The delivery dropped toward Haaland, who climbed above Luke Shaw and cushioned a header down into Doku's path. Doku moved it inside toward Foden, but Mazraoui read it sharply, stepping in front of the pass and momentarily giving United a chance to escape the early pressure.
His first thought was Bruno Fernandes, but before the ball could reach the United captain, Doku snapped back into the challenge, stole possession almost immediately, and fed Foden again, this time with City already flooding bodies around the edge of the box.
Foden turned in one movement and spotted Haaland peeling into the left channel. The pass arrived perfectly, slipped between De Ligt and Yoro, and Haaland attacked it first time with his left foot, smashing the ball across the face of goal with such violence that Bayındır instinctively threw out a hand before pulling it back at the last instant.
