Manchester Derby: Man United Fans Spotted Leaving Stadium Before Full Time Whistle of Etihad Humbling

• Manchester United fans could be seen leaving the Etihad Stadium en masse after just 45 minutes of action in the Manchester derby
• The fans' decision to leave the facility came when they were trailing rivals Man City by four goals at the break
• Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored two goals each in the first half of the mouthwatering clash before adding two more goals after the break
• City eventually secured a 6-3 comfortable win, with Anthony Martial coming off the bench to score twice for United

A section of Man United fans were unable to sit through the entire match of their Premier League clash with rivals Man City.

United kicked off the clash on Sunday, October 2, on the wrong footing as they found themselves trailing City by four goals at the interval.

The match saw Phil Foden and Erling Haaland score a hat-trick apiece to condemn the Red Devils to a comprehensive defeat.

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Foden needed just eight minutes into kick-off to break the encounter's deadlock before Haaland doubled the advantage in the 34th minute.

The Norwegian made it 3-0 three minutes later before his striking partner, Foden scored City's fourth moments before the break.

Man United leave Etihad in droves before full-time whistle

However, it has now emerged that some Man United fans were unable to withstand the embarrassment as they opted to leave the Etihad Stadium with the Red Devils trailing 4-0.

According to The Mirror, many of the fans who sported their red shirts could be seen leaving the stadium after Foden extended City's lead.

Man United legend Gary Neville, who was appearing on Sky Sports as a pundit, justified the reaction, claiming the supporters have evidently had enough.

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City, meanwhile, went on to score two more goals through Foden and Haaland.

United earned their consolation via summer arrival Antony and Anthony Martial, who came off the bench to score twice.

Ten Hag reveals why Ronaldo did not feature in the Manchester derby

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Erik ten Hag has opened up on his decision not to sub on Cristiano Ronaldo during the Manchester derby.

With United in dire need of more firepower upfront, many had hoped Ten Hag would introduce Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, the Red Devils boss overlooked the veteran striker and instead brought on Anthony Martial, who has been out injured for weeks.

Speaking on his decision not to sub on Ronaldo, ten Hag said it was out of respect for the Portuguese talisman.