Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has admitted that Manchester City were on a "different level" to Jose Mourinho's side during their derby at Old Trafford this afternoon.
City racked up a record-breaking 14th consecutive Premier League win courtesy of goals from David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi, moving 11 points clear of their local rivals and closest challengers at the top of the table as a result.
Neville believes that it could have been worse than just a 2-1 defeat for his former club too, claiming that City put in one of the best performances from an away team at Old Trafford in the past 30 years.
"I thought City were a different level to United. I thought in the first half United looked anxious when they were on the ball when they won it back. In the second half United didn't have the quality," he told Sky Sports News.
"It's tough to do what City have done today; to go to Chelsea and play like they did and come here and play like they have, showing authority and confidence. The goals were scruffy and Jose won't believe they've conceded two goals from set pieces, but not many teams have come here in the last 25 or 30 years and dominated like that.
"You are talking about Barcelona or Real Madrid. Not many teams come here and do that. I even saw some United fans at the end clapping off the City manager and players. Seventy thousand United fans have walked out of there today thinking the best team have won. You can't have too many complaints. It could have been three or four in the end."
The defeat was United's first at Old Trafford in their past 40 matches across all competitions, since City last visited in the Premier League.
Barney Corkhill
