Man City beat Man United, Viana outshines Amorim in ex-Sporting derby | OneFootball

Manchester City hosted and defeated Manchester United 3-0 in a match for the fourth round of the Premier League, this Sunday, September 14. This game brought together two former figures from Sporting, as Hugo Viana and Ruben Amorim were on opposite sides of the barricade.

It quickly became clear that the Citizens were serious contenders to take all three points and demonstrated their superiority as early as the 17th minute. Jeremy Doku was the protagonist of a great individual play and, with a cut-back cross, set up Phil Foden, who headed the ball in to make it 1-0 for the home team.

When the teams returned from the locker room, the man of the match emerged in the form of Erling Haaland. The Norwegian striker found the back of the Red Devils’ net twice, in the 53rd and 68th minutes. The Citizens still had several chances to increase their lead, but the score ended with a 3-0 victory for the home team.

It is worth recalling that, in the pre-match build-up, Ruben Amorim spoke about his relationship with Hugo Viana from their time together at Sporting: “We’re at different clubs. We usually have dinner together, but we don’t talk about football. I’m red, he’s blue. We’re close friends and that won’t change. I want to win on Sunday, that’s all.”

After the end of the match, Manchester City sits in eighth place in the Premier League with six points. Meanwhile, Manchester United continues to sink down the table and is in 14th place with four points. In the next round, the Red Devils host Chelsea on September 20, while the Citizens visit Arsenal on the 21st.

Check out Phil Foden’s goal:

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