In the derby once morest Manchester United, Manchester City exuded pure dominance from the first minute and gave the Red Devils a lesson in the art of football in the first half.
Phil Foden kicked off a one-sided first half, giving the Citizens an early lead with a determined shot from eleven meters (8′). After the Skyblues missed a few good chances, Erling Haaland extended the lead following 34 minutes. The ex-Dortmunder climbed the highest at a corner and headed in from close range (34′).
The guests now fell apart and only three minutes later had to accept the next goal. A fantastic cross from Kevin De Bruyne found Haaland at the far post, who effortlessly tied the brace from close range (37′).
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Shortly before the break, Haaland also shone as a preparer when he found Foden with a precise flat pass at the far post. The Englishman certainly increased the score to 4-0 at the break for the Guardiola team, which was superior in all respects (44th).
After the change of sides, United acted much more courageously and rewarded themselves with a goal worth seeing following 56 minutes. New signing Antony was not decisively attacked before the sixteen and hit from 21 meters into the 1: 4 from the guests’ point of view (56th).
But the response from Citizens was not long in coming. Former Dortmund player Sergio Gomez found ex-BVB striker Haaland with his low cross, who laced up the three-pack from eleven meters (64th).
A little later, the equally outstanding Foden did the same when he humorlessly scored 6: 1 from eleven meters on a pass from Haaland (72nd). Manchester United had the final word in the game, for whom Anthony Martial (85′) was able to at least slightly improve the result with a header and a penalty (90′).
The voices:
Erling Braut Haaland (Manchester City) on Sky: “We all feel this passion, the desire to play forward, to attack. It was just great today, nothing more to say.”
Phil Foden (Manchester City) on Sky: “A performance like that in the derby is a dream. We showed dedication from the start and took our chances.”
Pep Guardiola (Teammanager Manchester City) on Sky: “We need to do a few things better. But six goals once morest United who have won four games before – including once morest Arsenal and Liverpool – is really good. The mileage and greed Phil Foden shows are the reasons which is why he always plays. He totally deserves those goals.”
The tweet regarding the game:
That was noticeable: United without resistance
Manchester United never seemed ready for City’s power and enthusiasm. Again and once more, the home side, with the polite escort of the Red Devils, were allowed to advance almost unhindered to the United penalty area and even there were only half-heartedly attacked. In 90 minutes, the guests committed just nine fouls – further evidence of the frighteningly disembodied performance that followingnoon.
The stats: 9
Nine goals – that has never happened between City and United. In the 187th meeting in total, both teams made for the highest-scoring Manchester derby of all time.
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