Man City: Amusing scenes as Haaland & Foden share match ball and POTM award vs Man Utd

Manchester City pulverised Manchester United in a stunning 6-3 triumph on Sunday afternoon.

In a barnstorming display from the champions that could easily have seen them romp their way to seven, eight or nine goals, one of the most remarkable facts was that the Citizens only actually had two goalscorers along the way.

That’s because Phil Foden and Erling Haaland both helped themselves to hat-tricks in just the third time in Premier League history that two players from the same side have notched trebles in the same game.

The City duo now join Jermaine Pennant and Robert Pires routing Southampton in 2003 as well as Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy scoring hat-tricks against the same opponents 16 years later in the exclusive club.

But you’ll excuse us for thinking that the Citizen’s double hat-trick was the sweetest of all with Foden and Haaland’s trebles glinting at the sharpest point of Pep Guardiola’s cutting edge football.

United couldn’t help but look on in shock as the two 22-year-old’s added to their 2022 tallies (is that enough twos for you?) to propel the hosts within touching distance of the Premier League summit.

Plus, such was the unique circumstances of the City duo having scored a hat-trick each that there was some amusing scenes at full-time epitomising the pair’s long-running bromance.

From each being photographed in City gear during their childhood to once touching based after a Champions League clash between the Citizens and Borussia Dortmund, the two same-aged youngsters clearly get along with one another.

And that led to a couple of moments after the game just as heartwarming as they were funny where Foden and Haaland had to share both the match ball and the ‘Player of the Match’ prize.

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