Haaland goal sees 10-man 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.Erling Haaland has fired 10-man Manchester-city" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="3536" data-entity-type="organization">Manchester City to a memorable 1-0 victory over Manchester-united" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="2930" data-entity-type="organization">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 United as they are already eight points adrift of City and defending football champions Arsenal.By contrast, victory was a huge statement for Maresca to quell fears of a major drop-off from City following Pep Guardiola’s trophy-laden decade in charge.A fervent pre-match atmosphere was fuelled just as much by United fans’ anger towards their own club as it was by the usual animosity between the supporters.A crackdown on ticket touting in recent months has resulted in widespread condemnation from supporters’ groups after many innocent people faced the threat of sanction.A normal array of banners and flags in the Stretford End was replaced by just one bearing the message: “The way you treat us is a disgrace.”The visitors had made the better start in the opening quarter, but looked to have been completely undone by Foden’s ill discipline.