Manchester City vs Manchester United 3-0: Premier League – as it happened
All the updates as City ease past local rivals United at Etihad Stadium with a brace from Haaland and a Foden strike.
This page is now closed, but a summary of the football match is available below, and you can click here for our full match report. Thanks for joining us at Al Jazeera Sport.
This page is now closed, but a summary of the football match is available below, and you can click here for our full match report. Thanks for joining us at Al Jazeera Sport.
- Manchester City’s goal-scoring machine Erling Haaland struck twice in a 3-0 Premier League thrashing of Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium, giving Pep Guardiola’s side bragging rights in the latest edition of the derby.
- Phil Foden also scored for City in his first start of the season, heading in Jeremy Doku’s cross in the 18th minute. Doku squeezed brilliantly through United’s defence and had his first cross blocked, but dug out a second that Foden leapt to guide in.
- Haaland, who scored a remarkable seven goals this week for club and country, scored his first of the afternoon in the 53rd minute when Doku muscled past Lenny Yoro before sliding a pass to the big Norwegian, who chipped the ball over goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.
- The 25-year-old, who ran at United’s defence like a bulldozer all day, completed his double in the 68th when the visitors lost the ball and Haaland, lining up at the centre circle, easily out-sprinted Harry Maguire to Bernardo Silva’s ball forward for another one-on-one with Bayindir.
- City move up to eighth place with six points, six behind league leaders Liverpool, while United are in 14th position on four points.
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- 14 Sep 2025 - 18:10(18:10 GMT)
Goodbye for now!
That’s it for our live coverage of the Manchester football derby.
City have bragging rights over United following a straightforward 3-0 win at the Etihad.
Stay with Al Jazeera Sport as we bring you more live coverage this week, including Asia Cup cricket and Champions League football.
But for now – from me, Adam Hancock, and my colleague, Patrick Keddie – goodbye!
- 14 Sep 2025 - 18:06(18:06 GMT)
India cruise past Pakistan in cricket
Away from the Manchester derby, India have defeated fierce rivals Pakistan by seven wickets in Dubai.
You can take a look at our post-match coverage here.
- 14 Sep 2025 - 18:03(18:03 GMT)
‘We conceded three goals that we could have avoided’
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has been giving his reaction to Sky Sports:
“We have to look at what we did well, and obviously it’s not enough as we want to win games. What we did here today is not enough to get the result, and that is all we can take from this game.”
On what United need to do better: “We need to score goals and not concede. We keep creating chances to score, and we are not able to score as much as we want and we have to be more in control in certain situations. We conceded three goals that we could have avoided.”
On if United are heading in the right direction: “The result is very bad and bad on us, but I think there are two ways of looking at this game, as the goals could have been avoided. On the ball, we were positive, brave and playing the ball forward.
“We wanted what City got – the three points. City were smart to get the goals the way they did and have a very good team and very good players.”
Advertisement - 14 Sep 2025 - 18:00(18:00 GMT)
Pressure builds on Amorin
4 – With just four points from four games (W1 D1 L2), this is Manchester United’s poorest start to a league season since 1992-93, when they also had four points from their opening four matches under Alex Ferguson. Misery. pic.twitter.com/zW5QH4u2jy
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 14, 2025
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:52(17:52 GMT)
Another milestone for Guardiola
Pep Guardiola celebrates his 600th match as a manager with his 10th Manchester derby win 👏 pic.twitter.com/jl8fME3yAC
— Premier League (@premierleague) September 14, 2025
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:49(17:49 GMT)
‘I had extra motivation going into the game’
Goal scorers Phil Foden and Erling Haaland have been speaking to Sky Sports following City’s win.
Here is what they had to say:
Foden on winning the game for late boxer Ricky Hatton: “I had extra motivation going into the game. It was for him and his family and the lads made sure that we gave everything. The way we all ran it was all for him and we were delighted with the result.”
Foden on the criticism he has faced this season: “There’s been a lot of talk, everything I see at the moment is quite negative. But that is the world we live in when you play at the highest level. It’s about reading those comments and trying to react as best as I can and come back to my level.”
Foden on Haaland: “A complete performance, especially the way he held up the ball. He did everything today: defending, attacking, running in behind, doing the dirty work.”
Haaland on City’s desire today: “You could feel it as well from the fans. We needed it [the win], you could feel a bit extra today, and I am so relieved and so happy that we managed to do this all together.”
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:45(17:45 GMT)
City move up to eighth
We aren’t able to get United into this top 10 graphic, as they currently sit 14th on just four points.
Liverpool lead the way following their late win at Burnley.
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:37(17:37 GMT)
Haaland at it again
City’s Norwegian giant was in fine form as he scored two goals to see off United on derby day.
He almost had a hat-trick, but he somehow missed from very close range.
A word, too, on his defending. Haaland was constantly on the end of crosses into the City area, proving invaluable at both ends of the pitch.
Double trouble. ✌️ pic.twitter.com/2cBOQFcMXc
— Premier League (@premierleague) September 14, 2025
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:32(17:32 GMT)
United slump to a derby day defeat
Defeat in the derby. pic.twitter.com/Ift5I9oyyi
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 14, 2025
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City enjoy a special derby day win
Ruben Amorim leads the United players over to the few remaining away fans in the Etihad.
Meanwhile, the City players are enjoying some big celebrations with their fans.
Guardiola enjoys a hug with Phil Foden. City fans will be very happy to see that.
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:27(17:27 GMT)
Manchester is BLUE 🩵
🩵 3-0 🔴 @okx pic.twitter.com/vSGSSeKNoI
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 14, 2025
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:26(17:26 GMT)
Full time
Referee Anthony Taylor blows the whistle, and the Etihad erupts.
City have brushed their fierce rivals aside. A brilliant derby day win for the blue half of Manchester.
Full time: Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:25(17:25 GMT)
Moments to go in Manchester
The final few minutes are ticking by in the derby
The result is clear and both sets of players are seeing the game out.
90+4 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:22(17:22 GMT)
Four minutes added on
Some long faces in the away end as four additional minutes are announced.
United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe also looks pretty gloomy.
90+2 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
United manager Ruben Amorim endures another tough match [Phil Noble/Reuters] - 14 Sep 2025 - 17:20(17:20 GMT)
Haaland enjoys a standing ovation
Off for Man City: Erling Haaland, Bernardo Silva
On: Oscar Bobb, Nathan Ake
89 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
Haaland applauds the fans after being substituted [Phil Noble/Reuters] - 14 Sep 2025 - 17:18(17:18 GMT)
United waste another opportunity
Dorgu is the latest United player to fire a shot over the bar.
He shows good control in the penalty area before shifting the ball to his right foot and smashing the ball over the bar.
The away fans have seen enough, and are heading for the exits.
87 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:16(17:16 GMT)
Mbeumo fires wide from close range
It really isn’t United’s day.
Diallo smashes a cross in from the right and Mbeumo’s instinctive effort flashes wide.
The replay shows that Donnarumma just got a toe on it to deflect the ball behind.
85 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:14(17:14 GMT)
Another United effort off target
Mbeumo tries his luck with a left-footed effort from outside the area.
His shot curls wide of the post, but certainly had Donnarumma scrambling.
84 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:12(17:12 GMT)
Two more changes for United
Off: Manuel Ugarte, Benjamin Sesko
On: Joshua Zirkzee, Casemiro
82 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
- 14 Sep 2025 - 17:09(17:09 GMT)
Rodri rested
Pep Guardiola makes two changes for Man City:
Off: Rodri, Jeremy Doku
On: Nico Gonzalez, Savinho
79 mins: Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United