10-Man City Just Stole the Manchester Derby - Foden Sent Off, Still Perfect
Man United 0-1 Man City on Sep 13. Phil Foden straight red in the 23rd. Donnarumma heroics. City and Arsenal both stay on 12 points from 4. Old Trafford nightmare.
Playing three-quarters of a Manchester derby with ten men is supposed to be a death sentence. Manchester City treated it like a flex.
At Old Trafford on September 13, Phil Foden got a straight red in the 23rd minute after kicking out at Bruno Fernandes. United smelled blood. Gianluigi Donnarumma said no. City still left with a 1-0 win - their fourth straight, perfect start intact, locked on 12 points with Arsenal.
Why this one will replay forever
Because derbies are already loud. Add a midfielder losing his head early and a keeper who looks seven feet tall under pressure, and you get the kind of result United fans will mutter about in pubs until Christmas. City stay right on Arsenal’s shoulder. United sit mid-table looking bruised on and off the pitch.
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Red card. Ten men. Three points. Perfect record. Pep’s lot do not do mercy.