Lukas returned the pass first time, sliding it straight back into Foden's stride.
The Etihad lifted again.
"Foden and Brandt combine..." Drury began, the danger already unfolding in front of him.
Foden entered the box and, rather than shooting from the angle, tried to put it across goal for Haaland. The Norwegian was arriving at the back post, ready for a tap-in, but De Ligt read it superbly. The Dutch defender threw himself across the passing lane, stretching one long leg to cut out the square ball. It struck his boot and ricocheted out toward the edge of the area, spinning loose toward the top of the D.
For a moment, United thought they had survived.
They hadn't.
