Manchester City took time to adjust to Manchester United's new tactical set-up, Kevin De Bruyne says, but took their chances and sent a message to Liverpool in a dominant derby display.
United were missing key men like Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw, while Ralf Rangnick opted to start Marcus Rashford on the bench in a striker-less formation.
In an end-to-end opening, Kevin De Bruyne scored a brace either side of Jadon Sancho's well-taken finish, but City were utterly dominant after the break and two Riyad Mahrez goals sealed the win against a toothless second half United display. And man-of-the-match De Bruyne said City were not expecting United to set up as they did and only led at the break due to clinical finishing.
