After three-and-a-half years the Etihad Stadium finally witnessed a Manchester City win against Manchester United on Sunday, but the final result was not the only sign that the good times have returned.
Pep Guardiola's side edged out a tightly-fought first half, during which Kevin de Bruyne scored either side of a Jadon Sancho equaliser, but after half-time City were back to their dominating best.
United simply could not cope with the Blues in the second period, so much so that they seemingly gave up trying to. Ralf Rangnick's side particularly struggled to cope with City's attacks down the left-hand-side; at one point in the second half, over 80% of City's attacks were coming down that flank.
