Foden and Haaland Destroy MU

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Two goals scored by young midfielder Phil Foden and a goal from Erling Haaland destroyed Manchester United (MU) in the continuation of the Premier League match which took place at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Sunday (3/3/2024). City won 3-1 in the Manchester derby match.

With this victory, City is sticking closely to Liverpool who are at the top of the Premier League standings. City gained 62 points, while Liverpool collected 63 points. Both teams have played 27 matches together.

Meanwhile, MU, which has to recognize its city rivals, remains in sixth place with 44 points.

City really controlled the game. City controlled the ball 74 percent, while MU only had 26 percent.

The defense guarded by Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans, Rafael Varane and Diogo Dalot, as well as goalkeeper Andre Onana, who were so difficult to penetrate in the first half, were ultimately helpless against City's wave of attacks in the second half.

Foden scored the first goal for City after 56 minutes of the match. Not satisfied with one goal, Foden ripped open Onana's goal again in the 80th minute.

City, which continued to lock down MU's defense, finally scored the third goal through striker Haaland in the 90+1 minute.

MU's only goal in the Man Utd vs Man City match was scored by striker Marcus Rashford when the game had only been running for eight minutes. The goal was greeted with cheers from the visiting team's supporters. Blue Manchester supporters were left speechless.

However, City recovered in the second half by scoring 3 goals. City fans also cheered. On the other hand, MU supporters looked down in despair.

In the previous five meetings, City only lost once to MU. Of the rest, City won four matches. In fact, City won big, 6-3 on October 2 2022.