Pep Guardiola suffered defeat in his 27th Manchester derby
Manchester City were outfought by rivals Manchester United on Saturday lunchtime in a derby defeat that not only gave their neighbours a winning start to a new era, but also dealt a further blow to the Citizens' title hopes.
City's demoralising 2-0 loss at a raucous Old Trafford allowed the home faithful to deservedly claim the bragging rights over their closest geographical rivals as they revelled in the perfect start to Michael Carrick's tenure as interim head coach.
But for the blue half of the city, defeat leaves them clinging to the title race by their fingertips, potentially falling nine points behind leaders Arsenal by the end of the day.
This was City's sixth game in 17 days and boss Pep Guardiola felt a lack of energy contributed to the defeat, rather than referee Anthony Taylor's decision to not send off United's Diogo Dalot in the first half.
