Premier League: Manchester City cruise to derby win as Manchester United’s residence woes proceed

Premier League champions Manchester City cruised to a 2-0 win over struggling Manchester United of their derby at Old Trafford on Saturday.

It took solely seven minutes of the Manchester derby to be in little question in regards to the parlous state of United. When Eric Bailly clumsily intercepted João Cancelo’s cross to divert the ball into his personal web it was the beginning of one other agonizing Old Trafford encounter with a now far superior rival.The solely shock from Saturday’s derby was United escaping with a 2-0 loss to Manchester City after Bernardo Silva beat goalkeeper David De Gea at his close to submit in stoppage time.Humiliation was prevented, two weeks after being routed 5-0 by Liverpool right here, but it surely was one other encounter to bolster simply how far United has slipped behind the Premier League’s elite.City and United boast the world’s costliest soccer squads — every assembled for greater than $1 billion — however that wouldn’t be apparent watching within the lashing northern English rain.On paper, six factors now separate defending champion City in second from United in fifth. The gulf in high quality, techniques and elegance look larger, with City effortlessly cruising to victory.It wasn’t Pep Guardiola’s identify City followers had been singing at Old Trafford. They had been mercilessly mocking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.“Ole’s at the wheel,” they serenaded the United supervisor, sarcastically adopting the United fan track.Solskjaer limps on within the job, with only one win from six league video games. The solely success got here final Saturday in opposition to Tottenham, which acted swiftly to determine managerial change was required. And in firing Nuno Espirito Santo and hiring Antonio Conte, the north London membership snapped up a possible alternative for Solskjaer.The Norwegian couldn’t depend on being bailed out once more by Cristiano Ronaldo, whose double salvaged a Champions League draw at Atalanta on Tuesday.Instead Ronaldo lower a annoyed determine as the shortage of depth and urgent left him remoted up entrance. Only as soon as did he come near scoring what would have been an equalizer within the twenty sixth minute, with a first-time volley from Ronaldo pushed extensive by Ederson.It electrified the group with the kind of roar not heard once more till the hardly ever used Donny van der Beek was introduced on within the second half.Boos, although, had been as soon as once more the soundtrack of the house crowd at Old Trafford.