Manchester painted Red
Manchester United completed a first Premier League double over Manchester City for 10 years as Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay punished two errors from visiting goalkeeper Ederson for a 2-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Victory keeps United hot on the heels of Chelsea for a top-four finish in the Premier League just three points behind the Blues in fifth place, which could be good enough for Champions League football next season.
Outgoing English champions City are banned from European football for the next two years pending an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and on this display seem to already be concentrating on completing a treble of cup competitions this season.
A seventh league defeat of the campaign for City means Liverpool are now just a maximum of two wins away from claiming a first league title in 30 years.
City dominated possession, but lacked their normal potency without the injured Kevin De Bruyne as United created the better chances on the counter-attack.
City's defensive deficiencies have allowed Liverpool to streak 25 points clear. But it was an uncharacteristic error from Ederson that gifted United the lead.
Bruno Fernandes -- whose arrival in January has coincided with United's now 10-game unbeaten run -- was the creator again with a scooped free-kick to pick out the Frenchman, whose shot squeezed under Ederson at the near post.
Under tremendous pressure for much of the game, a position that has looked untenable for United in the past, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men held firm to record a third win in four meetings with City this season.
McTominay sealed the three points deep into stoppage time when he strode onto a wayward throw by Ederson to steer the ball into an unguarded net.
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