Manchester City ripped apart Manchester Unted at the Etihad Stadium wth an incredible display of attacking football.
It finished 6-3 to the hosts with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden each scring a hat-trick however the three-goal gap flattered United who were no match for Pep Guardiola’s side.
The scoreline flattered United, with Antony netting in the second half before Anthony Martial grabbed a brace late on.
Haaland, whose treble was his third in a row at home in what has been a superb start to life in the Premier League, told Match of the Day afterwards: “It’s been good, I felt it a little bit before the game that something special is going to happen and we saw today that some special things happened. It was nice.
“On Friday I felt it in the whole training ground. It’s these games I want to play in. These are the best games where there’s a bit extra.
“Confidence is good, it’s always been good. After we played against Liverpool in the Community Shield it was still good after. I think it was good that match happened, that something happened and [I thought] I have to be a bit more ready.”
Here’s how we rated City’s players...
The scoreline flattered United, with Antony netting in the second half before Anthony Martial grabbed a brace late on.
9. Phil Foden - 10
Stunning. All-round game was excellent but the finishing was absolutely superb. Manchester United couldn’t deal with his or Haalan and he could have had a couple more. An incredible display
10. Erling Haaland - 10
What more can you say? An absolutely amazing performance of incredible finishing and he showed he is not just about the goals as well by providing a couple of assists, too. No team in Europe can stop him in this form
11. Jack Grealish - 7
Maybe tried a little too hard on his return to the starting line-up but certainly caused United plenty of problems, particularly in the first half. Showed aggressive running and the usual skill, drawing fouls and was difficult t contain.