5 key talking points from the Premier League- (7th-8th April)

#2 Manchester City's infallibility stripped off

A derby that lived up to its billing and then some

In the first 45 minutes of the Manchester derby at Etihad, City played United out of Manchester. Surely, 5 goals should have gone in. But Raheem Sterling, make no mistakes, did everything right on the night except for putting the finishing touches on all the glorious chances he laboured to the end of.

Without Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus in the first half, City still looked like their ominous, dominant self. And if the first goal by Vincent Kompany got them within touching distance, with Ilkay Gundogan's exquisite finish, they surely uncorked the champagne bottles.

But here's the kicker. Manchester City felt like champions only until Manchester United let them feel that way. In the second half, a Manchester United side, unshackled and playing for pride, perforated the City defence which had been made to look vulnerable a couple of times by Liverpool.

Just like Liverpool did in midweek in Europe against Pep's side, Manchester United stole the show in a frame of about 15 minutes where they put 3 scintillating goals past Ederson to cap off one of the most riveting comebacks of the season.

If only Manchester City were not afforded the sort of respect they warranted after their early-season dominance and if only teams were daring enough to push them to the ropes, we'd have had a whole different top 4 dynamic in the Premier League.

Well, it's not to be for this season but it needn't be so in the next...