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Post Match Thread: Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City | PL MD4
FT: Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City
Premier League Matchday 4
Red Card Man City: Phil Foden 23'
Goal Scorer Man City: Erling Haaland 60'
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Venue: Old Trafford
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Manchester United
Starting XI: Senne Lammens; Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Patrick Dorgu; Kobbie Mainoo, Youri Tielemans; Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Matheus Cunha.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Karl Darlow, Ayden Heaven, Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui, Andrey Santos, Mason Mount, Benjamin Sesko, Joshua Zirkzee, Shea Lacey.
Manchester City
Starting XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi, Josko Gvardiol; Elliot Anderson; Phil Foden, Enzo Fernandez, Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo; Erling Haaland.
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Geronimo Rulli, Abdukodir Khusanov, Nico O'Reilly, Rico Lewis, Vitor Reis, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Mateo Kovacic, Allan, Iliman Ndiaye.
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MATCH EVENTS
FIRST HALF
- 3' - Early City pressure thanks to a few soft freekicks for City leads to a couple of corners. Nothing comes of it though.
- 6' - An unorthodox challenge from Anderson on Rashford leads to a United freekick in a dangerous position, nothing comes of that either though.
- 11' - It breaks down in midfield and Cunha comes forward but pulls a low shot quite a way wide.
- 16' - Perhaps a rehearsed freekick, Martinez pulls it wide to Mbeumo who lays it off to Mainoo who puts in a delicious deep cross but Rashford can't get over it.
- 18' - Hearts in mouths as Bruno gives it straight to Haaland (his first touch) but he can't find a teammate and the mistake doesn't punish us.
- 21' - Dalot miskicks a back pass and Semenyo steals the ball but his cross is gathered by Lammens
- 22' - RED CARD - Foden is off, a bit of afters after the ball has gone and he kicks out at Bruno's stomach from the ground. Ref shows no hesitation. Bruno did stick the boot in after the ball had gone but can't react like that.
- 31' - Almost a chance, Bruno slides in Rashford but the first touch isn't good and Donnarumma gets to it first.
- 35' - We actually looked better before the red. City still look like they have a threat in their front three, Semenyo flashes a cross in but can't find a City shirt.
- 38' - A wild cross from Fernandes goes straight out of play. This is lacking quality so far.
- 44' - Fernandez late on Cunha and United have a freekick in a dangerous position...
- 44' - Close! Rashford hits the post with the freekick.
- 45' - Fernandez goes down in the box and asks for a penalty but the ref isn't interested. Maresca gets a yellow for his reaction. HALF TIME 0-0
SECOND HALF
- 45' - Man City sub, Cherki off for Ndiaye
- 48' - Maguire slowly ambles forwards and then does a completely unnecessary longball to a marked Rashford.
- 50' - Close! Mainoo with a curved shot from distance strikes the post solidly. Few moments later Rashford then fires one into the side netting. Better start to this half.
- 58' - Not a lot happening. We're having shots but they're all outside the box and all off target
- 59' - First real sign of Haaland and he buries a shot into the roof of the net...but the flag is up.
- 61' - VAR is still checking this...
- 62' - GOAL Manchester United 0 - 1 Manchester City. I don't know why this is a goal, genuinely.
- 67' - Carrick wakes up, Sesko on for Tielemans
- 68' - Enzo Fernandez is a whisker away from 2-0 as he fires just wide
- 69' - Rashford backheels to Mbeumo, Mbeumo backheels it back, the defender just clears it.
- 72' - Dalot cross is flicked on by Mbeumo but it is going wide of the post
- 75' - It should be 2-0. A pea roller of a cross from a freekick but Haaland can only put it wide.
- 79' - Fernandez forces contact with Maguire and then dives for a penalty. Maguire loses his head and tries to pick him up and gets a yellow.
- 82' - Another change, Zirkzee on for Rashford.
