“Always special to win at Old Trafford” – Pep Guardiola

Ayomikun Elemikan Sports 30/10/2023

Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola has said claiming victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford is always special.

City comprehensively walloped rivals United 3-0 at the Old Trafford on Sunday with Erling Haaland netting a brace.

Pep Trafford is relishing his side’s victory at Old Trafford (Image: Goal.com)

The Norwegian also provided an assist for fantastic player Phil Foden as City marched on to a dominant win.

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Haaland stepped up to convert a first half penalty before heading in a second goal in the 49th minute.

He pounced on a rebound to set-up Foden for City’s third. The match was largely dominated by the Cityzens. The away team took control of the midfield and ran United inside out on various occasions.

Grealish was impressive on the wing and his replacement, Jeremy Doku made a mess of Antony and Bruno Fernandes after he was introduced.

Erling Haaland scored twice and assisted another as Pep Guardiola’s team beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford. (Image: AS USA – Diario AS)

Holistically, the Red Devils were shambolic and lacked any sort of fighting spirit. The defence was poor, and the midfield was even poorer.

United players were unimpressive right in front of their fans at the theatre of dreams. The victory was City’s seventh win against United at Old Trafford under Guardiola.

“… It is always special to win at Old Trafford”

“The second goal helped us a lot,” Guardiola said on mancity.com.

“We talked at halftime and thought they would be more aggressive. We made two incredible build ups with Ruben and Ederson. After we dropped and after Bernardo and Jack made a good action and those were the key points of the game.

“The first seven minutes we lost the ball because we didn’t do simple things. We allowed them to make a transition. The second half was brilliant.