Manchester City won the City Derby Against Manchester United 3-0 on Sunday. Partly thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland, Joseph Guardiola’s team recorded Their Second Win of the Season.
Both Teams Were Under Great Pressure Prior to the Match. United and City had Both Only won One Match in the Premier League. United Were also Eliminated from the League Cup by Fourth-Division Side Grimsby Town.
There was Little Sign of that Tension During the Derby at City, Where Tijjani Reijnders Played the Entire Match. City Played Freely and Already Got a Big Chance Within 20 Seconds via Haaland. The Striker Shot Just Wide.
After 20 minutes, City Still Tared the Lead. Jeremy Doku passed a Number of United Defenders and Crossed the Ball Towards Phil Foden. From close range, The Midfielder Could Easily Head It in.
But City was not the only team to show Themselves in the first half. United Got a Big Chance to Equalize Through Benjamin Sesko. The Attacker Tried to Chip The Ball about debutant Gianluigi Donnarumma, But The Italian Kept His Goal Clean.
Haaland Takes Center Stage Again
United Came Out of the Dressing Room Strong, But It was City That Doubled The Lead. Doku Sent Haaland Face to face with goalkeeper Altin Bayindir with a fine through ball. The Norwegian Chipped the Ball over the Turkish goalkeeper to Make It 2-0.
City’s Second goal caaed equally more attacking eagerness at United and Therefore Greater Spaces for the Home Side. Where Hereand first hit the post after gaining Possession Due to a Mistake by Matthijs de Ligt, the next chance was a hit. He was sent through and slid the ball into the far corner fits Bayindir.
City and United Both Still had Chances for a goal. Reijnders Shot Wide and Casemiro Missed An Open goal. Joshua Zirkzee, who came on for the minute time, also did not score.
Manchester City Rises to Ninth Place in the Premier League with the Victory, With Six Points from Four Matches. United Are Twelfth with Four Points.