Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has questioned "where United are going" after a 3-1 come-from-behind victory gave Manchester City yet more derby-day delight over United at the Etihad Stadium.
Corkman Keane, working as a pundit for the game, said: "I kind of don't want to be too hard on United today because I just thought Man City were brilliant. They showed why they’re champions.
"What City do is they find out all your shortcomings and when you’re out on that pitch and it’s tough, there is no hiding place. It’s like a boxing ring. They just wore them down.
"It still leaves that question mark over Man United – where is this Man United team going, particularly when there was the last 20, 25 minutes when they couldn’t get near City.
"City toyed with them. United will have to take their medicine today, but huge question marks again for this team and unfortunately for the manager.
"That’s 11 league games they’ve lost – that’s one scary stat when you look at what United are. To give up so many goals and defeats.
"The last 20, 25 minutes, City were just men v boys at the end and they were just hanging in there and were making mistakes. Towards the end you’re thinking it could be four or five."
Match-winner Phil Foden, who got City's first two goals before Erling Haaland wrapped things up, said: "That's my aim, to turn up in the big games.
"That’s what I want to do and I think this season I’m proving that. I just need to keep working hard on the training pitch and keep putting performances like that in, keep working hard.
"I understand what it means for the fans, a derby at the Etihad, it means everything for me. To score as well is even better, but overall to get the win was the most important thing today."
Foden now has 18 goals in all competitions for City this season.
United protested in vain that Rashford had been fouled by Kyle Walker moments before Foden's first goal, with manager Erik ten Hag booked for his reaction on the touchline.
Ten Hag said: "Let's say this, it is very debatable. I think there was contact and a defining moment in the game.
"There was also (just before it became) 2-1, a reckless action of the goalkeeper of City (Ederson), then in the counter-attack they scored, 2-1.
"It (Walker on Rashford) was soft, but you know when you are in a full sprint and you get a little touch, you lose the rhythm and that is why he went down."
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