A Bernardo Silva close-range finish and Eric Bailly own goal helped Manchester City defeat struggling Manchester United 2-0 in a dominant performance at Old Trafford.
The match billed as the star match for the weekend proved to be a one-sided match as the noisy neighbours dominated from start to finish.
City’s win may not have been as emphatic as Liverpool’s magnificent 5-0 victory here in United’s last home league game but the class between the sides was certainly as wide.
Solskjaer and United got off to the worst possible start when Eric Bailly turned Joao Cancelo’s cross into his own net after seven minutes and it was only the brilliance of keeper David de Gea that somehow kept City at bay until the final seconds of the first half.
De Gea produced a string of brilliant saves, denying Cancelo twice as well as Gabriel Jesus and Kevin de Bruyne, plus even saving from his own defender Victor Lindelof.
However, Bernardo Silva took advantage of awful defending from Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw to steal in on another Cancelo cross at the far post.
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United’s only response was a volley from the subdued Cristiano Ronaldo. The second half was merely a formality as City moved down the gears but still looked more likely to score in what was another chastening afternoon for Manchester United and their manager.
United’s fourth defeat in six top-flight matches and a second consecutive loss at home to one of their greatest rivals increases the pressure on boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
