This Manchester derby in eFootball was madness from the first whistle. I was playing as Manchester United vs Manchester City and I decided to go with two strikers up front, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko. Legend difficulty but I wasn’t scared because I knew if I could link those two, City’s defense would suffer. The game started cagey but United were pressing high and moving the ball quick. Around the 19th minute everything changed. The scoreboard flashed MUN 1-0 MHB and it was Mbeumo with the first one. He picked the ball up, drove at the defense and finished calmly. The game even showed “Today’s Goals: 1” under his name. The stadium was loud and you could already feel City panicking because they weren’t expecting that kind of pressure from United.
The second goal came not long after and this is where Mbeumo started cooking. It was 55:22 on the clock and United were in City’s box again. Quick passes, one-twos, and then Mbeumo was there to tap it in. The screen showed MUN 2-0 MHB and “Today’s Goals: 2” right beside his name. I got the replay and you could see how the two-striker system was working. Sesko was holding up play and dragging defenders, which gave Mbeumo space to run in behind. City tried to respond with Rodri, Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne in midfield but my midfield was winning every second ball. The camera even zoomed in on Mbeumo after the goal, beard, red jersey number 19, looking locked in. At halftime it was 2-0 and I knew a hat trick was possible if I kept feeding him.
Second half I didn’t sit back because City on Legend will punish you if you do. I kept playing through the middle with Sesko dropping deep and Mbeumo making runs. Around the 63rd minute it happened. Another attack, another finish, and Mbeumo completed his hat trick. The scoreboard jumped to MUN 3-0 MHB and the game gave me the “Hat Trick” option on the celebration screen. Three goals for Mbeumo and City had no answers. Ruben Dias and Stones were getting dragged everywhere by the two strikers. You could see on the mini map how much space I was creating by using both Sesko and Mbeumo together. Every time I played a through ball one of them was in. The crowd in the eFootball Stadium was going crazy and even the ads on the boards couldn’t hide how one-sided this was.
But I wasn’t done. With two strikers I wanted both of them on the scoresheet so I kept pushing. Late in the game Benjamin Sesko finally got his. We broke fast, the ball came to him inside the box and he smashed it in to make it 4-0. That was it. Derby done and dusted. The final score was Manchester United 4-0 Manchester City and it felt so good because derbies are never easy, especially on Legend. Sesko’s goal made the two-striker tactic worth it. He did all the dirty work, holding the ball, bringing others into play, and then got rewarded. Mbeumo with 3 and Sesko with 1. You could see the difference in quality, City’s players like Foden and Haaland barely got a kick.
4-0 final and I’m still thinking about how smooth that game felt. Using two strikers against City worked perfectly because they couldn’t mark both Mbeumo and Sesko at the same time. Mbeumo was everywhere, cutting in, finishing, pressing. Sesko was the target man who made everything click and then got his own goal too. The scoreboard, the replays, the “Hat Trick” prompt, everything showed how dominant United were. This is why I love eFootball derbies. No network needed, just me vs CPU and a statement 4-0 win. Next time I’m taking this same formation online and see if real players can stop Mbeumo and Sesko from doing this again.
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