How Jose Mourinho's famous Manchester derby turnaround saw Man United spoil the Man City party

Manchester City are clear favourites ahead of the huge Premier League clash between themselves and Manchester United, but history tells us nothing should be taken for granted.

The Manchester derby has thrown up some classic matches over the years. Both teams have enjoyed their fair share of success.

For United, fans will reminisce about Robin van Persie’s free-kick winner in added time at the home of their rivals as well as Wayne Rooney’s stunning bicycle kick. For City fans, the 6-1 thumping of their rivals at Old Trafford will always live long in the memory.

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But one game that sticks out is the encounter at the Etihad in the 2017/18 season. A win would guarantee City their first league title under Pep Guardiola and the victory fireworks had been prepared before kick-off.

Jose Mourinho was in his second season at United and his team, though second, were over 15 points behind City with just six league matches left. Even though the writing was already on the wall, the former Chelsea manager did not want to be the man who handed Guardiola his first Premier League trophy.

City were dominant in the opening half and took a deserved two-goal lead. Vincent Kompany put his team in front on 25 minutes before Ilkay Gundogan doubled the advantage just five minutes later with a gorgeous swivel and prod into the corner.

By half-time, it looked like City could be heading for a cricket score. They were flying and Mourinho’s men looked dead on their feet.

However, what transpired after the interval was a minor miracle and goes down in history as one of the great Premier League comebacks.

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