Notebook ETIHAD STADIUM

YOU are never safe with Pep Guardiola. As Erik ten Hag lost the plot once Phil Foden had hit Manchester City’s leveller, throwing water bottles and finger jabbing, Guardiola did not celebrate. Instead, the City boss called over captain Kyle Walker to berate him for taking a quick throw-in that gifted United possession. Ironically, that impatience contributed to United pouring forward, losing the ball and Foden scoring. Still, Guardiola told Walker to relax. IT was fitting that Foden the first time in 143 league scored City’s 600th home games that United had lost goal under Guardiola, but when winning at half-time, that was not the most striking a run stretching back to statistic of the day. This was September 2014. IT is not the send-off United assistant coach Eric Ramsay wanted before taking over at Minnesota. But Ramsay — renowned for his set-piece coaching — will have been heartened by United’s rearguard action from 15 corners.

CITY’S players are always welcomed at the Etihad by their supporters at the main entrance. The bus weaves around a tight circuit,

A Manchester City fan was led away by stewards after making an aeroplane gesture in the direction of United fans during the derby. The gesture is in reference to the with fans on the perimeter, but did not quite perfect it this time, needing to reverse and straighten up to avoid a mishap. 1958 Munich air disaster. The clip was caught by a United fan account and posted to X, asking the Greater Manchester Police to get involved. A later video showed the man being led away by stewards.

United fans were turfed out of parts of the home end, around the posh seats, after Marcus Rashford had hammered their side into the lead, and there were other arrests around the ground.