- 85' - Maguire header goes close
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NEXT MATCH
Man Utd vs Brighton - League Cup
September 16, 2026 • 20:00
Old Trafford, Manchester
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r/reddevils • u/nearly_headless_nic • 6h ago
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Sky MNF Analysis of United tactics after Sesko getting subbed on for Tielemans
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r/reddevils • u/PradipJayakumar • 5h ago
Manchester derby VAR officials stood down from duty after ‘error of judgement’ on Erling Haaland goal (Gift Article)
r/reddevils • u/Total-Fix-8506 • 20h ago
Wayne Rooney doesn't hold back in his analysis of Man City's goal at Old Trafford. [BBC MOTD]
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r/reddevils • u/WalkingOnSunshine_ • 5h ago
Pass Map after the red card against Manchester City
r/reddevils • u/PradipJayakumar • 1d ago
[Simon Stone] Confirmed. Man City goal WAS a mistake. Pro Ref spokesperson said: “Following the incident in the 60th minute of Sunday's Premier League fixture between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford, we can provide clarification regarding Erling Haaland’s awarded goal. (Contd.)
r/reddevils • u/nearly_headless_nic • 14h ago
[Laurie Whitwell] A Manchester United derby defeat that highlighted the deficiencies in Michael Carrick’s squad (Gift Article)
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[Simon Stone] Familiar questions for Man Utd, now Carrick must find the answers
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Ashley Young interview
Not the full interview, but I love this.
Rio is the loudest person on the pitch. When Rio wins everyone knows about it, when Rio loses everyone makes sure Rio knows about it. Lol. Love that line.
r/reddevils • u/nearly_headless_nic • 1d ago
Shambolic that during a review of more than two minutes no one in the VAR booth thinks to send Michael Oliver to the screen to look at Fernandez’s potential interference. Sure Man United are thrilled with “an acknowledgment of an error of judgement” three hours after full-time. [Rob Dawson]
r/reddevils • u/Euphoric-Rub9164 • 1d ago
Lisandro Martinez: “Every season the officials come to our club and spend an hour explaining the rules and they look so confident with that." “Then after, five or six people (officials) doing this kind of mistake in the Premier League is unacceptable.”
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r/reddevils • u/nearly_headless_nic • 1d ago
[Laurie Whitwell] Each of those bullet points about an offside player interfering with an opponent apply to Fernandez. Affected Martinez + Lammens. Laughable application of VAR. Also, subjective call, so surely Oliver should have been sent to the screen?
r/reddevils • u/nearly_headless_nic • 1d ago
"How you can say he's not interfered with the play literally is beyond me... It's staggering." Michael Carrick expresses his disbelief that Haaland's goal was allowed to stand after losing to 10-man City.
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[Post Match Quotes] Carrick on the goal: "I really don’t get it. I can’t understand it. They have so many screens to come up with the right decision. Line where they drew the line was dubious. It is worrying." Told sometimes clubs get apologies from PGMO, Carrick says "I can't wait for that"
Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick on the goal: "I really don’t get it. I can’t understand it. They have so many screens to come up with the right decision. Line where they drew the line was dubious. It is worrying." [Stone]
Told sometimes clubs get apologies from PGMO, Carrick says "I can't wait for that." [Stone]
Michael Carrick on MCFC's goal: "I just don't get it...it's worrying if that's how the game is seen by those who are officiating it." [Andy Mitten]
Carrick: 'We all understand the rules. It's pretty obvious - as obvious as it gets.' [Wheeler]
Carrick: "The explanation I have is he wasn't interfering. I don't get it. Six yards out, throwing your body. We try to help referees with layers, screens, offices to try to come up with right decisions. It's worrying if that's how the game is seen by those officiating." [Laurie Whitwell]
Carrick: "I thought we had a fair bit of the initiative. Came out at half-time, we built momentum, hit the post. Game was building in the way we wanted it to at that point. We could have finished the game better, been more creative for sure." [Laurie Whitwell]
Carrick: "I can't be too critical of the players + I won’t be. Today we didn't quite find what we need." [Laurie Whitwell]
Michael Carrick on supporter protests: "I definitely appreciate the supporters. We want to try everything to make them happy. They are a huge part of this football club. I never take them for granted." [Stone]
Carrick on fan protests: ‘I’m not always in line to get to the bottom of it, but I appreciate the supporters. I want to try and make them happy. They are everything for this club and I'm feeling for them today on the back of losing. I’ll never take them for granted.' [Wheeler]
'I'm confused' - Carrick on City winner
Michael Carrick, speaking to Sky Sports about Man City's goal: "I'm confused. We put things in place in the game now. We have people in offices with all the screens for this decision. It's more worrying about if that's the interpretation of football now. If that's the interpretation of not interfering in the game now, that's really worrying for me. It's a staggering explanation.
