Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United: 5 players who were brilliant for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side

1. Marcus Rashford

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After his fantastic display against Tottenham Hotspur, Rashford was one of the players to watch out for in the Derby. The Englishman has been an important figure in recent fixtures against City and has gather experience beyond his years regarding the essence of this rivalry. Rashford perhaps also relished the chance to test his mettle against one of the best teams in the world.

The Englishman started the game very well, tracking back to help Luke Shaw and also ensuring that Kyle Walker was always on his toes. On the counter, he was blisteringly fast and certainly the away side’s biggest threat. In the 23rd minute, Rashford showed clever feet to bomb into the box, only to be brought down by Bernardo Silva. VAR intervened to award United a penalty. Up stepped the Englishman and calmly sent Ederson the wrong way to put United ahead.

Rashford continued to pose a problem on the break for City and had two glorious chances to score in the first half. He also rattled the crossbar on one occasion. After the break, as City piled on the pressure, Rashford played a vital role as the outlet for the ball. He also dropped back and fought shoulder to shoulder with his teammates to grind out the result.