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Man City 6-3 Man Utd: Erling Haaland and Phil Foden score hat-tricks

By Phil McNultyChief football writer

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Manchester City's Erling Haaland
Erling Haaland's third home hat-trick in a row further underlined his clinical finishing

Manchester City's Erling Haaland became the first player to score three successive Premier League home hat-tricks as Manchester United were humiliated in the derby at Etihad Stadium.

Haaland's rampant start to the season continued as he made it 17 goals in 11 starts - a goal every 54 minutes - since his move from Borussia Dortmund while Phil Foden scored his first treble for City as they closed the gap on pace-setters Arsenal to one point.

This was a brutal reality check for United after their recent improvement, as the reigning Premier League champions ran riot to illustrate the gulf in class between the teams.

City's lightning start was rewarded when Foden swept home Bernardo Silva's cross after eight minutes before Haaland inevitably joined the action with a header from a corner 11 minutes before half-time.

As United subsided, Haaland slid in a third from Kevin de Bruyne's perfect pass then turned provider to set up a simple finish for Foden before the break.

United's new signing Antony replied with a superb goal from 25 yards to pull one back but it only provoked City to up the tempo again, Haaland thumping home his third from Sergio Gomez's cross then again showing he can be creator by setting up Foden for City's sixth.

Haaland's third put him in the record books following hat-tricks at home to Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace.

Anthony Martial's late goal for United was greeted in near silence, as was his added-time penalty, on a day of embarrassment for the visitors and their manager Erik ten Hag and one of elation for City and Pep Guardiola.

Who can stop Man City and Haaland?

Arsenal are worthy Premier League leaders but this was a frightening display of firepower from the reigning champions as they confirmed their status as firm favourites to win a fifth title in six years.

City were clearly potent before the arrival of Haaland but he has put them on a different level, delivering the one thing they were arguably missing as he increases the ratio of chances they take with his ruthless finishing.

Add the creativity, and on this day the goals, from Foden plus the genius of De Bruyne and it is hard to see how they can be stopped, with Haaland also looking as if he could be the missing link that might finally bring the Champions League to the Etihad.

City blew United away as they started at lightning speed and went in 4-0 at half-time, referee Michael Oliver's whistle for the break coming as a merciful release for United.

United's goal poked City into action with Antony's fine strike merely the catalyst for another onslaught, as Haaland scored the record-breaking third.

Abject Man Utd put in their place

Manchester United arrived at the Etihad fuelled by the optimism of four successive league wins but were brought down to earth by their rampant neighbours.

United looked out of their depth within seconds of the start, surviving three goal-line clearances in the same incident before Foden set the tone for the afternoon when he flashed Silva's cross past a helpless David de Gea.

Manager Ten Hag resisted the temptation to start with the experience of Β£70m signing from Real Madrid, Casemiro, as he stuck with Christian Eriksen, Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes in midfield.

It was a decision he may now regret as United were over-powered and over-run in all areas, unable to stem the tide and failing to cope with City's creation and the awesome power and athleticism of Haaland.

The fact they scored more goals in the second half than City, including a beauty from new signing Antony, can hardly be labelled as a consolation as their recent upturn in results was put in perspective.

If anyone at United thought those better results in the last few weeks meant they were moving closer to City, this scoreline - which actually flattered them - put a stop to those notions.

