{"id":1489287,"date":"2026-09-13T18:36:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1489287"},"modified":"2026-09-13T18:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:38:06","slug":"post-match-analysis-man-utd-vs-man-city-13-09-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-man-utd-vs-man-city-13-09-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd vs Man City stats and analysis: Haaland sets derby record as Cityzens overcome Foden red card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester City<\/a> overcame a Phil Foden red card to beat derby rivals Manchester United<\/a> 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Oliver gave Foden his marching orders in the 23rd minute for kicking out at Bruno Fernandes, who certainly made the most of the situation but was backed up by VAR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Man City continued to compete and, after surviving both Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo hitting the post, found the winner through Erling Haaland on the hour mark. Even here, it took a long and controversial VAR review to overturn the on-field call of offside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Stuttering Man Utd attack fails to capitalise on numerical advantage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Man Utd were handed a golden opportunity to claim back-to-back derby wins for the first time since 2020 when Foden was sent off midway through the first half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Man City had dominated the opening exchanges, but Michael Carrick’s men had just started to get a foothold when Foden departed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happened, instead, was Man City upping their game, sensing doubt among the Red Devils’ ranks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Man Utd completely lacked cohesion in the final third, often being found guilty of needless offsides or wasteful passes in very promising positions. In response, Enzo Maresca’s men were able to limit their rivals to speculative efforts from distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, two of those efforts rattled the woodwork — Rashford from a free-kick in the first half and Mainoo from open play after the break. But the fact that it took Man Utd until the 70th minute to register their first shot on target after Foden’s sending off speaks volumes about how disjointed they were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Manchester City are the first away side in the competition\u2019s history to win 10 Premier League games against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Manchester is blue. \ud83d\udd35 pic.twitter.com\/dWD8LrYirc<\/a><\/p>— Squawka (@Squawka) September 13, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>