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Manchester United ended Manchester City’s winning streak in the Premier League with a 2-0 win at the Etihad on Sunday.
Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw scored early in each half to break City’s 21-game winning streak.
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The result sees Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team overtake Leicester to second place and move 11 points behind leaders City.
United are 22 undefeated away games and it was also the first time they won a league game against the “Big Six” teams this season.
The only negative for United was that Marcus Rashford came out with an injury in the second half.
“When you come out with a 2-0 win and another clean sheet and a performance like this, you are delighted,” Solskjaer told Sky Sports.
“Every game is different. We went back to being a little bit what we wanted to be and that’s being direct. That was the Anthony Martial of yesteryear.
“Until two hours before the warm-up he was not sure if he would play. Today he rediscovered himself. He was very strong on the ball and very positive.”
United were awarded a penalty after 34 seconds when Gabriel Jesús dropped Anthony Martial from the penalty spot and Fernandes converted the penalty.
City responded well and Olexandr Zinchenko forced Dean Henderson to make a good save in the 24th minute and the goalkeeper also denied Ilkay Gundogan moments later.
Henderson also knocked over Kevin De Bruyne’s free kick as Mahrez’s shot went just over the post at the edge of the break.
City came close to a draw just after the break, but Rodri’s strike hit the top of the crossbar.
United scored a second goal moments later when Shaw started and finished a quick attack with a quiet finish in the bottom corner.
The visitors nearly scored a third in the 68th minute when Martial passed the goal, but Ederson saved from close range.
Raheem Sterling came close to scoring a goal at the end, but was unable to connect with Kyle Walker’s center.
City pushed, but United stood firm to keep their slim hopes of winning the title alive.
“First of all, congratulations to Manchester United,” City manager Pep Guardiola told the BBC after the game. “Against West Ham we played much, much worse than today.
“Against West Ham we didn’t deserve to win and maybe we didn’t deserve to lose today. We weren’t good in goal, our forwards weren’t brilliant today, but it happens.”
