Erling Haaland’s ‘incredible’ miss from the open goal saw Rodri punch the air and both Gary Neville and Roy Keane left in disbelief.
Just before the end of the first half, Phil Foden headed across the goal, leaving the in-form Haaland the enviable chance to convert from a few yards out.
Instead, the Norwegian striker stepped under the ball and fired it over the crossbar, to the disbelief of those on the pitch and in the TV studio.
‘Oh my God. What did he just do? What hasn’t he done,” Marcel said in his comments.
“They worked on it and worked on it and in the end we thought they had achieved perfection. Until then. He missed chances against Chelsea a few weeks ago.
Erling Haaland was left with his head in his hands after a dazzling miss against Man United
The Norwegian striker somehow managed to lift the ball over from just a few yards away
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‘Pep Guardiola can’t believe it. It’s a surprising thing we just saw. Is he trying to put it in the top of the net? Is he trying to be smart?’
At half-time, back in the studio, former Man City defender Micah Richards and Keane struggled to determine how he had missed it.
‘This is incredible. I can’t explain it,” Keane told Sky Sports.
‘He just needs to head it or a softer touch. He probably thinks he’s already scored.’
Gary Neville (left) and Roy Keane (right) could not calculate the City striker’s miss
“Look at Rodri’s reaction, he can’t believe it,” Richards continued. ‘Haaland also in disbelief.’
Rodri’s reaction was not lost on viewers, with the Spanish midfielder turning away from goal and throwing punches into the air in sheer frustration.
It was a dominant half from City, but they went into half-time trailing after Marcus Rashford’s wonder goal to fire Man United ahead.