Erling Haaland stole the show in Sunday’s Manchester Derby, scoring twice as Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 win over rivals United. The Norwegian followed up his five-goal international haul with another match-winning display. City dedicated the win to Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton, who sadly passed away at the age of 48.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, Mo Salah struck a stoppage-time penalty to give Liverpool yet another late win, Arsenal comfortably saw off Ange Postecoglou’s Forest, and Spurs claimed a big victory at West Ham. Fulham finally picked up their first win thanks to one of the strangest own goals you’ll ever see, while Brentford rescued a point against Chelsea through Fabio Carvalho’s late equaliser.
In Italy, 19-year-old Vasilije Adžić scored a wonder goal to seal Juventus’ 4-3 Derby D’Italia win over Inter. Bayern hammered Hamburg again in Germany, Real Madrid and Barcelona stayed unbeaten in Spain, and in MLS, Charlotte stunned Inter Miami with a 3-0 win - a match that also witnessed av Lionel Messi’s Panenka blunder.
And finally, Aston Villa’s season has gone from bad to worse. Four games in, no goals, no wins - the only men’s team across England’s top seven divisions yet to score. To make matters worse, a pre-season club video asking players who’d score first has resurfaced and gone viral. With Sunderland up next, can Villa finally break the curse?
