‘It was for Ricky, his family; we gave our all’: Manchester City's Phil Foden

Ricky Hatton

Erling Haaland struck twice as Manchester City inflicted another damaging defeat on Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim with a comprehensive 3-0 win on Sunday.

Phil Foden opened the scoring before Haaland took centre stage with a second-half double, either side of an incredible miss from the Norwegian, as City bounced back from two consecutive Premier League defeats. United went into a derby ahead of City in the Premier League table for the first time in five years. But that owed more to City's early season struggles than signs of progress for Amorim's men, who have taken just four points from their opening four games and been dumped out of the League Cup by fourth-tier Grimsby.

Man City's Phil Foden celebrates his goal against Man Utd in Manchester on Sunday. Pic/AFP

Before kick-off, both sets of fans put rivalry aside to pay tribute to boxing legend Ricky Hatton, who died on Sunday at the age of 46.

A massive City fan, Hatton's face was displayed on big screens during a minute's applause. Foden, a fellow boyhood City supporter, said before kick-off that the news gave the home side extra motivation to win in Hatton's honour. "Obviously to hear the news before a big game is devastating and I'm sure he [Hatton] would've been here supporting us," said Foden. After the match, he added: "That was for him, his family, the people suffering right now. The lads made sure we gave everything.It wasn't a pretty match today at the end, but the way we won, it was all for him and we're delighted at the result."

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