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Gallery: City seal bragging rights on derby day

View the best images from the 197th Manchester derby...

Pep Guardiola’s side welcomed Manchester United to the Etihad Stadium in the first heavyweight bout between the teams in 2025/26.

And it was the Blues who sealed bragging rights, recording a 3-0 victory thanks to goals from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland (two) .

The England international opened the scoring when powering a header into the net midway through the first half.

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Haaland then doubled our lead with a smart finish shortly after the interval and he rubber-stamped the sweet success when bagging his brace with 20 minutes remaining.

View the best images from the match below...

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DEBUT : Gianluigi Donnarumma makes his way into the stadium ahead of his City bow.

DEBUT : Gianluigi Donnarumma makes his way into the stadium ahead of his City bow.
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GETTING WARM : Phil Foden preparing for kick-off.

GETTING WARM : Phil Foden preparing for kick-off.
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TRIBUTE : Ahead of the match, City and United pay respect to Ricky Hatton after the legendary boxer's sad passing.

TRIBUTE : Ahead of the match, City and United pay respect to Ricky Hatton after the legendary boxer's sad passing.
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MIDFIELD MAESTRO : Tijjani Reijnders looking to pull the strings.

MIDFIELD MAESTRO : Tijjani Reijnders looking to pull the strings.
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GOAL : Foden gives City the lead!

GOAL : Foden gives City the lead!
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SLIDE AWAY : Our skilful forward celebrates his goal!

SLIDE AWAY : Our skilful forward celebrates his goal!
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BATTLE : Bernardo gets stuck in.

BATTLE : Bernardo gets stuck in.
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HE SHOOTS... : Haaland takes aim.

HE SHOOTS... : Haaland takes aim.
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HE SCORES : The Norwegian makes it two.

HE SCORES : The Norwegian makes it two.
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WIN : Derby day delight as Haaland makes it three.

WIN : Derby day delight as Haaland makes it three.