Manchester City defeated Manchester United 3-0 in the derby at Old Trafford. Erling Haaland silenced his critics with a brace, scoring a penalty and silencing United fans, who were taunting his father before the kick.

City and Pep Guardiola will feel relieved, as they look to close the gap with Tottenham. The Red Devils, on the other hand, will yet again return to the drawing board, as they currently sit 8th in the table.

Erling Haaland hits back at Manchester United fans after scoring a penalty

Many experts believed that Manchester United would emerge victorious against Manchester City. But City, from the first minute of the match, did not give any breathing room to their rivals to gain any foothold in the match. Goals from Haaland and Phil Foden put the game to bed, with United failing to fire.

Manchester City got a penalty in the 26th minute of the game, and Haaland took responsibility to convert. Subsequently, Manchester United fans behind the goal started chanting ‘Keano’ to troll Erling’s father, Alfie Haaland. This, however, did not affect the striker as he scored the penalty and celebrated in front of the United fans. Haaland speaking on his celebrations to Sky Sports said, “A lot of Man United fans were singing to me, ‘Keano’…”. “I scored and it was a fantastic feeling. It was a nice celebration, yes!”.

Roy Keane, a United icon, ruptured his ACL in the match against Leeds in 1997 after a tackle from the dad of Erling Haaland, Alfie Haaland. However, Alfie, at Leeds at the time, told Keane to get up as he thought the midfielder was faking the injury. Years later, in the 2001 derby, Keane in the 88th minute made a horror tackle to injure Alfie Haaland, who had moved to Manchester City by then. The tackle, in part, almost derailed senior Haaland’s career.

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Meanwhile, Erling Haaland is determined to end conversations about his inability to score in big games.

Haaland looks to get back to his goalscoring best

Many pundits predicted that Haaland’s lack of goals would help Manchester United win the derby. However, their predictions were proven wrong, with a brace from the Norway striker. It looks like Erling Haaland has got his goalscoring boots back at the right time. Manchester City also have games against Chelsea, Liverpool and current league leaders Tottenham in the upcoming Premier League matches.

They will need their star striker Haaland to score goals in important matches. These matches are also likely to determine their ambition and determination to retain the Premier League title this season. They also have Champions League games against Young Boys and RB Leipzig between the Premier League matches.

Haaland is already the top scorer in the Premier League this season. He has scored 11 goals in his 10 games. However, the big question can Erling Haaland score more goals in the league than last season? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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