Manchester United kings again as Man City feel the blues

United are the kings of Manchester again. There can be little doubt after a demolition derby that emphatically demonstrated the winds of change that have been blowing through the city in recent months.

It’s an astonishing turnaround in a season that started with the Blue side of Manchester looking to build a dynasty and United needing to start again after their worst season in quarter of a century.

A £155m summer splurge seemed to be having little effect as the Red Devils struggled to adjust to Louis van Gaal’s ‘philosophy’ and the old order seemed firmly in place when the sides first met at the Etihad Stadium in November, with City winning courtesy of a Sergio Aguero goal.