Haaland goal sees 10-men City beat United in controversial Manchester derby

Phil Foden is sent off for City, but Erling Haaland’s controversial goal settles Manchester derby 1-0 at United.Published On 13 Sep 202613 Sep 2026Erling Haaland has fired 10-man Manchester City to a memorable 1-0 victory over Manchester United despite Phil Foden’s first-half red card to extend a perfect start to manager Enzo Maresca’s reign.Foden kicked out at United captain Bruno Fernandes on 23 minutes to give the visitors a mountain to climb.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Morocco PM takes aim at federation chief over 2030 World Cup final boastlist 2 of 4FIFA rebukes Morocco’s claim it will host 2030 World Cup finallist 3 of 4UEFA wants FIFA subsidiaries’ blocked from Infantino discovery fight in USlist 4 of 4French Football Federation withdraws support for FIFA President Infantinoend of listBut a new-look City were up to the challenge as the near 250 million-pound ($340m) midfield pairing of Elliot Anderson and Enzo Fernandez proved their worth.Haaland’s winner was laced with controversy as Fernandez was deemed not to be interfering with play when he attempted to head in before the ball reached the Norwegian.Defeat compounds a miserable Premier League start for U...