Haaland goal sees 10-men City beat United in controversial Manchester derby

Phil Foden is sent disconnected for City, but Erling Haaland’s arguable extremity settles Manchester derby 1-0 astatine United.

Erling Haaland has fired 10-man Manchester City to a memorable 1-0 victory implicit Manchester United contempt Phil Foden’s first-half reddish paper to widen a cleanable commencement to manager Enzo Maresca’s reign.

Foden kicked retired astatine United skipper Bruno Fernandes connected 23 minutes to springiness the visitors a upland to climb.

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But a new-look City were up to the situation arsenic the adjacent 250 million-pound ($340m) midfield pairing of Elliot Anderson and Enzo Fernandez proved their worth.

Haaland’s victor was laced with contention arsenic Fernandez was deemed not to beryllium interfering with play erstwhile helium attempted to caput successful earlier the shot reached the Norwegian.

Defeat compounds a miserable Premier League commencement for United arsenic they are already 8 points adrift of City and defending shot champions Arsenal.

By contrast, triumph was a immense connection for Maresca to quell fears of a large drop-off from City pursuing Pep Guardiola’s trophy-laden decennary successful charge.

A fervent pre-match ambiance was fuelled conscionable arsenic overmuch by United fans’ choler towards their ain nine arsenic it was by the accustomed animosity betwixt the supporters.

A crackdown connected summons touting successful caller months has resulted successful wide condemnation from supporters’ groups aft galore guiltless radical faced the menace of sanction.

A mean array of banners and flags successful the Stretford End was replaced by conscionable 1 bearing the message: “The mode you dainty america is simply a disgrace.”

The visitors had made the amended commencement successful the opening quarter, but looked to person been wholly undone by Foden’s sick discipline.

City volition reason Fernandes should besides person seen reddish arsenic helium fouled Foden and past kicked him successful the back.

But determination was small lawsuit for Foden’s defence arsenic helium retaliated by throwing some legs up into Fernandes’s midriff.

Kobbie Mainoo blocked Rayan Cherki’s goal-bound effort earlier Youri Tielemans astir sliced Antoine Semenyo’s transverse into his ain nett arsenic City continued to beryllium the much threatening.

Marcus Rashford was inches distant from his archetypal United extremity since December 2024 erstwhile his escaped footwear came crashing backmost disconnected the station with United’s champion effort earlier the break.

The woodwork came to City’s rescue again conscionable aft half-time, erstwhile Mainoo curled onto the station from region and the shot rebounded kindly into Gianluigi Donnarumma’s grasp.

But the City sucker punch arrived connected the hr mark.

Haaland adjusted his assemblage brilliantly to expanse successful Josko Gvardiol’s deflected cross.

A VAR reappraisal deemed Haaland was onside and that Fernandez was not interfering arsenic helium stooped to effort and caput successful himself.

City came adjacent to landing the telling stroke erstwhile Fernandez’s effort was turned onto the station by Senne Lammens.

Haaland besides should person had a 2nd erstwhile helium got onto Fernandez’s wicked debased free-kick delivery.

City, though, were not made to wage for failing to adhd a 2nd arsenic United lacked the composure and prime to marque the antheral vantage number until the last infinitesimal of stoppage time.

Fernandes’s reverse shot perfectly picked retired Bryan Mbeumo, but helium was denied by a good prevention from Donnarumma.

Maresca scampered down the touchline successful delight astatine afloat time.

After a conflict for the rubric went down to the last week of past season, Arsenal and City look a people isolated from the contention erstwhile more.

Both are locked connected 12 points with Chelsea, Liverpool and United already chopped adrift.