Soccer balls in the goal. Photo credit: Stevendepolo http://flic.kr/p/6Hc3VN
Manchester City’s one-nil win over bitter rivals Manchester United didn’t only send shockwaves through the football-mad city. The game, which was billed as the biggest derby in a generation and the Barclays Premier League 2011/12 season title-decider, was watched by an estimated 650 million viewers in over 190 different countries. The derby also took micro-blogging website Twitter by storm. Here’s The Periscope Post‘s pick of the best reaction on Twitter to the seismic result which has put City in the box seat to win the title. It is roundly representative of the wider opinion that Sir Alex Ferguson bottled his team selection by going too negative, and that City were the better team on the night and are the team on the rise.
Park not good enough for a league start since Jan, in what world could he start our biggest game? Total admission of fear and inferiority.
— Daniel Harris (@OnTheRoadajtas) May 1, 2012
It’s in the DNA of #mufc and Ferguson to fight back but, stating the bleedin’ obvious, they need a Schweinsteiger type in cm
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) May 1, 2012
City fully deserved their win tonight. United curiously flat but maybe that’s just a tribute to the way City played. All in City’s hands now
— Oliver Holt (@OllieHoltMirror) April 30, 2012
Never thought I’d see a #MUFC side go into a derby when a win would all but secure title and not even manage a shot on target
— daniel taylor (@DTguardian) April 30, 2012
Sir Alex Ferguson’s approach to this game was every bit as bad as Steve Kean’s at Tottenham, given the circumstances. Not a shot on target.
Vincent Kompany immense, all season long in fact. United, though, have been sans their own Kompany, in Nemanja Vidic, and it has shown.
— James Dall (@JamesDallESPN) May 1, 2012
Zabaleta was my motm. Left it all out there. Lescott also superb – he should start the euros ahead of aging Rio. #mcfc #DerbyDay #mufc
— Archie Thomas (@Archie_Thomas) April 30, 2012
— Tom Adams (@tomEurosport) April 30, 2012
When the biggest team on the planet is still relying on 1991′s breakout player and the reserve team coach, there’s a problem, isn’t there?
— Iain Macintosh (@iainmacintosh) April 30, 2012
There are times when I think Yaya is even better than Silva.At least you can stop Silva-by kicking him.How do you kick a train?
— Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JPBIndy) May 1, 2012