It served as a reminder of how far apart United is from its once-noisy neighbors, and it won’t get any better for a while.
Erik ten Hag’s team is severely criticized for lacking both inventiveness and urgency in their performance against the Red Devils.
The club that won everything the previous season, Man City, was by much the more determined of the two and should have taken the three points from the Theatre of Dreams.
It will undoubtedly be difficult for the Dutch coach to keep his team together and lift them out of their current rut.
It’s hard to say how they went from the team that was under Ten Hag’s leadership a few months ago to the shell of a team they are now, however Rashford’s actions following the Derby suggest that he may have attitude problems.