De Bruyne and Mahrez doubles further City’s strong form in Manchester derby
Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez (right) scores their side's fourth goal of the game
Manchester City 4-1 Manchester United
by Adam Millington
at the City of Manchester Stadium
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City did what they needed to and held onto their six-point advantage at the top of the table as they walked past their Mancunian rivals in Sunday’s home derby.
Liverpool had kept the pressure on by beating West Ham on Saturday afternoon, but the Merseyside team remain six points behind with a game in hand after the end of this weekend’s fixtures.
“It’s winning game by game,” Kevin de Bruyne said of the title race. “They [Liverpool] put the pressure on us – we responded in a good way. We always play the way we need to play. Sometimes we don’t get the result but we always play our football. And we will fight for it until the end of the season.”
