Red Devils Reign Supreme at Manchester Derby (2-1)

Red Devils Manchester United Reigns Supreme in the Manchester derby after defeating the Citizens 2-1 on Saturday in a thrilling encounter.

Manchester City's Premier League title hopes were in shatters after the defeat, leaving Pep Guardiola's champions 14 points behind leaders Liverpool.

Goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial put the Red Devils 2-0 up at the break and City only pulled one back in the 85th minute through Nicolas Otamendi.

It is now an almost impossible mission for City to rebound after the defeat as Liverpool can never throw away this huge advantage, particularly given the way Guardiola's side are struggling to get anywhere close to the performance levels of their back-to-back title campaigns.

This was City's fourth defeat of the season and 32 points marks Guardiola’s worst return after the first 16 matches in his long journey with the club.

"We have to try to continue, there are many things to play for. It's difficult because the opponents are on an incredible run winning 15 games out of 16," the Spaniard said.

"It is not time to think about that. Doesn't matter if six, eight or 14 points we have to continue. We are a fantastic team."

For United, up to fifth and within eight points of City, it was the finest Premier League win for their manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and capped a perfect week after they beat Jose Mourinho's Tottenham on Wednesday.

"We'll remember this one, we look so dangerous when we get he ball and go forward against arguably the best team in the world," said the Norwegian.

The Red Devils were a constant threat on the counter-attack with the pace of their attackers but crucially showed organisation and weather City's storm after the break.