Key occasions
90+1 min There shall be 4 extra minutes. Time for a fourth purpose, certainly.
90 min Garnacho is bringing his standard power, but it surely’s throughout bar the chanting.
89 min The participant of the match is the puller of the strings, Bernardo Silva. He’s chosen by Gary Neville, who says he’s been “a pleasure to observe”.
88 min Some subs finally from Pep, who sends on Doku for Grealish, who performed very properly, and Kovacic for Alvarez. Undecided he must defend this lead.
86 min Ten Hag offers the cube one final roll, bringing on Antony and Anthony Martial for Rashford and Eriksen. So Mount makes one other transfer, again into central midfield.
85 min A flicker from United as their followers head for the exits within the rain. Rashford wins a nook, Fernandes hits it to Eriksen close to the D, however his shot is swiftly blocked.
84 min “Second half,” says Gary Neville, “they’ve been obliterated, United.” He’s been their finest performer on the day.
82 min Metropolis cruise ahead once more as their followers do the Poznan. Foden, within the centre-forward place once more, tries a tribute to Wayne Rooney, a derby scissor kick. It goes simply vast.
80 min Rodri had ages to take a shot, which Onana may solely parry into the trail of Haaland to his left. Haaland was unselfish sufficient to cross for Foden, who tapped in. There’s nonetheless time for this to show right into a rout.
GOAL! Man United 0-3 Man Metropolis (Foden 80)
And that’s that.
78 min No subs but from Pep: his crew are having an excessive amount of enjoyable. Once they get into the United field, they’re outnumbered by seven to 5, however they nonetheless knock the ball round with impunity.
76 min Fernandes has moved to No 10, as mooted, and Mount is now on the precise. The cameras discover Gareth Southgate, wanting pensive in a gray mac.
73 min A multitude within the United field which they simply get away with. Two modifications from Ten Hag: Reguilon replaces Lindelof at left-back. However the left-winger who might revenue from that’s Garnacho, who’s approaching for Hojlund. So Rashford will transfer into the center and Hojlund’s look forward to a PL purpose will go on for one more week.
71 min After some affected person build-up, Grealish slips in Haaland, who can odor that hat-trick… however Onana comes out properly to avoid wasting the shot, David de Gea type.
“Undecided at which level that is declared a thrashing” says Rick Harris, “but it surely may get moderately ugly as Ten Hag seems to lack the flexibility to vary the dynamic. Undecided Mainoo is a good suggestion, however Garnacho and Hannibal would inject some power certainly?” Good name.
69 min Likelihood for United! Rashford is distributed by way of the center by Eriksen. He does properly to carve out some house underneath stress from Walker, however then he drags the ball vast. That’s his season in a nutshell.
69 min And one other nook, coolly defended by Metropolis.
67 min McTominay’s does properly to win the ball excessive up, then misfires with the cross. However now United have a nook.
66 min Mount units Dalot free down the precise, however his cross is the worst of the lot, drilled straight to John Stones.
63 min United lastly see a little bit of the ball. Eriksen has a cross, however can’t discover the three purple shirts within the center; Fernandes has one too, with the identical end result. Ten Hag might have to push him again into his pure habitat because the No 10.
63 min Metropolis’s newest shot is a wild one from Julian Alvarez, who has quietly develop into an ever-present.
61 min Erik ten Hag must do one thing quick. Perhaps put Reguilon on at left-back and get Lindelof into Amrabat’s spot in midfield. Or ship for Kobbie Mainoo.
60 min No one has ever scored two PL hat-tricks in opposition to Manchester United. They only should hope Haaland doesn’t know that.
58 min Metropolis have 5 males within the field and one within the D. They weave one other tapestry and it could finish in a purpose if any of these queuing up had gambled and gone in to fulfill Grealish’s crisp low cross.
56 min Metropolis are again as much as third now, behind Arsenal by one on purpose distinction. They could quickly be second.
55 min Metropolis are starting to lord it. Walker performs a nonchalant again heel. He and Rodri are virtually enjoying as forwards.
53 min United paid the worth there for taking off Amrabat. McTominay has his palms too full in defensive midfield.
