MANCHESTER, England -- By the end, the 192nd Manchester derby had provided a fair idea of where the city's two biggest clubs are at.
Manchester City, dominant for so much of the afternoon at the Etihad Stadium, won 3-1 to stay in the hunt for a record fourth successive Premier League title. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, meanwhile, decided the only way his team could match their neighbours was to defend doggedly and hope for the best, yet still lost comfortably.
Pep Guardiola's team, who went behind to an early Marcus Rashford wonder strike, eventually showed how good they are while United showed exactly how much ground there is to make up.