Man City vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Pep Guardiola’s champions had far too much for their rivals in the Manchester derby, extending their lead at the top to six points

Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring (REUTERS)

The first half may have seen Man City 2-1 up, thanks to a brace from Kevin De Bruyne and a goal from Jadon Sancho, but it was a fairly even contest with Cristiano Ronaldo's absence throwing a spanner in the works for the hosts.

But the second half was a completely different story with City dominating their rivals. City had 92% of possession in a 15 minute period and the introductions of Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford had little to no impact for Ralf Rangnick's team.

Riyad Mahrez was the star of the second 45, scoring two. The first was a screamer as he converted from a corner to put the visitors out of sight and he got his second in the dying moments of the match after a VAR check.

The match started with a promising performance from United but it turned out to be a shocking and at some points embarrassing for the visitors. The loss means they are outside of the top four after Arsenal defeated Watford earlier today and City have put their six-point cushion at the top of the table back in place.

Liverpool will fancy their chances of knocking them off the top but if City continue with this form they'll be the ones lifting the trophy this season.

Man City vs Manchester United

• GOAL! 5' - Kevin de Bruyne calmly finishes to give City the lead. 1-0
• GOAL! 21’ - Jadon Sancho curls home the equaliser. 1-1
• GOAL! 28’ - Kevin de Bruyne’s second goal of the game restores City’s advantage. 2-1
• GOAL! 68’ - Mahrez curls a delightful volley into the bottom corner. 3-1
• GOAL! 90’ - Mahrez goal awarded by VAR after Telles boot plays City star on. 4-1

[6 March 2022 11:39 · Michael Jones]

Watford vs Arsenal

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of today’s Premier League action. There are two big games to cover as Arsenal travel to Watford with the hopes of ending the day in the top four before Manchester City host rivals Manchester United in the late kick off.

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal have won their last three consecutive league matches and head to Vicarage Road in top form knowing that three points will be enough to lift them above Manchester United and into the top four - at least until the conclusion of the Manchester derby later on.

Watford, meanwhile, sit just one place above Norwich at the bottom of the table but are only three points behind 17th placed Everton - although they have a significantly worse goal difference. Victory against the Gunners wouldn’t be enough to take them out of the relegation zone this week but it would be a huge step towards safety ahead of their trip to Wolves on Thursday night.