After Phil Foden of Manchester City scored the game’s first goal in the Manchester derby, former Manchester United captain Gary Neville was not pleased with Victor Lindelof.

Victor Lindelof came under fire from Gary Neville for ‘not doing enough’ in the moments before Phil Foden’s equaliser.

With a brace of goals at the Etihad on Sunday, Manchester City defeated their local rivals Manchester United 3-1, with Foden being the standout player. Despite his excellent long-range goal for his first goal, Lindelof’s inability to stop him in close range infuriated Neville.

Luke Shaw is now sidelined due to a muscle ailment, so the Swede was stepping in at left-back while Tyrell Malacia hasn’t played a single game for United this season. Neville stated, “We have seen two special goals at that end of the pitch,” while providing analysis for Sky Sports.

“Marcus Rashford is being called for a foul by Manchester United, but Lindelof does not do enough to stop Phil Foden from getting the ball. He lets Foden walk right up to him, not expecting him to slam the ball into the upper corner of his goalkeeper’s net, but he just does that.

“The power, the accuracy is incredible from Phil Foden’s left boot.” Nevertheless, United manager Erik ten Hag received a booking for arguing that his team ought to have been given a free kick following a collision between Kyle Walker and Marcus Rashford, prior to Foden’s equaliser.

Ten Hag told Sky Sports, “I think there was contact and it is a defining moment of the game, but it is very debatable.” “City’s goalie also made a careless move at 2-1. Although it was gentle, losing rhythm occurs when one is running at full speed and is touched, which is why he tumbled down.

Neville disagreed with the Dutchman, as did former Premier League referee Mike Dean. “I thought it was soft, but Erik ten Hag is getting booked. Neville asserted, “He gets a little arm on him, but that’s nothing.”

“There’s an arm on an arm, but when the way he goes down, the contact and the way he goes down, it’s just not a foul and it is the correct decision,” Dean said. Walker also offered his thoughts on the event.

“I haven’t looked back at it to be completely honest,” he said. “It didn’t seem like it contained much. We’ve advanced to the other end; that’s sods law, isn’t it? I feel like I did what I always do, which is to put my arm over, but the referee has seen it and verified it on the VAR.