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The Citizens, Manchester City comfortably beat rivals, Manchester United in the Manchester derby on Saturday, thanks an Eric Bailly own goal and Bernardo Silva’s strike on the stroke of half-time.

Manchester City ran out 2-0 winners in second gear against rivals Manchester United in Saturday’s one-sided local derby.

An early own goal by Eric Bailly and Bernardo Silva ‘s added-time strike made the difference but in reality, there should’ve been a much wider margin if the Citizens had been more ruthless.

City made dispatching Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side look routine, putting more pressure on the under-fire Red Devils boss.

Whether it be United’s lack of threat going forward or inability to look solid at the back, Old Trafford once again endured humiliation from a bitter rival.

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Pep Guardiola can now concentrate on challenging for the title, as the Premier League looks set for a three-horse race.

Here are five talking points from Old Trafford.

It often takes a run of games for fans to get an overall view of a player but in Eric Bailly’s case, 97 minutes was all you needed this week.

Arguably Man of the Match in the Red Devils’ Champions League draw with Atalanta on Wednesday, his second start of the season, the Ivory Coast defender deservedly kept his place in the side.

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