50 min That was far too straightforward. A snug Metropolis transfer ends with Silva free on the left, in a position to play one other of these deadly chips of his. It’s on a plate for Haaland, who nods it firmly into the online, simply as he ought to have with the prospect that Onana saved.
Haaland is properly on his method to one other derby hat-trick.
GOAL! United 0-2 Metropolis (Haaland 49)
It’s that man once more!
49 min Bernardo sends a beautiful chipped cross in to Foden, who can’t fairly management it.
48 min Shot! Fernandes from distance, after a fast nook from Rashford. It was dipping on Ederson, who did properly to assemble it.
46 min Mount, who appears to be tasked with marking Rodri, wins a free kick off Kyle Walker, 40 yards out.
Ten Hag is sending on a sub. Mason Mount replaces Sofyan Amrabat, with McTominay dropping again to defend the defence. That will not fill United followers with renewed hope.
United’s finest gamers, other than Onana, have been McTominay and Rashford. Each are merchandise of the academy, introduced up with the folklore of this fixture.
For Metropolis, Rodri, Grealish, Foden and Haaland have been constantly threatening. And Bernardo Silva has been the godfather.
HALF-TIME! Man United 0-1 Man Metropolis
An entertaining first half ends with Metropolis forward, and rightly so – although United did begin and end brightly. Rasmus Hojlund gave away the penalty from which Erling Haaland duly scored, however he has accomplished simply sufficient in a patchy show to not be seen because the villain of the piece. Time for a breather.
45+4 min SAVE! Onana, from Haaland, level clean. the header is inside attain however Onana nonetheless does very properly to palm it out.
45+3 min You’re not going to imagine this, however United have a nook. Maguire will get his mighty head to it however can’t fairly maintain it down.
45+2 min Shut! Rashford, on the precise wing now, finds McTominay within the centre-forward place, and his highly effective shot brings a wonderful save out of Emerson.
45+1 min There shall be 4 minutes of added time. United have fun by getting ahead…
45 min And one other Metropolis nook. Additionally headed by Rashford. He’s now enjoying because the third centre-back.
44 min One more Metropolis nook, headed away once more – by Rashford of all individuals.
44 min The final 45 passes within the remaining third have been performed by somebody in a blue shirt.
42 min Flashpoint! Foden and Amrabat find yourself nostril to nostril after the one fouls the opposite. and Amrabat feels there are some afters. Each go into the guide.
40 min Maguire heads the nook away. A second later, Fernandes fouls Grealish as they go for a header on Metropolis’s left wing.
38 min Grealish goes on a wiggly run and takes a shot, blocked by Amrabat. This shall be Metropolis’s sixth nook.
38 min Save! Alvarez takes the free kick and Onana bats it away from the highest bin.
36 min Grealish inflicting bother once more as Evans fouls him three ft outdoors the field. “I’ve been there,” says Gary Neville.
35 min One in every of Metropolis’s secrets and techniques is {that a} participant who barely will get talked about as a result of he seldom shoots might be operating the present. Bernardo Silva is doing that immediately.
34 min Within the final 66 league video games after they’ve taken the lead, Metropolis have misplaced one. This doesn’t seem like being the second.
33 min Grealish performs a beautiful little ball, a nutmeg by way of any person’s legs, and United are relieved to flee with a purpose kick.
31 min Hojlund will get a sniff of redemption as Foden’s misplaced cross lets by way of the center. He stumbles over it however recovers to tee up Fernandes, who can solely shoot over from a decent angle.
30 min Maguire, advancing into midfield, has the prospect to ship Fernandes by way of on the precise, however he can’t get his chip over Gvardiol.
29 min United have the ball for a bit but it surely’s on the again and you’ll see the jitters. After a promising begin, this might go horribly unsuitable.
27 min Onana was booked too, for time-wasting earlier than the pen.
GOAL! Man United 0-1 Man Metropolis (Haaland 26, pen)
Low to Onana’s left, not middled however simply robust sufficient. Onana goes to his proper.
25 min André Onana, who saved one on Tuesday, has to do it once more. Towards Haaland.
Penalty to Metropolis!
“No brainer,” says Gary Neville… regardless that “Rodri throws himself to the bottom”.
