Phil Foden and Erling Haaland, Manchester City’s attacking duo both recorded a hat trick when they beat Manchester United with a score of 6-3.
The match titled the Manchester derby was held at the Manchester City headquarters, Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
In the first half Man City led 4-0 through two goals from Erling Haaland in the 34th and 37th minutes. Previously the hosts had opened the scoring through Phil Foden’s goal in the eighth minute, who also scored another goal in the 44th minute.
Man United could only score a reply in the 56th minute through Antony’s spectacular kick. After receiving Christian Eriksen’s long pass, from the right side Antony went into the penalty box.
The guard of two Man City players including Ilkay Gundogan made it difficult for Antony to approach. However, the Brazilian was in the ideal position to fire a left foot shot from distance.
The shot that went to the far post was beyond Ederson’s reach.
Man City responded immediately by scoring an additional goal in the 64th minute with Erling Haaland’s hat-trick which utilized Sergio Gomez’s cross.
Phil Foden added to Man United’s suffering in this match by scoring the sixth goal for Man City in the 73rd minute.
Haaland and Foden used the dilapidated defense of Man United to collaborate. Haaland’s breakthrough bait was received by Foden who escaped the offside trap.
With the right timing Foden fired a left foot shot into the top left corner of David de Gea’s goal. Score 6-1 to Man City.
Anthony Martial who entered in the second half reduced the position to 2-6 in the 84th minute. Martial’s goal was created after Fred’s shot was parried by Ederson, a wild ball headed Martial into the net.
Man United has the opportunity to add a goal after Joao Cancelo violated Martial in the penalty box. Martial’s direct penalty made Man United reduce the distance to 3-6 in the 90+1 minute.
Without additional goals, Man City won 6-3 over Man United.
Summarized by the SportReviews from the official Manchester City website, Foden explained about Haaland’s performance.
“He’s shown there’s a lot more to play for,” Foden said of Haaland.
Haaland proved his quality as a sharp striker.
After scoring three goals against Manchester United, the former Borussia Dortmund striker set a record as the first player in English Premier League history to score a hat-trick in three consecutive home games.
Phil Foden, who accompanied Haaland in Pep Guardiola’s three-strike scheme, praised Haaland’s game attributes.
Foden said, in addition to having a high instinct of scoring goals, the 22-year-old striker can also provide space and assists for his teammates.
“What’s surprising is that he’s only been here for a short time. However, there is still a lot we can do to score goals. Hopefully we can keep getting better,” continued Foden.
Haaland was only brought in by Man City in the summer of 2022 yesterday for a prize of 85.5 million pounds.
However, the high cost seems to have paid off.
The reason is, in the 10 matches that Haaland has played in all competitions.
Haaland managed to score 17 goals and three assists for the Eastland.
It is claimed that Haaland’s coffers of goals will continue to grow if the Norwegian striker can maintain the consistency of his game under the direction of Pep Guardiola.
