The Red Devils entered the Manchester derby well, but that was not enough to help them defeat their city rivals

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Facing a very strong and controlled Man City, MU entered the game with the mindset of playing defensive counter-attack and they did not let the opponent easily get close to the goal. However, while playing solidly, the Red Devils were awarded a penalty.

That was the situation when Hojlund pulled Rodri’s shirt when Man City was taking a direct free kick. The referee looks at VAR and gives the away team a penalty. Haaland then stepped up and successfully deceived Onana.

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The opening goal made it much easier for Man City to play. However, they were also repeatedly slapped in the face by MU’s counterattack, but fortunately there were no consequences. At the end of the first half, the score was almost 2-0 for Man City, but Onana shined with a brilliant save to deny Haaland’s header.

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In the second half, MU once again conceded and it was still Haaland who scored in the 49th minute. That was a situation where Man City coordinated smoothly from home field to the left wing and somehow no Red Devils player followed. Mark Haaland in the second right column. Citizens’ number 9 comfortably headed home a double in the Manchester derby.

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Everything ended for the Red Devils in the 80th minute. From Rodri’s long shot, the ball bounced to Haaland’s position before he crossed for Foden to increase the score to 3-0 for Man City.

This result helps The Citizens maintain 3rd place in the rankings with 24 points after 10 matches, equal to Arsenal (2) but losing the difference and 2 points worse than top team Tottenham. Meanwhile, MU continues to sit comfortably in 8th place.