Bernardo Silva explains how Man City beat Manchester United as Stefan Ortega lays out ambition

Bernardo Silva was named the man of the match in Manchester City’s derby triumph on Sunday after putting in one of his best performances of the season so far.

The midfielder was effective both going forward and defensively, totally outclassing Manchester United markers and pressers. He has explained how the Blues undid the Reds so easily at the weekend.

Ederson had a brilliant game too, spraying balls to teammates to spark attacks and keeping a clean sheet. However, second-choice 'keeper Stefan Ortega has outlined that he ultimately wants to be the first-choice pick, after experiencing a confidence-sapping first period at the club after his initial arrival.

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All the talk in the hour before kick-off of Sunday's Manchester derby was how Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans would cope against Erling Haaland.

Given Haaland got a brace and assist against United, that battle was particularly one-sided, but Bernardo Silva has revealed how City's main focus in their game plan was to exploit United's full-backs instead, knowing the mismatched defence would be unbalanced.

United started with back-up Diogo Dalot at right-back and Victor Lindelof out of position at left-back, and City used that inexperience to their advantage.

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Ortega rang up his agent after his first session at City last season. "I think I'm in the wrong place, I didn't hold a single ball today," he told him.

The German was bewildered not just that prolific goalscorers such as Erling Haaland had been firing shots past him but even defenders and youth team players involved in the training.

That was a lesson for