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 16:40 · Michael Jones]

Man City 1 - 0 Man Utd

8 mins: Chance! Jadon Sancho brings the ball to the box from the left and slots it across to Bruno Fernandes on the front edge of the area. He slides a short pass into the middle where Fred collects the ball and shimmies around Kyle Walker. His last touch takes the ball away from him and Ederson is quickly off his line to charge it down before Fred can get a shot away.

[6 March 2022 16:36 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Man City 1 - 0 Man Utd (De Bruyne, 5’)⚽️

5 mins: Manchester City take the lead insisde of five minutes! They work the ball down the left side, Jack Grealish combining with Bernardo Silva to bring alongside the box. Grealish leaves it to Bernardo who makes a run to the byline and pulls the ball back into the box. Kevin De Bruyne is wide open and Alex Telles a little late in getting across to cover him. De Bruyne meets the pass and prods it nicely past David De Gea to open the scoring!

[6 March 2022 16:35 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0 - 0 Man Utd

3 mins: The tentative early stages have seen Manchester United attempt to keep possession and play through the Man City press with limited success.

Off the ball, the visitors are sitting back and looking to hold a solid defensive shape.

[6 March 2022 16:31 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0 - 0 Man Utd

Kick off: Manchester United get the match underway at the Etihad Stadium. The visitors have won four of the last five Premier League derbies at this ground and will be hoping for another three points today.

The ball come to Harry Maguire who knocks it down the right wing where the ball is won in the air by Man City.

[6 March 2022 16:27 · Michael Jones]

Man City vs Man Utd

Here come the teams. Both sets of players come out wearing t-shirts with the message ‘No War’ in support of the people of Ukraine who are suffering after a Russia invasion of their country.

[6 March 2022 16:24 · Michael Jones]

Man City vs Man Utd

Manchester United are unbeaten in eight Premier League games - four wins, four draws - the longest current run without defeat in the division.

They’ve opened the scoring in seven of those eight fixtures, with last weekend’s draw against Watford finishing 0-0. The Red Devils have scored in 20 consecutive away matches in all competitions since a 0-0 draw at Leeds in April 2021.

[6 March 2022 16:21 · Michael Jones]

Man City vs Man Utd

Manchester City have won 15 of their last 17 Premier League games with one draw and one defeat in that run. The reigning champions have won all 20 league matches this season in which they scored first.

But, Pep Guardiola has lost four home games versus Manchester United, more than against any other opponent in his managerial career.

[6 March 2022 16:19 · Michael Jones]

Bukayo Saka stars as Arsenal move into top four with Watford win

Bukayo Saka scored one goal and set up another as Arsenal moved into the top four with a hard-fought 3-2 win at Watford.

The Gunners ensured they did not lose any ground in the battle for a Champions League spot in a match full of high-quality finishing at Vicarage Road.

Martin Odegaard gave the visitors an early lead, dutifully responding after boss Mikel Arteta had called on the Norway captain to add more goals to his game.

[6 March 2022 16:17 · Michael Jones]

Man City vs Man Utd: Cristiano Ronaldo not a ‘big loss’ for Manchester United in derby, claims Gary Neville

Gary Neville maintains Cristiano Ronaldo would not be a “big loss” for Manchester United if he misses the derby against Manchester City.

Speculation has suggested the Portuguese will miss the match at the Etihad Stadium through injury.

But Neville insists the 37-year-old’s profile and the style of play United will likely play against Pep Guardiola’s champions could mean his absence is not a significant blow to their chances.

[6 March 2022 16:14 · Michael Jones]

Man City vs Man Utd: Head-to-head

The respective away side has won seven of the last nine Manchester derbies in all competitions, with the only home victory in this sequence being Manchester United’s 2-0 win in March 2020.

This will be the 50th Premier League meeting between the clubs. There have been 21 away wins, more than any other fixture in the competition’s history.

Man City are looking to complete the league double over United for the second time under manager Pep Guardiola, having also done so in 2018-19.

The Red Devils are vying to win four consecutive league and cup away games against City for the first time since a four-match streak between 1993 and 2000.