4 things we learned from Man City's dominant win over Man Utd

Manchester City's 3-1 win over Manchester United was an entertaining spectacle for the neutral, laced with quality from some of the Premier League's biggest stars.

Marcus Rashford rose to the occasion early on, firing a stupendous effort past Ederson from long range to hand United the lead, before England teammate Phil Foden dipped into his playbook of brilliance to level the scores.

Foden doubled his money to score his sixth career goal against United ten minutes from time, and Erling Haaland was on hand to put the game out of sight — rich reward for the home side's dominance which yielded 73 per cent possession, 27 shots on goal, 736 completed passes and an xG of 3.33 compared to the Red Devils' 0.25.

So what did we learn from another Manchester derby that went the way of those in blue? The following four things for starters...

The focus and attention at City is usually reserved for Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne, but there's another bright star who's a serious contender for every Player of the Year gong going; Philip Walter Foden.

The 23-year-old netted his 17th and 18th goals of the season in an extraordinarily composed performance, which saw him dictate the play and offer up just as much quality as the lauded De Bruyne.

Foden's goal to level the scores was supremely brilliant from a technical perspective — though the less said about the defending the better — and his second was equally as impressive for his footballing intelligence and sheer understanding of the game.

Pep Guardiola has always claimed that Foden is a special, special talent, and it's now clear to those who didn't already know that he's on a par with Jude Bellingham when it comes to potential greatness. Will he be named Player of the Year when the season's