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Foden scored two goals to help Manchester City win 3-1 against Manchester United. The match happened on Sunday. With this win, Manchester City is now only one point behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
In stoppage time, Erling Haaland scored, adding more excitement to the title race. This sets the stage perfectly for City’s upcoming match against Liverpool next weekend
Marcus Rashford’s amazing goal gave United a surprising lead at the Etihad.
However, Haaland’s missed opportunity, a moment that will be remembered in Premier League history, came just before halftime when he failed to score despite having an open goal.
Foden ensured City stayed on track in the title race by scoring a brilliant goal into the top corner to equalize. He then sealed the victory with a composed finish 10 minutes before the end.
Haaland redeemed himself by scoring his sixth goal in four Premier League derbies against United.
United’s 11th league defeat of the season leaves them 11 points behind the top four with 11 games remaining under Erik ten Hag’s management.
The former Ajax manager was angry because he believed Rashford had been fouled just moments before City’s equalizer.
However, United had little reason to complain as they were largely outplayed by their rivals throughout the match.
Rashford responded to criticism earlier in the week by defending his commitment.
Despite a somewhat lackluster season, Rashford displayed his talent by scoring the opening goal in the eighth minute. City protested for offside against Bruno Fernandes, but the ball was passed back to Rashford, who struck a spectacular long-range shot off the underside of the crossbar.
From that point onwards, Pep Guardiola’s team took control of the game. However, they struggled to find the back of the net for almost an hour due to inaccurate finishing and excellent goalkeeping from Andre Onana.
On two occasions, Onana denied Foden when he was through on goal, and he also made a smart save to deny Rodri.
Meanwhile, Rashford had a chance to extend United’s lead before halftime. A mistake from Ruben Dias allowed Rashford to break through, but his poor touch allowed Kyle Walker to recover and clear the danger.
United managed to hold onto their lead until halftime, thanks in part to a crucial moment that will be remembered for years to come.
City finally managed to break through United’s defensive line as Rodri’s cross found Foden, whose header across goal allowed Haaland to score.
However, he shockingly missed the opportunity to score despite having the goal wide open from very close range.
The strong defensive efforts from the Red Devils were eventually undone when Foden scored a goal as impressive as Rashford’s in the first half.
Ten Hag was furious that Rashford was not awarded a foul at the other end, but it seemed like Rashford went down too easily after contact from Walker.
Rodri found Foden, who cut inside and unleashed a powerful shot into the top corner of the net.
A quick passing exchange between Foden and Julian Alvarez created space in the United defense, allowing the England international to score his 18th goal of the season.
Haaland’s redemption completed a successful afternoon for the English champions. Rodri stole the ball from Sofyan Amrabat and set up the Norwegian to curl the ball past Onana.
