Manchester derby turned out to be all-blue affair regardless of three second-half objectives by United.
Erling Haaland scored his third hattrick in as many house video games and Phil Foden added three extra to assist Manchester Metropolis to a snug 6-3 Premier League win over Manchester United within the season’s first Manchester derby.
Manchester United have been by no means within the recreation with all their three objectives coming within the second half on Tuesday when the consequence was all however sealed.
Manchester Metropolis turned simply the third crew in Premier League historical past to have two hattrick scorers in a single recreation.
With the rout, Metropolis moved to inside one level of leaders Arsenal whereas United keep sixth with 12 factors after seven video games.
On the pitch, in the meantime, Metropolis’s soccer was slick, incisive and ruthless in its execution as Haaland claimed his third hat-trick in eight league video games and Foden netted his first Premier League treble on a humbling afternoon for United.
After a disappointing begin beneath Erik ten Hag this season, with the Dutchman tasting defeat in his first two video games, a run of 4 successive league wins had promised higher occasions forward however United have been introduced firmly again to earth by the neighbours.
No Metropolis participant had scored a hat-trick towards their bitter rivals since Francis Lee in 1970 and within the house of 90 minutes two males achieved the feat.
“We scored six objectives, what can I say, it’s superb,” Haaland instructed Sky Sports activities. “To win at house, rating six objectives, it’s good. You possibly can really feel it on a regular basis. You possibly can see the passes we give one another. We all the time need to go ahead and to assault. It’s what I really like in regards to the crew.”