Manchester City face Manchester United in a re-run of last season's FA Cup final, with Pep Guardiola's men chasing the unprecedented feat of back-to-back domestic doubles.
Since Ilkay Gundogan's match-winning brace at Wembley 12 months ago, City have won both Premier League derbies in the 2023/24 season.
A game-sealing goal in a 3-1 win at the Etihad Stadium moved Erling Haaland onto six goals in just five appearances in the fixture. Coincidentally, Phil Foden's brace and Marcus Rashford's fabulous opener also put those two Mancunians on half a dozen derby goals.
Where does that leave the Norwegian goalscoring phenomenon in the overall Manchester derby rankings?
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Manchester derby all-time top scorers in Man United vs. Man City
Wayne Rooney's iconic overhead kick to snatch a 2-1 win for United over City at Old Trafford in February 2011 stands as one of the greatest goals in the long history of this fixture.
It was also part of a haul of 11 derby strikes that puts Rooney top of the all-time standings.
City duo Francis Lee and Joe Hayes are up next on 10 apiece, one ahead of United and England great Bobby Charlton and Rooney's contemporary Sergio Aguero.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1. | Wayne Rooney | United | 11 |
| 2. | Joe Hayes | City | 10 |
| = | Francis Lee | City | 10 |
| 4. | Sergio Aguero | City | 9 |
| = | Bobby Charlton | United | 9 |
| 6. | Colin Bell | City | 8 |
| = | Eric Cantona | United | 8 |
| = | Brian Kidd | United (5)/City (3) | 8 |
| = | Joe Spence | United | 8 |
| 10. | Paul Scholes | United | 7 |
| = | Dennis Violet | United | 7 |
| Marcus Rashford | United | 6 | |
| Erling Haaland | City | 6 | |
| Phil Foden | City | 6 |
After a cluster of four players on eight derby goals, including Eric Cantona and Colin Bell — each transformative presences for their clubs during their respective eras in the 1990s and 1960s — United heroes Paul Scholes and Dennis Violet have seven each.
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Who has Erling Haaland scored the most goals against?
If it's any consolation to the United defenders he has tormented over the past couple of seasons (it is worth noting Haaland didn't score in either the 2023 FA Cup final or last season's Old Trafford derby), they can take solace in the fact that they are not alone.
United are now joint-third on Haaland's career hitlist, although he reached six against Sevilla, Wolfsberger and Luton in fewer appearances.
His FA Cup haul against the Hatters this season made Haaland the first player in City history to five goals in two separate matches. He did likewise in a 7-0 Champions League thrashing of RB Leipzig last term and the east Germans are the most fruitful opponents of his career.
Erling Haaland record vs.
| Opponent | Goals | Games |
| RB Leipzig | 12 | 8 |
| Wolves | 8 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | 7 | 9 |
| Manchester United | 6 | 5 |
| Sevilla | 6 | 4 |
| Wolfsberger | 6 | 2 |
| Luton Town | 6 | 2 |
| Wolfsberg | 5 | 5 |
| Hertha Berlin | 5 | 4 |
| Brann | 5 | 3 |
| Fulham | 5 | 3 |
| Burnley | 5 | 3 |
| Crystal Palace | 5 | 3 |
