Man United started the match not bad. The “Red Devils” created quite a good position and caused many difficulties for Man City. But when Man United’s efforts did not bring results, they had to go into the net to pick up the ball.

In the 22nd minute,  Man City  received a free kick on the right wing. The ball was hung straight into Man United’s penalty area and the home team’s defenders defended successfully. However, the referee received a signal from the VAR room after Rodri (Man City) was pulled down in the penalty area by Rasmus Hojlund.

The referee then consulted VAR and decided to give Man City an 11m kick. On the free kick,  Erling Haaland  easily defeated Onana, scoring the opening goal of the match. This goal was the turning point of the match.

Conceding a goal, Man United raised their team high to find an equalizer. To increase attack power, coach Erik Ten Hag was forced to put Mason Mount on the field to replace midfielder Sofyan Amrabat at the beginning of the second half. Choosing to play a double attack with Man City was clearly a mistake by the “red devils”.

Since Sofyan Amrabat left the field, Man United’s midfield no longer had the strength to compete with Man City’s midfield. The “red devils”‘s ability to defend from afar is no longer guaranteed and is continuously exploited by the away team.

In the 49th minute, Bernando Silva had a great escape down the left sideline and then accurately crossed the ball for Haaland to cross into the first team to score, increasing the score to 2-0 for Man City. A goal so dramatic it left Man United’s defense completely helpless.

Foden scored the goal that sealed the score 3-0 for Man City against Man United – Photo: REUTERS

Losing the second goal, Man United’s morale clearly dropped. The home team’s strikers regrettably squandered their opportunity. Towards the end of the match, Man United’s resistance became weaker.

In such a match, Man City easily scored the 3-0 goal, Haaland was the creator with a cross that set Phil Foden up for the goal. With this victory, Man City has 24 points, temporarily ranked 3rd on the rankings.

Arsenal  have the same 24 points but are second in the table thanks to their sub-index advantage over Man City. At the top of the table is Tottenham with 26 points. Meanwhile, Man United continues to stagnate in 8th place with 15 points.

* In another notable match, Liverpool defeated Nottingham 3-0. With this victory, Liverpool temporarily ranked 4th with 23 points.