A fierce Premier League clash unfolded in Manchester at dawn on Monday as Manchester City beat Manchester United 3-0 away from home, sending the Red Devils to their fifth defeat of the season. In a provocative match, the Otford fans chanted the name "Kenny" at City striker Einin Chalant, in reference to the incident 22 years ago when Kenny broke Chalant's father's ankle at Otford. However, with two goals and one assist, Aynin Sharrant not only avenged his father's death, but also silenced the aggressor.
United adopted a strategy of solid defense and quick counterattacks, and performed reasonably well in the first half, but in the 26th minute, defender Helen pulled down Lodi Kasjandi in the penalty area, and VAR awarded a red card plus a 12-yard penalty kick, which was taken by Ainin Charente. During the match, some United fans continued to sing "Kenneth, Kenneth" and "How's your daddy, Charente?" They were provoked by the incident in 2001 when Kenneth caused serious injuries to Charente's father in the "Man City Cup". After Aynin Chalant scored a goal, he even walked to the vicinity of the place of the incident and showed his victory gesture to the United fans, responding to the provocation with a perfect counterattack.
At the half-time break, United brought on Mason Mount to strengthen their attack, but only four minutes after the change of sides, they conceded another goal, as Enincharlant scored with an easy header from a Bernardo Schwarz cross. In the 80th minute, the in-form Ayninshalant converted an assist and passed the ball to Phil Cotton, who scored with ease, helping City to a 3-0 win. City are now in third place with 24 points from 10 games, two points behind table-topping Tottenham Hotspur, while United are in eighth place with 15 points.