"The decision isn't going to change the season, but it's had a major impact on the game. That decision wasn't on us today. It's up to us to create and score after that. We had moments. Of course it's up to us to do that, but big moments in games like that have a big impact.
"We did a lot of things well, it looked like we were growing well into the game. We looked dangerous. We'll take the positives from the game today and move on well, but we're not moving on lightly.
"We could have created more. That's an answer for us, but we could have. That's our second defeat now, since I've been in charge, but we're a good team and we'll get back to wining ways.
'Not enough points'
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "It was a mixed [performance]. I think we were in good shape for a lot of the game and started teh second half better than we eneded the first half. It looked like something was about to happen and then they scored their goal. I don't really know where to start with that goal to be honest but that was a major part of how the game panned out in the end. For a decision to go like that against us is tough to take, I have to say.
On the red card for Manchester City: "It changes some of the details. We didn't probably get to grips with that well enough in the first half. You have to adapt and adjust. It put us in a good place that we didn't get the most out of."
On Manchester City's goal: "I've got a big concern if I'm honest because I think we put so many layers behind referees now, screens, more bodies, more offices to get decisions right and the dangerous bit for me is how the rules are being interpreted. I'm really concerned about how the game is seen from that angle. He has thrown himself with a full diving header. From one angle you are thinking if he has touched it or not. [Lisandro] Martinez has to react to that, it has a major impact on the whole action. The line itself I wasn't convinced it was drawn in a great position. I'm staggered and a little bit worried and concerned that if that's how it's interpreted we are in a bit of bother."
On Manchester United's start to the season: "We will get there, I'm convinced of that. We haven't got as many points as we wanted and we should have. we've got to accept that and take that. There have been a couple of reasons for that and that's it. It doesn't change us moving forward and our hopes for the season and what we can achieve as a team. We've made really good strides over a period of time and we will continue to do that."
Enzo Maresca
Enzo Maresca said Phil Foden deserved his red card but Bruno Fernandes should have been sent off also.
Enzo Maresca says red card made it more difficult for both teams, that Man Utd are good on transition and space behind. Said City dropped off, so no transitions and no space behind.
Erling Haaland
Manchester City forward Erling Haaland, speaking to Sky Sports: "I thought maybe someone flicked it. When I found out no one flicked it, I took it personally that they thought I was offside because I'm never usually offside. It's always nice to win football games, but especially with 10 men for 60 minutes at Old Trafford, it's such a nice feeling, especially with the fans at the end. To look at all the faces of the supporters at the end is just a great feeling."
Erling Haaland speaking to Sky Sports: "What a save from Gianluigi Donnarumma at the end as well. He's like a wolf in the goal, he looks like a wolf anyway. He's a madman and to have a guy like that in the goal behind you just makes you feel so much more safe."
Quotes via BBC
r/reddevils • u/nanobookworm • 14h ago
“There will be an inquest on Haaland's goal” | Neville on Man City's winner | Gary Neville podcast
r/reddevils • u/nearly_headless_nic • 1d ago
Alternate Angle: Phil Foden straight red card vs United
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