Manchester City beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford with Erling Haaland scoring the winner.

Phil Foden received a straight red card in the 23rd minute for kicking Bruno Fernandes in the stomach. Kobbie Mainoo was rated 8 by Simon Stone and described as the home side's most effective midfielder, coming close to giving United the lead just after half-time.

Erling Haaland scored Manchester City's opening goal with a first-time finish. Josko Gvardiol provided the cross for the goal. Enzo Fernandez made an excellent challenge to thwart Youri Tielemans.

Matheus Nunes overcame a nightmare performance from April 2025 to earn a 7 rating. Ruben Dias stepped up as captain and was rated 7. Marc Guehi began forming a partnership with the captain, also rated 7.

Elliot Anderson managed more touches than any City teammate and was rated 7. Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki were both rated 5, with Cherki replaced by Iliman Ndiaye at 45 minutes, who earned a 6 rating.

Nico O'Reilly came on at 81 minutes to replace Enzo Fernandez and was rated 6. Subs not used for Manchester City were Rulli, Kovacic, Reis, Bouaddi, Allan, Khusanov and Lewis.

For Manchester United, Darlow, Mazraoui, Mount, Yoro, Santos, Heaven and Lacey were unused subs. Youri Tielemans was substituted off at 66 minutes and replaced by Benjamin Sesko, who was rated 6.

Marcus Rashford was substituted off at 83 minutes and replaced by Joshua Zirkzee, also rated 6. Bruno Fernandes was fortunate to avoid sanction for the incident that led to Foden's dismissal.

Harry Maguire was booked for a needless push on Enzo Fernandez in the box. Patrick Dorgu replaced Luke Shaw at left back in the starting XI. Matheus Cunha preferred Benjamin Sesko in the starting line-up.

Senne Lammens made a vital save from Fernandez to prevent a City second goal. Diogo Dalot had a chance to mark his 250th Manchester United appearance but did not score.

Lisandro Martinez won the ball from Erling Haaland after a pass from Bruno Fernandes. Bryan Mbeumo was described as United's most-effective attacking player.

Matheus Cunha dragged an early shot wide and got involved frequently by dropping deep.

The match was a Manchester derby. The report was published by BBC Sport Football.

Simon Stone said: "Kobbie Mainoo: Another assured display in front of England boss Thomas Tuchel."

Simon Stone said: "Phil Foden: Total head loss in the cauldron of the derby."

Manchester City sit 2nd in Premier League on 9 points after 3 games, with a recent form of WWWWW. The last meeting with Manchester United ended Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City on 2026-09-13. The next fixture is Sunderland at home on 2026-09-20, with Sunderland currently sitting 14th in the table.