⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Man United above the line
Man City belowGoals and cards
- 23'
Red cardPhil Foden sent off for violent conduct Half-time 0-0
60'
GoalErling Haaland, left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal0-1
The score, against the pace we expected
Man City stayed close to the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MUN better than we expected
▼ MCI better than we expected
The second half was where it moved most, about a goal worse than we expected for Man United.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.

Man United
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- WOODWORK
Marcus Rashford hit the woodwork from outside the box
45' · MUN 0-0 MCI
- WOODWORK
Kobbie Mainoo hit the woodwork from outside the box
51' · MUN 0-0 MCI
- BIG MISS
Harry Maguire missed with a header from the centre of the box, just wide
86' · MUN 0-1 MCI

Man City
Good plays
- WINNER
Erling Haaland, left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal
60' · MUN 0-1 MCI
- SAVE
Gianluigi Donnarumma kept out Bryan Mbeumo from the centre of the box
90+5' · MUN 0-1 MCI
Bad plays
- RED CARD
Phil Foden sent off, a straight red for violent conduct
23' · MUN 0-0 MCI
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.

Man United
- ★
Bryan Mbeumo Attacking Midfielder Right
3 shots, 1 on target
- ✗
Harry Maguire Center Right Defender
Big chance missed 86', 2 shots, 0 on target

Man City
- ★
Erling Haaland Forward
Goal 60'
- ★
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
3 saves
- ★
Enzo Fernández Left Midfielder
2 shots, 1 on target
- ✗
Phil Foden Attacking Midfielder Right
Sent off 23'
⚖️What decided it
Why Man City won, and why Man United did not.
From the game
Man United were without Manuel Ugarte and Matthijs de Ligt
Won it with 45% of the ball, out-shot 16 to 6
Broke the deadlock through Erling Haaland in the 60th minute
Down to ten men from the 23rd minute after Phil Foden's red card
Key battles
📊The numbers
| MUN | MCI | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Possession | 45% |
| 16 | Shots | 6 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 6 | Corners | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 410 | Passes completed | 325 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 10 | Tackles won | 8 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 45% | Share of the chances | 55% |
| 12 | Passes completed near goal | 2 |
| 6 | Passes allowed before winning it back | 12 |





