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Kevin De Bruyne's ruthless message to Bruno Fernandes and more moments missed from Man City vs Manchester United

Before the warm-ups, new Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag took a stroll around the Etihad pitch to assess his surroundings ahead of his first derby. However, he was forced to run for cover as the pitch sprinklers began to wet the surface, giving Ten Hag a minor soaking in the process.

Then, when Pep Guardiola ventured out to speak to the Sky Sports matchday team, the sprinklers had the Manchester City boss, plus United legends Gary Neville and Roy Keane, running away from their desk to avoid a shower of their own. Neville, in particular, looked furious, while Guardiola joked the pre-match watering was a key tactic of City's in the game.

After taking a deserved early lead through Phil Foden, City slowed the derby down and tried to reset. When they decided it was time to get a second, they camped in the United half and took it in turns to shoot on goal - even when Raphael Varane was down 20 yards out having hurt his ankle. The Blues played on, won a corner through Kevin De Bruyne, and from that set-piece Erling Haaland doubled the lead with a towering header.

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United players, led by Bruno Fernandes, had surrounded the referee to protest furiously that the game hadn't stopped for Varane, but De Bruyne made a point of telling Fernandes to back off, also having a diplomatic chat with David De Gea. With Varane off the pitch, Haaland rose highest from De Bruyne's corner, and City's ruthless mentality earned them a valuable second goal.

United's defence were looking for a leader, or anything resembling a structure from the moment they stepped off the coach and into the Etihad, with City imperious throughout the 90 minutes to record

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