Alejandro Garnacho makes his point as Manchester United pay the price for substitute error

Alejandro Garnacho was on the bench for Manchester United for the first time since October at Wembley. He will not be there against Fulham next week.

The last occasion Garnacho was listed as a substitute by Erik ten Hag was against City. Garnacho demonstrated again how potent he can be against the champions 11 weeks on from the FA Cup final.

Garnacho, the opening scorer at Wembley again, started as he ended last season. Despite the absence of an established striker, Ten Hag has a surfeit of options in attack and Garnacho can expect to be promoted back to the starting line-up on Friday.

His second derby goal was about as far removed as his tap-in last term. Garnacho's solo effort was all the more laudable as he received the ball on the right flank, purportedly his weaker position. He was playing there when he capitalised on City's mix-up earlier this year.

Unlike in May, the game was not decided in the 90 minutes. United's habit of sieving late goals continued as Bernardo Silva blindsided Facundo Pellistri to equalise in the 89th minute. Garnacho was required again for the penalty shootout and put the ball in the opposite corner.

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The City banners billed themselves as "The best team in the land and all the world". Their sweep of honours in 2023 was not completely clean as the Community Shield eluded them for a third year running. They have finally got their hands back on it in 2024.

United started with a weaker team than in the last derby at Wembley. Joshua Zirkzee, the only summer incoming in the squad, was an unused substitute though there will be more arrivals at Carrington soon in the former Ajax duo Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair