3rd March, 2024
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
Phil Foden hit a brace as Manchester City came from behind to thrash Manchester United 3-1 in a Manchester derby on Sunday to keep tabs on Liverpool.
United shockingly took the lead eight minutes into the game at the Etihad Stadium. Marcus Rashford volleyed the ball from the edge of the box and it went in off the inside of the left post with Bruno Fernandes providing the assist.
Seven minutes later, Foden did well to control a poor pass on the edge of the box then shot towards the bottom right corner. Andre Onana was out of position but leapt to make a brilliant save.
In the 19th minute, Foden burst inside the box, beat two defenders and produced a strike from the penalty spot. The shot had power, but lacked precision and the goalkeeper stopped it easily.
In the 34th minute, Rodri found himself some space just outside the box, collected a rebound and sent an effort in on goal. Andre Onana pulled off a fantastic reflex save to stop the ball going into the bottom right corner.
City equalised shortly after the break. Foden perfectly collected a pass on the edge of the penalty area from Rodri, then produced a nice strike into the top left corner to make it 1-1.
Foden got his brace to make it 2-1 for the homers 10 minutes to the end of the game. Julian Alvarez teed up Foden inside the box and he rolled the ball into the bottom right corner and past Andre Onana.
One minute into added time, Rodri produced a great pass that found Erling Haaland inside the penalty area, who took advantage of the situation to rifle a shot into the bottom left corner to make it 3-1.