‘My happiness is not complete yet, I want to score a hattrick against Arsenal and that has always been my ambition,’ Erling Haaland says after humbling Manchester United at home on Sunday Night

The two goals scored by Erling Haaland helped Manchester City win the derby, while their rivals Manchester United lost badly at home.

Football fans all over the world were at Old Trafford as the 191st Manchester derby took place. It was also the first one since Pep Guardiola’s team matched their treble win in 1999. Haaland scored a penalty kick and an uncontested header before setting up Phil Foden for the game-winning goal, making it 3-0. However, City was much more dominant than the result shows.

United, led by Erik ten Hag, had been on a disappointing three-game winning streak in all competitions. They now have lost five of their first ten Premier League games. Around the middle of the first half, Haaland put City ahead with a penalty kick after the video assistant referee saw Rasmus Hojlund pull Rodri.

Poor defense let Haaland score another goal with a header, and Foden added the finishing touch late in the game. There would have been more damage if Andre Onana hadn’t saved the day. United fans were angry that Ten Hag chose to replace Hojlund. Sunday was another day to remember the late, great Sir Bobby Charlton. It was a bad end to an emotional week for United.

People wearing red and blue cheered together before the game, which City won from the start. There were only eight minutes left when Kyle Walker touched back Rodri’s diagonal ball to Foden. Foden hit a strong header from close range that Onana saved.

The goalie jumped in time to stop Haaland from putting the ball in the net after it looped up. It was a let-off, and Onana stopped Jack Grealish before City got a penalty. VAR When a free kick came over, Michael Oliver told Paul Tierney to go to the monitors on the field to look into a possible pull by Hojlund on Rodri. When the referee finally pointed to the spot, Haaland kept his cool and sent Onana the wrong way. He then celebrated by rolling off in front of the angry home fans.

That gut punch in the 26th minute gave City confidence and quieted the Old Trafford faithful. Away fans made jokes about how the mood was like at the Etihad Stadium. Few would argue that City wasn’t dominant in the second half of the first half as they pushed for a goal, but United had two great chances to tie the game.

First, Hojlund sprinted on a loose ball, went around Ederson, and then cut back for Bruno Fernandes to score with a laser. After seeing how hard John Stones defended in the buildup, the young scorer might have wished he had gone down. Late in the game, United got even closer when Marcus Rashford swept the ball first-time and Scott McTominay was able to get behind him and take a touch before Ederson tipped the ball over.

The noise level inside Old Trafford went up at that moment, as did Onana’s great save from Haaland’s close-range shot. It looked like a moment that could have changed the game, but the City shooter wouldn’t wait long to get a second. After Fernandes and Foden traded shots, the guests took advantage of United’s weak defense by sending in a cross that Bernardo Silva clipped to Haaland, who was unmarked and able to head it home at the far post. A group of happy City fans shouted “Mind the gap, Man United” as they watched Onana stop Grealish from adding to the 49th-minute header.

As Haaland went down claiming a penalty, the England attacking midfielder sent over a cross-shot. The away fans kept making their voices heard. Rashford’s smart touch and shot went across the goal, giving United a short glimmer of hope that didn’t last long. City then went back on the attack. Ten Hag’s choice to replace Hojlund with Garnacho was met with loud boos from the crowd. Onana did a good job of spreading himself out to stop Haaland from scoring his third goal.

Before Onana was finally beaten again in the 80th minute, Grealish had a shot blocked and go wide. This time, Haaland was the provider. Onana deflected Rodri’s shot into the path of the striker, who then set up Foden to score. As some United fans tried to leave early, the player who scored tried to add an overhead kick. Few people could blame them since their team didn’t play well. The only thing they missed was being grumpy as time ran out.