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It took no time at all for the season’s first Manchester derby to turn bitter and feisty.
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Manchester City’s Phil Foden was flashed a red card in the 23rd minute after a tussle with Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes, kicking the Portuguese star midfielder to the ground near the sideline after a hard tackle.
It was a contentious call at Old Trafford, given Fernandes was shown kicking the backside of a fallen Foden prior to the latter’s two-footed kick. Fernandes walked away from the play without a card, though, resulting in City’s new manager Enzo Maresca throwing his hands up in anger. It proved a rocky start to the Italian boss’s maiden Manchester derby at the helm, given his side was left down a man even prior to the half-hour mark.
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It signified the first red card in a Manchester derby in 20 years. City’s Bernardo Corradi was last shown a red for diving back in 2006, in a clash also at Old Trafford. It marked just the second red card of Foden’s career, the first of which came back in 2019 in Champions League play against Atalanta.
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This story was originally published September 13, 2026 at 9:14 AM.