Ranking Pep Guardiola's 23 major signings at Man City using Gary Neville's traffic light system

Even though it may only two games into the new season, the Premier League table doesn't lie. Manchester City are top with two wins from two and a goal difference of +6, while Manchester United are bottom with two defeats and a goal difference of -5.

Despite the over-reactions from the other side of Manchester, United will not be relegated this season, and there are still 36 games left to play for. Likewise, City haven't won the league contrary to some onlookers' assertions despite Liverpool's slow start. However, the early six-point gap between United and City is no surprise, and highlights the decade-long journeys of both clubs in the opposite directions.

To highlight how badly managed United have been in the last decade, Sky Sports pundit and former Red Gary Neville used a 'Green - Amber - Red' system to categorise their major signings since 2013. Only two players made it into the green column, with as many as 24 signings deemed failures.

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So how would City compare if we took their major signings and used the same system: 'Green' for a successful signing, 'Amber' for a player who wasn't perfect but also wasn't a failure, and 'Red' for players who simply didn't justify their signings.

Unsurprisingly, there is an almost opposite look to the City list, with the majority of transfers proving their worth and only three that didn't work out. Instead of comparing City's transfers since 2013 as Neville did with United, we've started at Pep Guardiola's arrival in 2016.

'Green' players

The majority of the players who can confidently be called successes remain at the club, which is to be expected of the back-to-back champions.