Man City vs Man Utd LIVE: Result, final score and reaction as Erling Haaland scores another hat-trick
Pep Guardiola’s Man City face off against Erik ten Hag’s Man Utd in the first derby of the season at the Etihad Stadium
Fresh off the back of winning the Barclays Premier League Manager of the Month award for September, Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag takes his team to the Etihad Stadium for his first ever Manchester derby this afternoon.
Manchester City started the gameweek in second place, just one point behind league leaders Arsenal, but following the Gunners victory yesterday Pep Guardiola’s men will need to pick up three points just to maintain the pace with the London club. Luckily for City fans, Guardiola’s men are unbeaten in the league so far this term and most recently swept past Wolves with a 3-0 away win just before the international break putting them in fine touch for a Manchester derby.
Meanwhile, Ten Hag’s award win gives you an indication of how he’s managed to turnaround Manchester United’s own form. The Red Devils have won their last four league games in a row including a victory over Liverpool and beating Arsenal 3-1 in their last domestic outing. Yet City away is always a tricky affair and it will be the Dutchman’s finest victory so far if he can help United can pull it off.
Follow all the action from the Manchester derby:
Half-time: Man City 4-0 Man Utd
45 mins: Two goals for Erling Haaland, two for Phil Foden and four for Manchester City sees them skip into the break with the most comfortable leads possible.
It is the second time this season that Man Utd have been four goals down at the halfway stage of a Premier League match. The difference is that they were woeful against Brentford earlier this year and Manchester City have been world class at the Etihad today.
GOAL! Man City 4-0 Man Utd (Foden, 44’)⚽️
44 mins: Four! Incredible work from Manchester City who have demolished United in this first half. Kevin De Bruyne sweeps forward on the counter attack and slides the ball over to Erling Haaland on the left before getting brought down.
Haaland only has Phil Foden as support and he’s on the opposite side of the penalty area. Still, the striker laces the ball across to him and Foden squeezes ahead of Tyrell Malacia before fizzing his shot into the back of the net!
Man City 3-0 Man Utd
40 mins: Raphael Varane stayed down a few minutes ago after blocking a Phil Foden shot and seems to have tweaked his recurring ankle injury. He’s motioned to the bench and Victor Lindelof is introduced to replace him five minutes before half-time.
GOAL! Man City 3-0 Man Utd (Haaland, 37’)⚽️
37 mins: Two for Haaland! Three for City! Carnage at the Etihad Stadium!
Kevin De Bruyne moves through the inside right channel and runs the ball into space. He looks up and curls a pass in behind United’s defence to pick out Haaland on the left side of the box.
The ball bounces in front of him and he has to stretch for it but the big striker gets there and pokes it home from close range!
GOAL! Man City 2-0 Man Utd (Haaland, 34’)⚽️
34 mins: He’s got another one! Manchester City’s corner is swung into the box by Kevin De Bruyne who expertly picks out Erling Haaland.
Haaland leaves his marker - Christian Eriksen - leaps higher than Scott McTominay and powers a header over the line despite a valiant effort from Tyrell Malacia to clear it!
Man City 1-0 Man Utd
31 mins: Save! More brilliance from City as Foden has a shot blocked on the edge of the box by Varane. The ball bounces out to Grealish who shoots and sends United scrambling.
Gundogan has a go and another block brings the ball to De Bruyne who looks to place on in the top left-corner and United need De Gea’s fingertips to push it over the crossbar!
Man City 1-0 Man Utd
28 mins: Shot! Nathan Ake flies through the middle of the pitch completely unopposed before knocking the ball over to Kevin De Bruyne.
He plays Jack Grealish into the box who then returns the pass allowing De Bruyne to fizz an effort wide of the nearest post.
Man City 1-0 Man Utd
25 mins: Manchester United just cannot deal with Jack Grealish. McTominay gives the ball away inside his own final third and Grealish drives straight into the penalty area.
He’s looking for space to shoot but Raphael Varane sticks out a leg and gets a vital touch to knock the ball away from him.
Man City 1-0 Man Utd
23 mins: Chance! Grealish and Bernardo combine on the left side with the Portuguese player getting into the box anf taking the ball to the byline. He pulls it back to Haaland who misses the ball but luckily for him Foden is there to control it.
His first touch sets the ball onto his left foot and he drills his shot just wide of the far top corner!
OFF THE WOODWORK!
Man City 1-0 Man Utd
19 mins: City come within mere inches of a second goal as Ilkay Gundogan takes the set piece and curls it around Scott McTominay on the edge of Man Utd’s wall.
David De Gea is rooted to the spot and can only watch as the ball clatters into the upright and bounces out of play!
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