Man Utd were “obliterated” in the Manchester derby by Pep Guardiola’s City, says Sky Sports’ Gary Neville.
Erling Haaland’s penalty separated the sides at half-time before City turned on the style to seal an emphatic 3-0 win.
“It was a footballing lesson. Manchester United didn’t know what to do,” concluded Micah Richards.
Even the scoreline, one-sided though it was, flattered United; City’s end-of-game XG stood at 3.94.
“The first half was a contest,” observed Neville. “The second half wasn’t a contest. It became a shambles. United went missing in the second half.”
United are currently eighth in the Premier League after losing five of their opening ten matches.
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What the media said about the Manchester derby
Your views on the Manchester derby
Malone Gibbs: “There’s no longer excitement before Man United games anymore , just passive and lacklustre for the last year. We have been a shambles since that Camp Nou performance.”
Dejected Red: “Why is the manager persevering with Rashford when there is no output? He just looks so disinterested at the moment, he needs to be taken out of the team to regain his hunger. The signings have been poor too, if they were picked by Ten Hag then I think he has some explaining to.”
Jake Wilson: “What’s the idea at Man Utd? What are the players trying to do? No style or identity. Lucky to have 15 points on the board, it could easily be six.”
