-1 win at Sheffield United on Sunday and a third straight victory to open its Premier League title defence. After Erling Haaland responded to missing a first-half penalty by breaking the deadlock in […]
Two goals in the last five minutes before halftime swung the game Arsenal's way, with Bukayo Saka putting them ahead and Gabriel Martinelli adding a second in injury time.
Sheffield United confirms that Chris Wilder has left the Club by mutual consent. The Board and Chris Wilder, who has managed the Blades to more than 100 wins in his almost five years at Bramall Lane, made the decision following discussions
The defending Premier League champions are now at the sixth spot in the standings with 43 points from 26 games and the side is just one point behind fifth-placed Chelsea.
"What a huge competitor again - he played an incredible game and he was absolutely brilliant. His humility - in the bad moments he never loses the smile," Goal.com quoted Guardiola as saying.
This was Sheffield United's second win of the season. Manchester United, with this defeat, failed to reclaim their top spot as they remain in the second position, behind Manchester City.