MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Phil Foden was sent off in the first half of the Manchester derby in the Premier League on Sunday for a two-footed kick out on Bruno Fernandes.
But Manchester City still went on to win the match 1-0 with a disputed goal by Erling Haaland.
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Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the English Premier League soccer match against Manchester United in Manchester, England, Sunday Sept. 13, 2026. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
Manchester City's Phil Foden, centre, argues with Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez, centre right, during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Manchester City in Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
Referee Michael Oliver shows a red card to Manchester City's Phil Foden during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Manchester City in Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
Manchester City's Phil Foden, left, challenges for the ball with Manchester United's Patrick Dorgu during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Manchester City in Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
Foden was shown a straight red in the 23rd minute at Old Trafford when the score was 0-0.
Foden went down under the challenge of Fernandes by the touchline and then kicked out, sending the Manchester United captain to the ground in pain. Referee Michael Oliver immediately brandished the red to the shock of Foden and City's players, who remonstrated over the decision.
The Premier League confirmed Foden was sent off for “violent conduct," but the players argued the decision on the field, with City coach Enzo Maresca looking perplexed on the sidelines.
Maresca later said both Foden and Fernandes should have been sent off for the altercation.
Foden eventually left the field to the sound of chanting United fans.
It was City's fans who had the last laugh, however, after Haaland's winning goal on the hour.
The goal was initially ruled out for offside, but the decision was overturned after VAR review. United's players were left furious because Enzo Fernandez was in an offside position in the buildup.
United defender Lisandro Martinez called it an “injustice.”
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Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the English Premier League soccer match against Manchester United in Manchester, England, Sunday Sept. 13, 2026. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
Manchester City's Phil Foden, centre, argues with Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez, centre right, during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Manchester City in Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
Referee Michael Oliver shows a red card to Manchester City's Phil Foden during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Manchester City in Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
Manchester City's Phil Foden, left, challenges for the ball with Manchester United's Patrick Dorgu during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Manchester City in Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
Unheralded Swedish club Sirius’ push for a first league title in its 118-year history got more tense Thursday when it lost 2-0 to second-place Hammarby.
Sirius once led by 12 points in the April-to-November league but Hammarby is now just three points back, and has a superior goal difference, with four rounds left.
In Italy, newly promoted Frosinone continued its unlikely rise up the standings by beating Lecce 5-1, making it 13 goals scored in the past three games by coach Massimiliano Alvini's team.
Frosinone, a small-city club near Rome, never avoided relegation in three previous seasons in Serie A yet now sits sixth, just one point behind AC Milan after nine rounds.
Fiorentina drew 2-2 with Atalanta in a back-and-forth game that kept both teams in the bottom half of the table.
There were 21 scheduled games in Spain's Copa del Rey as soccer returned one day after a fatal train crash near Madrid led to Wednesday's games being postponed. Barcelona and Real Madrid do not play in the first round of the national cup.
Sirius has never won the top-tier league or cup in Sweden yet went unbeaten through 16 rounds into August and seemed to be cruising to the title.
Star striker Robbie Ure then was sold to Sevilla and three straight losses followed to give hope to chasing teams Hammarby and Djurgarden.
In a sold-out game Thursday in Stockholm, Hammarby led in the 21st minute after being awarded a disputed penalty for a foul by Sirius defender Mohamed Soumah.
Victor Lind scored the spot-kick and Paulos Abraham doubled the lead in the 51st with a side-footed shot from near the penalty spot.
Hammarby won its only Swedish league title in 2001 and was runner-up in each of the past two seasons. The defending champion Mjallby had its own fairytale title win one year ago.
Frosinone had never played in Serie A in its long history until 2015, and was relegated in 19th, 19th and 18th places in its first three top-tier seasons. The fourth is going much better.
Fans are getting rare entertainment this month, beating Champions League upstart Como, putting four goals past Sassuolo and then Atalanta in a 4-4 draw.
Romania winger Daniel Bîrligea came off the bench Thursday to score the last two goals of five past Lecce.
If the fixture schedule has been kind so far, Frosinone faces a true test starting in December playing the current top three teams — Inter Milan and its near neighbors Lazio and Roma — in a four-game spell.
Former Sirius striker Robbie Ure rose to score with a header to start Sevilla in a 3-0 win at sixth-tier Sporting Hortaleza.
Deportivo A Coruna also won 3-0, at Auriense, and it was 6-1 for Athletic Bilbao at AE Prat. Getafe won 3-2 at UB Lebrijana.
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Fiorentina's Joao Mario, center, celebrates scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Fiorentina and Atalanta in Florence, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)
Lecce's Tiago Gabriel, left, and Frosinone's Antonio Raimondo battle for the ball during the Serie A EniLive soccer match between Frosinone and Lecce Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Frosinone, Italy. (Alfredo Falcone//LaPresse via AP)
Frosinone's Matteo Cichella, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the Serie A EniLive soccer match between Frosinone and Lecce Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Frosinone, Italy. (Alfredo Falcone//LaPresse via AP)
Sirius' Henrik Ronnlof Castegren, right, plays the ball as Hammarby's Victor Stange Lind closes induring the Swedish league soccer match between Hammarby IF and IK Sirius FK in Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP)
Hammarby's Victor Stange Lind celebrates scoring on a penalty kick during the Swedish league soccer match between Hammarby IF and IK Sirius FK in Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via AP)
