Manchester United ended Manchester City’s 28-game unbeaten run in all competition with a 2-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The Citizens would have set a new club record for the most games without a defeat when they squared up against United in the Manchester Derby but the Red Devils had a different plan.
Pep Guardiola’s men clinched their 21st win of the season by surviving Wolves’ test with a late 4-1 win, the third ever longest run in all competitions among teams in the big five European leagues, but failed to turn up for the derby party.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men took an early lead two minutes into the game after Gabriel Jesus brought down Anthony Martial in the box with a clumsy challenge and the referee pointed to the spot.
Penalty specialist, Bruno Fernandes converted the spot-kick to give United a great start with a 1-0 lead early in the game.
The visitors doubled the lead in the second half as full-back Luke Shaw placed a left-footed strike past Ederson into the bottom-right corner.
United could have added more goals moments later but Martial missed a sitter, having missed a previous chance earlier, failing to reward himself for troubling City’s defence.
Derby debutant, Henderson, capped his fantastic display with a clean sheet by repelling a firm strike from Mahrez from the edge of the box.
Solskjaer’s men returned to second on the Premier League and at the same time clipped City’s lead to 11 points.
