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Manchester United 0-3 Manchester City player ratings: Woeful United Outclassed in Manchester Derby Once Again

Manchester United’s woeful performances this season once again reared the ugly head in a Manchester derby, as Pep Guardiola’s City were able to get a comfortable 3-0 success at Old Trafford. The result could have been an even better outcome for City if not for the excellent saves made by United goalkeeper Andre Onana.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates
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The victory has kept Manchester City in the title race with the team only two points behind table leaders Tottenham. Meanwhile, Manchester United remain outside the top six places but picking up morale after such a big defeat will be the big task for Erik ten Hag.

Manchester United 0-3 Manchester City Player Ratings

Match Timeline

8’ – Andre Onana makes a stunning save to keep out Phil Foden’s bullet header and later recovers to keep Erling Haaland from scoring an early goal

26’ – Rodri won a penalty from a set piece situation that was duly converted by Erling Haaland

45+1’ – Ederson makes a stunning save to keep Scott McTominay, who was picked up brilliantly by Rashford, out

45+4’ – Onana saves from 6 yards out to keep Erling Haaland’s bullet header from handing City a 2-0 lead

49’ – Haaland came up with his second goal of the evening with a fine header after being left unmarked in the box

57’ – Jack Grealish cut inside from the left to unleash a powerful shot that was saved by Onana

71’ – Haaland’s hat-trick was denied from close range by an onrushing Onana

80’ – Phil Foden taps in from close range after being found by Haaland

Star Man/Player – Erling Haaland – 9/10

Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 9.20

Erling Haaland continued his incredible story in the Premier League with a brace against Manchester United at Old Trafford. It was a sublime performance from the Norwegian, who could have easily had a hat-trick on another day if not for the brilliant performances from United goalkeeper Andre Onana.

Erling Haaland stats

The Premier League’s top scorer had five shots at goal and he was able to come up against an impressive Onana between the opposition sticks. One of the biggest positives of Haaland in this match was his movement, and United failed to keep track of the forward for most of the game. Even when United defenders were close, the striker was able to shrug them off.

Manchester United player ratings

Andre Onana 8/10 – A big reason behind Manchester United not losing by five or more goals

Diogo Dalot 6/10 – Constantly pegged back by Jack Grealish

Harry Maguire 6/10 – Dominated by Haaland throughout the game

Jonny Evans 5/10 – Haaland ran rings around him throughout the match

Victor Lindelof 6/10 – Struggled in the left back spots

Christian Eriksen 5/10 – Caught out defensively

Sofyan Amrabat 6/10 – Taken off at half-time following a disappointing display

Bruno Fernandes 6/10 – Unable to have a big influence with and without the ball

Scott McTominay 7/10 – Had United’s best shot at goal

Marcus Rashford 6/10 – Had one chance at goal but was anonymous throughout

Rasmus Hoejlund 5/10 – Anonymous throughout the game and conceded the penalty

Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund
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Substitutes:

Mason Mount 6/10 – Failed to make any impact even with the entire second half

Anthony Martial 5/10 – Very late substitute introduction

Antony 5/10 – Did not have any time for an impact. Booked.

Sergio Reguilon 5/10 – Little impact with the limited time

Alejandro Garnacho 6/10 – Lacked the end product

Manchester City player ratings

Ederson Moraes 7/10 – Decent saves to keep out Scott McTominay

Kyle Walker 8/10 – Kept Rashford quiet throughout the match

John Stones 7/10 – Calmness in the centre of the defence

Ruben Dias 7/10 – Excellent for the most part

Josko Gvardiol 7/10 – Strong second-half after an indifferent first

Rodri 8/10 – Did not put a foot wrong in the entire game

Phil Foden 7/10 – Scored a goal but could have done much better with his previous attempts

Julian Alvarez 7/10 – Unable to have a big impact

Bernardo Silva 8/10 – A starring role in the midfield with United struggling to keep track

Jack Grealish 7/10 – Decent long-range efforts that could not be built upon

Erling Haaland 9/10 – Star of the show with two excellent goals and an assist

Manchester City's Erling Haaland scores
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Substitutes:

Mateo Kovacic 6/10 – Only introduced as a late substitute

Jeremy Doku 6/10 – Offered very little time

Manchester United 0-3 Manchester City Player Ratings – The Final Word

Manchester United were second best to City in almost every facet of this match. United could have ended up losing by a bigger margin in this game. Manchester City’s only regret in the match will be not scoring more goals while Erling Haaland failed to pick up his hat-trick.


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