5 Greatest Manchester Derbies of the Premier League Era

The City-United affair has always been an exhilarating one
The City-United affair has always been an exhilarating one

#4 Manchester United 4-2 Manchester City (12 April 2015)

Ashley Young put up a memorable show as United beat City 4-2 at Old Trafford
Ashley Young put up a memorable show as United beat City 4-2 at Old Trafford

This one might not match the magnitude of that unceremonious thrashing of Manchester United at the hands of their cross-town rivals, yet few can deny that it comes close as a revenge.

The Red Devils had been winless in the last four derbies and they redeemed themselves in spectacular fashion. Ashley Young probably had the best day in a red shirt as his goal and two assists helped United mount a crushing victory over the Cityzens.

As it had always happened before, City opened the scoring with David Silva exploiting space and dishing out the ball to Sergio Aguero to finish the job in the eighth minute. Six minutes later, Ashley Young snatched an equaliser for United.

The Englishman then provided a fine pass for Marouane Fellaini whose inch-perfect header put the Red Devils ahead. Juan Mata nutmegged Joe Hart with a neat finish, adding a third goal in the process. Young again took to the mantle as his free-kick found Chris Smalling, who nodded the ball into the net as the scoreboard read 4-1.

Aguero netted another goal courtesy to a Pablo Zabaleta pass but that did little to deprive United of the three points they had deservedly bagged following the game.

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