Manchester United Under-18s fell to a 4-0 defeat against crosstown rivals Manchester City at Carrington in the U18 Premier League.
The Reds came close to an opener when James Scanlon rattled the crossbar inside 10 minutes, but it was the visitors who took the lead in the first half through Ryan McAidoo.
It wasn't an ideal start to United's campaign for a comeback in the second half as Reigan Heskey doubled City's advantage seconds after the restart.
Tyler Fletcher saw his effort cleared off the line at 2-0 as United looked for a route back into the game, but the visitors were able to increase our arrears to four through Stephen Mfuni and Luca Fletcher before the referee blew the final whistle.