Nicky Butt expects Manchester United to recover from the defeat to Manchester City and stage a bid to reach the Premier League's top four, but first the team will need to recover a bit of confidence.
Pep Guardiola's leaders extended their advantage over Jose Mourinho's men to 12 points with a 3-1 success at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Though it took a late Ilkay Gundogan goal to confirm the win for City as United threatened a second half comeback, the chasm between both teams was there for all to see.
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Mourinho has downplayed the difference in quality between both sides but there is no masking over the seven-point gap which separates United from the top four.