Manchester City produced a blistering performance to dismantle Manchester United in the 188th Manchester derby.What a game. Nine goals, making it the highest scoring Manchester derby ever.Manchester United “won” the second half 3-2, but that will be scant consolation.
Erling Haaland and Phil Foden both scored hat-tricks, with City running out 6-3 winners in front of a packed Etihad crowd.
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— Premier League (@premierleague) October 2, 2022
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City were 4-0 ahead at half-time after two goals apiece from Foden and Haaland, as United struggled to cope with the speed of of our football.
Antony got one back for the visitors early in the second half with a fine effort.But Haaland and Foden completed their trebles to put City 6-1 up, before Anthony Martial’s close-range header and late penalty reduced the deficit.
It was yet another historic day at the Etihad that will live long in the memory of those in attendance.
Erling Harland is the first player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick in three successive home matches.
It’s now 17 goals in 11 Manchester City appearances for Erling Haaland, who continues to set English football alight.
This was his third straight hat-trick in Premier League games at the Etihad, a quite remarkable record.
Foden followed suit soon after, when he fired home from Haaland’s throughball to make it 6-1, before United substitute Anthony Martial scored a diving header from close range and a late penalty added a veneer of respectability to the scoreline for Manchester United.
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland said,”I know how good my teammates are and I felt it today and I felt it in training. It’s a hungry club who want to succeed. It’s hard to explain, you have to experience the energy or the aura around it.”
Bengali