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 4-1 Man Utd
59 mins: Will there be a twist in the tale? It would be a miraculous effort if United can get themselves back in the game and it seems highly unlikely but another goal for them would certainly make things interesting.
Erik ten Hag brings on Anthony Martial and Casemiro in place of Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay.
GOAL! Man City 4-1 Man Utd (Antony, 56’)⚽️
56 mins: Wow! Out of nothing Manchester United have a goal back.
It’s whipped over to the right hand side with a long diagonal pass and Antony brings it under control. He darts inside and curls a left-footed effort around Ederson and sneaks it into the far bottom corner!
Fantastic finish but it may be too little, too late for the visitors.
Man City 4-0 Man Utd
54 mins: Manchester City are taking it easy now. There’s a potential counter-attack building up with Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne flying forward but as the midfielder receives it out on the right side he holds up the ball and sends it back to Phil Foden.
Man City 4-0 Man Utd
51 mins: Sergio Gomez came on for Man City just before the end of the first half to replace Kyle Walker. He bombs forward on the overlap to win a corner after another driving run from Jack Grealish.
The corner comes to nothing as United get it clear.
Man City 4-0 Man Utd
48 mins: Sancho gets into the game and weaves his way to the byline on the left side. He knocks the ball back to Shaw whose cross is headed clear from the middle of the box by Manuel Akanji.
It’s a decent start from United who are keeping possession well.
Second half: Man City 4-0 Man Utd
Kick off: No changes from Pep Guardiola, of course, but Erik ten Hag replaces Tyrell Malacia with Luke Shaw for Manchester United.
Phil Foden immediately gets around the new United left-back and blasts a shot at David De Gea who palms it away.
HT Man City 4-0 Man Utd
Erling Haaland (2) is now the top Norwegian scorer in Manchester derbies in the top-flight. Ole Gunnar Solkjaer netted once for United.
He scored his 12th and 13th Premier League goal of the season, in his eighth appearance - a record for most goals after the first eight games.
Can he become the first player to score three successive hat-tricks in home matches in the Premier League?
HT Man City 4-0 Man Utd
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