Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola purred over the way his team played with Manchester United in the second half of the derby.
Jadon Sancho cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne's early strike and United threatened when they did get the ball in the first half but they were utterly dominated after the break.
City found their rhythm, refused to give their opponents any possession, and added another two goals to the scoreline to finish with an emphatic 4-1 win.
Guardiola pointed to the patience that his players showed in the second half - particularly in building from the back with John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, and Ederson - that allowed them to turn a contest into a rout. READ MORE:Man City blitz Manchester United on the day Jack Grealish became a true Blue "In the first half we struggled to make a better build-up but I think they don’t create much problems," he said. "In the second half we adjust defensively one thing and where the spaces were, and we felt it since the first minute of the second half that we had the game in hand. "Today the best thing we have done, especially in the second half, is we play with the rhythms we have to play.
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