After Manchester City's narrow 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the first Manchester derby of the 2026-27 season, Erling Haaland, the only goal scorer from the match, became the all-time leading scorer in the entirety of this historic fixture. Here are all the top scorers from Manchester derbies over the years.
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Manchester City reigned supreme at Old Trafford in the first Manchester derby of the season with a narrow 1-0 win.
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Norwegian number 9 Erling Haaland scored the match's only goal in the 60th minute despite Manchester City playing with 10 men for more than an hour.
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That 60th minute strike helped Erling Haaland become the all-time leading goal scorer in Manchester derbies.
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Before Haaland, Man City's legendary former Argentina striker Sergio Aguero, who has a statue outside of the Etihad Stadium, was the leading scorer with 8 goals.
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England and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney is also tied with Sergio Aguero with 8 goals.
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Man City academy graduate Phil Foden, who was shown a straight red card in the 23rd minute, has 7 goals to his name against the Red Devils.
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Eric Cantona, the former Manchester United forward, concludes the list also with 7 goals.
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