Ralf Rangnick admits Man City’s third goal ‘killed’ Man United in heavy derby defeat

Ralf Rangnick admitted Manchester United had no answer to Manchester City after their third goal at Etihad.

United were well in the match at the break, 2-1 down, but Riyad Mahrez’s strike with just over 20 minutes seemed to completely deflate the visitors.

They had just 8% of possession in the 15 minutes that followed as City passed the ball around with ease, before Mahrez added his second in added time to give City a dominant 4-1 win on derby day.

Roy Keane was among those who slammed the United players after the match, but Rangnick took encouragement from his side’s display in the first 45 minutes, even if they then struggled badly as the game went on.

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“I think we played a good first-half,” Rangnick said.

“We were