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Man City 3-1 Man Utd: Phil Foden scores twice to help home side come back to win Manchester derby

Phil Foden kicks the ball towards goal
Phil Foden has scored seven goals in his last seven games across all competitions

Phil Foden’s second-half double ensured the Manchester derby spoils went to the blues as Manchester City came from behind to beat Manchester United at Etihad Stadium.

In a game packed with international stars, it was two local boys who provided the key moments.

The visitors had led through Marcus Rashford’s sensational eighth-minute strike from 30 yards.

However, in a contest City dominated, Foden took centre stage.

There was an element of controversy over his second-half equaliser. United boss Erik ten Hag was booked for arguing his side should have had a free-kick in the City half when Rashford went down under Kyle Walker’s challenge.

Contact was minimal and within seconds Foden had curled a superb shot past Andre Onana.

Foden then burst away from a static Casemiro to score City’s second from Julian Alvarez’s return pass before Erling Haaland rounded off the scoring in stoppage time, after the Norwegian earlier missed an open goal from barely three yards.

It was City’s sixth win in seven meetings against United, who suffered their 11th Premier League defeat of the season.

More importantly, the result means Pep Guardiola’s side move to within a point of leaders Liverpool before next week’s trip to Anfield.

United remain in sixth in the table but are now 11 points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa and six behind Tottenham, in what could turn out to be a fifth Champions League spot, having played a game more.

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Line-ups

Man City

Formation 3-2-4-1

  • 31Ederson
  • 2Walker
  • 6Aké
  • 3Rúben Dias
  • 16Rodri
  • 17De Bruyne
  • 5Stones
  • 20Bernardo Silva
  • 9Haaland
  • 11DokuSubstituted forÁlvarezat 59′minutes
  • 47FodenSubstituted forBobbat 90+7′minutes

Substitutes

  • 8Kovacic
  • 18Ortega
  • 19Álvarez
  • 21Gómez
  • 24Gvardiol
  • 25Akanji
  • 27Nunes
  • 52Bobb
  • 82Lewis

Man Utd

Formation 4-1-4-1

  • 24Onana
  • 20Dalot
  • 19VaraneBooked at 68mins
  • 35EvansSubstituted forKambwalaat 69′minutes
  • 2Lindelöf
  • 18Casemiro
  • 17GarnachoSubstituted forForsonat 82′minutes
  • 39McTominay
  • 37MainooSubstituted forS Amrabatat 82′minutes
  • 8Bruno Fernandes
  • 10RashfordSubstituted forAntonyat 75′minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Bayindir
  • 4S Amrabat
  • 14Eriksen
  • 16Diallo
  • 21Antony
  • 53Kambwala
  • 62Forson
  • 65Collyer
  • 75Ogunneye

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Source: BBC News

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