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:
Man City 1-0 Man Utd
17 mins: Beautiful footwork from Jack Grealish! He receives the ball out on the left side and shifts his way into the middle skipping past a couple of defenders before playing a one-two with Erling Haaland.
As he reaches the tip of the ‘D’ Lisandro Martinez comes out and takes Grealish’s legs from under him resulting in a Manchester City free kick.
Man City 1-0 Man Utd
14 mins: A diagonal ball comes across the pitch and Kyle Walker miscontrols it. It bobbles through to Jaden Sancho who slips into the penalty area and pulls the ball back to Christian Eriksen.
Eriksen is off balance as he gets to the ball ans softly guides it into the arms of Ederson.
Man City 1-0 Man Utd
11 mins: Nearly! Manchester United haven’t slumped since going behind and win the ball nicely on the right wing through Bruno Fernandes.
He squares it to Marcus Rashford on the front edge of the box and his first touch knocks the ball into the air for a potential volley but Bernardo Silva is back to defend and hoofs the ball clear before it drops for the United forward.
GOAL! Man City 1-0 Man Utd (Foden, 8’)⚽️
8 mins: Phil Foden gives Man City the lead!
Bernardo Silva gets clear on the left side and carries the ball into the box before cutting it inside where Foden breezes past Christian Eriksen and meets the pass with a first time shot that curls around Raphael Varane and beats David De Gea on his right!
Man City 0-0 Man Utd
5 mins: How have City not scored?!
Ilkay Gundogan pushes up the inside left channel and is slipped into the box. He hangs it up to the back post where Erling Haaland meets it with a powerful header across goal.
United’s defence scramble it out as far as Kevin De Bruyne who smokes a shot at goal and forces David De Gea into a sharp save that he flaps away.
The ball comes back to Gundogan who drills one but Lisandro Martinez is there to put in a block and the ball bounces wide!
Man City 0-0 Man Utd
3 mins: Yellow card for Diogo Dalot! Jack Grealish dinks the ball down the left wing and puts it past Dalot before sprinting wide of the United right-back.
Dalot takes no chances and cleans him out earning himself the first yellow of the game.
Man City 0-0 Man Utd
Kick off: It’s Manchester United who get the match started. The visitors knock it around the back line before Raphael Varane sends a diagonal ball over to Jadon Sancho who can’t keep it in play under pressure from Kyle Walker.
Man City vs Man Utd
Here come the players!
This is going to a cracker. Man Utd have started games slowly this years and tend to concede during the first 45 minutes. If they can keep City out and maybe nick a goal before the break they’ll be well set to push for victory.
On the other hand City will look to dominate throughout and need to be wary of United’s counter-attack.
Ten Hag on handling Haaland
Erik ten Hag says that Manchester City face more threats than just Erling Haaland who has scored 14 goals in 10 games for City this season.
“I like his attitude, how he is on the pitch. He’s direct, his life is about goals - he goes direct toward the opponent,” said Ten Hag.
“I respect him but we are not playing against Haaland, we are playing against Manchester City. And it is not about Manchester City for us. We respect the opponent but it is about Manchester United.”
Man City vs Man Utd
Pep Guardiola has lost three out of four Premier League games against the Red Devils at the Etihad Stadium. They are the only opponent against whom he has lost more than two top-flight home matches as a manager.
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