'Shameful derby defeat' - National media react to Manchester United's 4-1 defeat to Man City
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHarry Maguire would be best-advised not to pick up any copies of the national newspapers after Manchester United’s defeat in Sunday’s derby.
The Reds fell to a dismal 4-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City brushed aside their neighbours with ease. Kevin De Bruyne’s double either side of Jadon Sancho’s strike had come amid a decent showing in the first half from United as they clung to hope that they could claim something from their short journey.
But they simply had no answer to Pep Guardiola’s side in the second half as City well and truly controlled proceedings. Riyad Mahrez’s brace secured a well-deserved victory, and in truth it could have been much worse for the visitors. ALSO READ: Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof prove Manchester United right about Raphael Varane Here’s what the national media made of United’s 4-1 defeat at the Etihad, with captain Maguire in particular coming in for heavy criticism. ‘Chasm laid bare’ – The Guardian “With a few minutes to go and the victory secure, thousands of Manchester City fans momentarily turned their backs to jig up and down in a joyous Poznan celebration.
It was an occasion when they had once again laid bare the chasm that has opened up between themselves and United and they were going to enjoy it. “United were better than they had been in that hideous loss to their neighbours at Old Trafford last November – the one that was pretty much the final straw for Ole Gunnar Solskjær.
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