Manchester City put Manchester United to the sword with a comprehensive 3-1 victory to extend the lead over their bitter rivals to 12 points.
Anthony Martials 58th-minute penalty gave United hope following goals from David Silva and Sergio Aguero but Ilkay Gundogans late strike sealed the win for Pep Guardiolas champions.
City forward Raheem Sterling even began showboating as the minutes ran down at the Etihad and Kyle Walker responded to the win with a tweet mocking Jose Mourinhos United.
One stat which perfectly illustrates the chasm between the two sides was posted by Goal reporter Peter Staunton, showing how many passes Phil Foden made during the match.
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Despite Foden coming on in the 89th minute of the clash, he managed four more passes than Romelu Lukaku and SIX more than Alexis Sanchez.
Lukaku was introduced in the 57th minute, while Sanchez replaced Ander Herrera in the 73rd minute…
Romelu Lukaku: On in minute 57 – 3 passes
Alexis Sanchez: On in minute 73 – 1 passPhil Foden: On in minute 92 – 7 passes
— Peter Staunton (@petermstaunton) November 11, 2018
Guardiola was satisfied with the performance of his team after their Manchester derby victory.
We deserved the victory, he said after the win.
The first half we played a little bit with fear but football is a game and we didnt want to lose the ball. We didnt want to attack and they defended well.
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In the second half the game is a bit open so we have to find more space but we made a good performance against a top, top team.
We wanted to play good in front of our fans and we know how important it is to play in this game.
But we did well and that goal from Sergio Aguero helped us a lot after half-time.
MORE: Ian Wright singles out Bernd Leno for praise after Arsenals draw with Wolves
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Manchester City put Manchester United to the sword with a comprehensive 3-1 victory to extend the lead over their bitter rivals to 12 points.
Anthony Martials 58th-minute penalty gave United hope following goals from David Silva and Sergio Aguero but Ilkay Gundogans late strike sealed the win for Pep Guardiolas champions.
City forward Raheem Sterling even began showboating as the minutes ran down at the Etihad and Kyle Walker responded to the win with a tweet mocking Jose Mourinhos United.
One stat which perfectly illustrates the chasm between the two sides was posted by Goal reporter Peter Staunton, showing how many passes Phil Foden made during the match.
More: Football
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Despite Foden coming on in the 89th minute of the clash, he managed four more passes than Romelu Lukaku and SIX more than Alexis Sanchez.
Lukaku was introduced in the 57th minute, while Sanchez replaced Ander Herrera in the 73rd minute…
Romelu Lukaku: On in minute 57 – 3 passes
Alexis Sanchez: On in minute 73 – 1 passPhil Foden: On in minute 92 – 7 passes
— Peter Staunton (@petermstaunton) November 11, 2018
Guardiola was satisfied with the performance of his team after their Manchester derby victory.
We deserved the victory, he said after the win.
The first half we played a little bit with fear but football is a game and we didnt want to lose the ball. We didnt want to attack and they defended well.
More: Football
In the second half the game is a bit open so we have to find more space but we made a good performance against a top, top team.
We wanted to play good in front of our fans and we know how important it is to play in this game.
But we did well and that goal from Sergio Aguero helped us a lot after half-time.
MORE: Ian Wright singles out Bernd Leno for praise after Arsenals draw with Wolves
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