Player of the match

HaalandErling Haaland

with an average of 8.73

Manchester City

  1. Squad number9Player nameHaaland
    Average rating

    8.73

  2. Squad number47Player nameFoden
    Average rating

    8.53

  3. Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
    Average rating

    7.98

  4. Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
    Average rating

    7.39

  5. Squad number8Player nameGΓΌndogan
    Average rating

    7.16

  6. Squad number10Player nameGrealish
    Average rating

    6.86

  7. Squad number7Player nameJoΓ£o Cancelo
    Average rating

    6.75

  8. Squad number25Player nameAkanji
    Average rating

    6.75

  9. Squad number6Player nameAkΓ©
    Average rating

    6.65

  10. Squad number2Player nameWalker
    Average rating

    6.38

  11. Squad number21Player nameGΓ³mez
    Average rating

    6.30

  12. Squad number14Player nameLaporte
    Average rating

    6.29

  13. Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
    Average rating

    6.24

  14. Squad number31Player nameEderson
    Average rating

    6.24

  15. Squad number80Player namePalmer
    Average rating

    6.21

  16. Squad number26Player nameMahrez
    Average rating

    6.04

Manchester United

  1. Squad number9Player nameMartial
    Average rating

    5.53

  2. Squad number21Player nameAntony
    Average rating

    4.82

  3. Squad number14Player nameEriksen
    Average rating

    4.27

  4. Squad number23Player nameShaw
    Average rating

    4.07

  5. Squad number18Player nameCasemiro
    Average rating

    3.94

  6. Squad number1Player namede Gea
    Average rating

    3.79

  7. Squad number6Player nameLi MartΓ­nez
    Average rating

    3.79

  8. Squad number17Player nameFred
    Average rating

    3.75

  9. Squad number25Player nameSancho
    Average rating

    3.70

  10. Squad number19Player nameVarane
    Average rating

    3.61

  11. Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
    Average rating

    3.59

  12. Squad number10Player nameRashford
    Average rating

    3.58

  13. Squad number39Player nameMcTominay
    Average rating

    3.57

  14. Squad number2Player nameLindelΓΆf
    Average rating

    3.55

  15. Squad number20Player nameDiogo Dalot
    Average rating

    3.51

  16. Squad number12Player nameMalacia
    Average rating

    3.46

Line-ups

Man City

Formation 4-3-3

  • 31Ederson
  • 2WalkerSubstituted forGΓ³mezat 41'minutes
  • 25Akanji
  • 6AkΓ©
  • 7Cancelo
  • 17De BruyneSubstituted forÁlvarezat 75'minutes
  • 8GΓΌndoganSubstituted forLaporteat 75'minutes
  • 20Bernardo Silva
  • 47FodenSubstituted forMahrezat 75'minutes
  • 9Haaland
  • 10GrealishSubstituted forPalmerat 75'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3RΓΊben Dias
  • 14Laporte
  • 18Ortega
  • 19Álvarez
  • 21GΓ³mez
  • 26Mahrez
  • 33Carson
  • 80Palmer
  • 82Lewis

Man Utd

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1de Gea
  • 20DalotBooked at 2mins
  • 19VaraneSubstituted forLindelΓΆfat 40'minutes
  • 6Li MartΓ­nez
  • 12MalaciaBooked at 23minsSubstituted forShawat 45'minutes
  • 39McTominaySubstituted forCasemiroat 59'minutes
  • 14Eriksen
  • 21Antony
  • 8Bruno FernandesBooked at 80mins
  • 25SanchoSubstituted forFredat 70'minutes
  • 10RashfordSubstituted forMartialat 59'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2LindelΓΆf
  • 7Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 9Martial
  • 17Fred
  • 18Casemiro
  • 22Heaton
  • 23Shaw
  • 28Pellistri
  • 36Elanga
Referee:
Michael Oliver
Attendance:
53,475

Match Stats

Home TeamMan CityAway TeamMan Utd
Possession
Home54%
Away46%
Shots
Home22
Away12
Shots on Target
Home10
Away8
Corners
Home5
Away1
Fouls
Home3
Away9

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Manchester City 6, Manchester United 3.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Manchester City 6, Manchester United 3.

  3. Post update

    Goal! Manchester City 6, Manchester United 3. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

  4. Post update

    Penalty conceded by JoΓ£o Cancelo (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.

  5. Post update

    Penalty Manchester United. Anthony Martial draws a foul in the penalty area.

  6. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

  7. Post update

    Attempt saved. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fred.

  8. Post update

    Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.

  9. Post update

    Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio GΓ³mez with a cross following a corner.

  10. Post update

    Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lisandro MartΓ­nez.

  11. Goal!

    Goal! Manchester City 6, Manchester United 2. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.

  12. Post update

    Attempt saved. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Shaw.

  13. Booking

    Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.

  14. Post update

    Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. Post update

    Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).

  16. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.

  17. Substitution

    Substitution, Manchester City. Aymeric Laporte replaces Ilkay GΓΌndogan.

  18. Substitution

    Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Jack Grealish.

  19. Substitution

    Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Phil Foden.

  20. Substitution

    Substitution, Manchester City. JuliÑn Álvarez replaces Kevin De Bruyne.

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3411 comments

  • Comment posted by I7, at 15:58 2 Oct 2022

    Score line flattered United. Absolutely bullied by city.

  • Comment posted by link2metroid, at 15:59 2 Oct 2022

    Many of the United "supporters" leaving the Ethihad before half-time for their long journeys home.

    • Reply posted by D1682552405157, at 16:03 2 Oct 2022

      D1682552405157 replied:
      At least they won't miss their flights
      ✈️

  • Comment posted by bigwats99, at 16:01 2 Oct 2022

    80th minute 6-1 up. Haaland gets fouled, gets right back up and runs in the channels for a pass. What a player…. From a jealous liverpool fan

    • Reply posted by cyberewok, at 16:05 2 Oct 2022

      cyberewok replied:
      Yup, no rolling on the deck or whining at the ref. Right back into it, like first-class players of old.

