Erling Haaland struck twice – the first from the penalty spot – and Phil Foden added another as Manchester City eased to a 3-0 win at Old…
Erik Ten Hag insisted Manchester United were still “on the up” despite being comprehensively outplayed by rivals Manchester City in Sunday’s derby.
The result underlined City’s superiority over their neighbours – the gap between the sides now being nine points after 10 games – and emphatically ended any suggestion United might have turned a corner after winning their previous three matches.Manager Ten Hag nevertheless put a on brave face on what proved a chastening afternoon for the club’s fans.
Ten Hag felt United were competitive in the first half, which they ended trailing only 1-0 after Haaland’s 26th-minute penalty.“But even then we could have got back in the game, for instance with that shot of Scott McTominay just before half-time.Erling Haaland opened the scoring with a first-half penalty He said: “We were losing and I decided to bring more offensive power in and we made a mistake that was not according to the game plan.
Opposite number Pep Guardiola claimed his side’s victory had not been as straightforward as it looked.City strongly asserted their authority in the second period as an unmarked Haaland headed his second and teed up Foden for the visitors’ third 10 minutes from time.“We have a lot of respect for United, for what they do, but we were at our best, especially in the second half.
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