Phil Foden scored two wonderful goals, and Erling Haaland scored before the end, giving Manchester City a 3-1 victory over its rival, Manchester United, and continuing its quest to win the English Premier League title for the fourth time in a row, and thwarting United’s attempt to kill two birds with one stone.
Until the 81st minute, United were willing to obstruct the progress of City, their eternal rival in the city, and to implement the promises of the new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe to return the 20-time English champion to the position he deserves.
But Foden received a pass from Julián Alvarez and shot the ball from the left of the penalty area, giving City the lead, scoring his second personal goal. Haaland completed the hat-trick for his team after a defensive error, when Rodri cut the ball from Sofiane Amrabat to pass it to Haaland, and he was alone on goal and shot into the net.
Marcus Rashford put United ahead in the eighth minute after receiving a pass from Bruno Fernandes, and Rashford fired a shot from outside the penalty area that hit the crossbar and into the net.
Foden equalized the score for the team that owned the Sky jersey with a similar tremendous shot from outside the area in the 56th minute, after a pass from Rodri.
After United prevailed at the beginning of the match, City woke up and Foden almost equalized in the 19th minute, but United goalkeeper Andre Onana brilliantly blocked his shot from inside the area.
In the 33rd minute, Rodri shot a powerful shot from inside the area, but the United goalkeeper successfully blocked it.
Haaland wasted an opportunity to equalize in the face of the goal, after he shot over the crossbar after Foden set up the ball for him with a header after a cross pass from Rodri in the 44th minute.
Play was stopped due to Onana’s injury in the 65th minute.
Kevin De Bruyne fired a free kick from outside the area for City in the 71st minute, but it hit the human wall.
The referee refused to award a penalty kick in favor of United after Garnacho fell in the area following an intervention by City goalkeeper Ederson in the 78th minute.
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