At the Etihad, Manchester United lost to Manchester City 3-1 in an awful match

A brace from Phil Foden and a late goal from Erling Haaland balanced out Marcus Rashford’s screamer in the first eight minutes of play.

As of right moment, United has dropped 11 league games and 16 overall this season.

The Red Devils’ possession percentage against City was just 26%, while their opponents’ was 76%.

United had three attempts at goal, but they were only able to get one on target. Of the 27 shots on goal that the defending Premier League winners had, eight required an intervention from Andre Onana.

The team led by Erik ten Hag completed 288 passes with a 79% pass accuracy rate.

City completed 792 passes with a 91% completion rate.

Only a few prominent United players, including Diogo Dalot, Andre Onana, and Marcus Rashford, made an appearance.

In particular, Dalot performed admirably against Jeremy Doku, who had to be replaced by Julian Alvarez.

In every tackle he made, the full-back emerged victorious. On all three attempts, he succeeded in coming out on top.

Additionally, he finished every dribble he attempted during the game. Dalot was forced to compete in aerial duels, and he won every one of them.

The 24-year-old’s duel win percentage was 80%. Out of the ten contests he entered, he won eight.

Possibly United’s most reliable player this season, Dalot rose to the occasion when the 20-time English champions faced real challenges against City.

One of the few things supporters can take away from the 1-3 loss is that he didn’t deserve to be on the losing side.