  • Comment posted by Granny Banno, at 16:00 2 Oct 2022

    When the Man U players go over to thank their fans....

    ....and there aren't any!

    • Reply posted by J3YB, at 16:10 2 Oct 2022

      J3YB replied:
      The MUFC players should apologize to fans. If Utd lose and do their best, I can have no complaints about that. But the effort levels and teamwork were absolutely tragic today from MUFC.

  • Comment posted by Marvin Lewis - Monkey Shaving Expert, at 16:04 2 Oct 2022

    How the heck did Rashford manage to win player of the month ahead of Haaland?

    BBC must be making the choices.

    • Reply posted by Ecky Thump, at 16:05 2 Oct 2022

      Ecky Thump replied:
      So true!

  • Comment posted by Trekbhoy, at 16:03 2 Oct 2022

    Haaland 60 Mill, Mc Guire 80 . Mmmm

    • Reply posted by 2 cents, at 16:05 2 Oct 2022

      2 cents replied:
      Grealish 100M, still has to show up for a game.

  • Comment posted by Annie Road, at 16:20 2 Oct 2022

    I get slaughtered because I’m a Liverpool fan but I admit that I love the football City play, Haaland, Foden and DeBruyne were all superb again today, world class performances from them all, if you can’t appreciate players like that then you shouldn’t watch football

    • Reply posted by Chinners, at 16:26 2 Oct 2022

      Chinners replied:
      Bravo!

  • Comment posted by D1683136952510, at 16:00 2 Oct 2022

    Haaland is the best player in the world absolutely incredible football spectacle great to watch as a chelsea fan

    • Reply posted by Commentier, at 16:04 2 Oct 2022

      Commentier replied:
      What about as a fan of other clubs?

  • Comment posted by macca, at 16:01 2 Oct 2022

    Bitterly disappointed with peps substitution city could and should have humiliated Utd but nice to see all the Utd fans leaving at half time to catch there trains back to where ever.

    • Reply posted by Commentier, at 16:05 2 Oct 2022

      Commentier replied:
      Should have put United to the sword. Letting in 3 is unacceptable.

  • Comment posted by sportingcouch, at 16:02 2 Oct 2022

    Im not a Man City fan but I'm so pleased they stuffed manure,

    • Reply posted by Ben Kensolpalpawalkerbi, at 16:28 2 Oct 2022

      Ben Kensolpalpawalkerbi replied:
      Manure... I've never heard that one before....

  • Comment posted by Username321, at 16:00 2 Oct 2022

    You can't blame the United fans for leaving at half time, they've got a long journey back to London.

  • Comment posted by JC1974, at 16:03 2 Oct 2022

    Thank you City from the entire footballing World

    • Reply posted by The Spin Doctor, at 16:09 2 Oct 2022

      The Spin Doctor replied:
      Hey Man Utd tried, in the 2nd half at least.

  • Comment posted by Acky66, at 16:01 2 Oct 2022

    Scoreline flatters Utd as Pep did them a favour when he took off his best four players when game was won.

    • Reply posted by slayer, at 16:13 2 Oct 2022

      slayer replied:
      Stop crying. You wish City humiliated Utd but they didn't. They just won by a comfortable margin

  • Comment posted by limirl, at 16:46 2 Oct 2022

    Is there a footballer who deserves a slap more than Bruno Fernandez, the whining never stops. He must have driven his poor mum demented as a kid.

  • Comment posted by TechtonikShyft, at 16:00 2 Oct 2022

    Yay, Utd scored three!

    The six goals conceded was a bit of a problem though.

    • Reply posted by Commentier, at 16:26 2 Oct 2022

      Commentier replied:
      According the OPTA stats, United are top of the second half league.

  • Comment posted by Ceciliars, at 15:59 2 Oct 2022

    Hahaha, and yesterday United fans were laughing at Liverpool's defence!

    What a shambles their own one is... martinez and malacia just awful defenders πŸ˜‚

    • Reply posted by constant cheats, at 16:05 2 Oct 2022

      constant cheats replied:
      Erm…..didn’t Utd smash LFC recently- and are above them in the league?

  • Comment posted by Noisy Neighbour, at 16:11 2 Oct 2022

    Oh well utd fans you still have your Bangkok cup πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

    • Reply posted by Commentier, at 16:30 2 Oct 2022

      Commentier replied:
      Don’t knock Bangkok πŸ˜‚

  • Comment posted by Horitabeltza, at 15:58 2 Oct 2022

    Maguire's fault