Louis van Gaal and Manuel Pellegrini both hold on to Champions League hopes

Louis van Gaal is confident of leading Manchester United into the Champions League - a drum Manuel Pellegrini is also beating despite Manchester City's poor league form continuing.

Louis van Gaal and Manuel Pellegrini both hold on to Champions League hopes

Louis van Gaal is confident of leading Manchester United into the Champions League - a drum Manuel Pellegrini is also beating despite Manchester City's poor league form continuing.

The 171st Manchester derby was always likely to have a huge impact on the remainder of the campaign, with City hoping to keep their faint title hopes alive and United looking to avoid their top-four hopes being extinguished.

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