Erik ten Hag’s side were outplayed by their local rivals in a humiliating defeat at the Etihad stadium.
“We want ten”
It was in the immediate aftermath of Manchester City scoring a sixth goal on their way to a 6-3 win over Manchester United on Sunday at the Etihad stadium that their fans began to chant that they wanted double figures.
These same City fans soon turned their backs on the pitch, put their arms around each other’s shoulders and jumped up and down to do “The Poznan”, a celebration they perform during memorable victories, and to humiliate their vanquished rivals.
This was an embarrassing afternoon for Manchester United crammed full of a season’s worth of horribly awkward and uncomfortable moments.
It was too much for many of their travelling fans, some of whom left the stadium as early as half-time when they were losing 4-0, and by the final whistle the away end was less than half full. It was simply too painful to watch.
It wasn’t meant to be like this for United. They had entered the game buoyed by a cautious optimism after winning their previous four Premier League games, but by the end the reigning champions had delivered them a harsh dose of reality.
United can feel aggrieved that after beating Arsenal 3-1 at the start of September they had lost the momentum of their short winning run with the postponement of their next two Premier League games following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
It meant United had not played a Premier League fixture for nearly a month and it showed in the first ten minutes as they were completely dominated by City.
From the start City swarmed all over United, cutting through them with an alarming ease, and after eight minutes took a 1-0 lead through Phil Foden.
