Manchester United decimate City 4-2 in one-sided derby
Juan Mata scores three to lift Red Devils over last season's lacklustre champions
Manchester United ended a four-match losing run against Manchester City in style on Sunday, beating their fierce rivals 4-2 in the Premier League to signal a power shift to the red half of the city.
United's sixth straight league win came despite the soon-to-be-deposed champions going ahead through Sergio Aguero's eighth-minute opener.
Ashley Young and Marouane Fellaini scored to put United ahead at half-time, before goals by Juan Mata and Chris Smalling in a seven-minute span midway through the second half. Aguero grabbed a late consolation for City.
The result will pile the pressure on City manager Manuel Pellegrini, whose team has now lost six of their last eight matches in a dreadful 2015. City are fourth, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea.
United stayed third, four points ahead of City.
