Manchester United 0-1 Manchester City: Foden sent off, Haaland scores
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Possession 45%, against a 70% season average
- 16 shots to 6, but only 3 to 2 on target
- Haaland 60': +1.1 FN xPts, 4th league goal
City win at Old Trafford despite a red card
Manchester City won 1-0 at Old Trafford after Phil Foden was sent off in the 23rd minute. The match stayed goalless until Erling Haaland scored in the 60th minute, and City kept a clean sheet against a United side who played the rest of the match chasing the game with ten men facing them. United finished on four points in 13th, with City on 12 in second.
Many United shots, but little quality
United had 16 attempts, but only three hit the target. At 0.06 xG per shot, the volume looks like a lot of low-value shooting. City's xG per shot was 0.18, and the two sides finished almost level on xG.
City's usual control was missing
City had 45% of the ball, well below the 70% they averaged over four matches this season. They also faced far more shots than usual. The data has no split by period, so it cannot show how much of that stems from the red card, though the timing makes it a plausible factor.
Haaland's goal made up for the red card
The red card cost City −0.5 FN xPts, and Haaland's goal in the 60th minute earned back +1.1 FN xPts. That turned a goalless match into a lead for a side with a man fewer. It was enough because United never found an equaliser despite shooting so often.
Player of the match
Matheus Nunes 7.8Strong
He had the highest FN Score on the pitch, winning all five of his duels and adding two tackles, two interceptions and two blocks.
Nunes earned most of his credit defensively, winning all five of his duels and adding two tackles, two interceptions and two blocks. In a match where City lost Foden in the 23rd minute, stayed goalless until Haaland scored in the 60th and then kept a clean sheet, his work in the back line helped protect that one-goal lead.
Game state
0-1
Manchester United ahead 0 min · level 60 min · Manchester City ahead 30 min
- Manchester City: Red card 23' → ~67 min a player down
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
23'
Phil Foden
Red card
−0.5
60'
Erling Haaland
Goal
+1.1
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.5Time effect −0.7→ League points won 0
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +0.6Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.9→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →
Match stats
Manchester UnitedManchester City
Compared with usual
Manchester United
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 16 | 22.3 | |
| On target | 3 | 7.3 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 11.5 | |
| Possession | 55% | 61.3% | |
| Passes | 487 | 591.5 | |
| Corners | 6 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 9.8 | |
Manchester City
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.5 | |
| xG | 1.1 | 2.2 | |
| xG against | 1 | 0.74 | |
| Shots | 6 | 16.5 | |
| On target | 2 | 7.3 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 7.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.14 | |
| Possession | 45% | 70% | |
| Passes | 403 | 725 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 91.8% | |
| Corners | 7 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.5 | |
Timeline
- 23'
Red
Phil Foden
- 46'
Sub
Rayan Cherki → Iliman Ndiaye
- 60'
VAR
Erling Haaland
- 60'
Goal
Erling Haaland league goal #4
- 67'
Sub
Youri Tielemans → Benjamin Šeško
- 79'
Yellow
Joško Gvardiol
- 80'
Yellow
Enzo Fernández
- 81'
Yellow
Harry Maguire
- 82'
Sub
Enzo Fernández → Nico O'Reilly
- 83'
Sub
Marcus Rashford → Joshua Zirkzee
Category leaders
- Key passesKobbie Mainoo3
- Duels wonJoško Gvardiol9/11
- DribblesKobbie Mainoo4/4
- Defensive actionsPatrick Dorgu7
- ShotsBryan Mbeumo3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonIliman Ndiaye5
#Manchester City#Manchester United#Premier League#Erling Haaland#Matheus Nunes#Phil Foden
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.