Manchester is blue - and that won't be changing anytime soon! Winners and losers as City stars Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva destroy United on derby day

Just another day at the office for the best striker in world football. Haaland's two goals here take his Premier League tally for the season to 11, and he now has five goals in his first three experiences of the Manchester Derby.

As always, the Norway international wasn't involved much in build-up play, but was on the spot to finish enough chances to ensure that City were in full control of this match well inside the hour mark. His penalty was confidently dispatched while he buried a header for his second after the break.

If not for Andre Onana, he could have had another three goals, and Haaland will probably think that at least two of those opportunities should have been put away given his finishing ability. But nevertheless, he and City just keep on rolling, and while Haaland is fit, they will be the favourites to win every competition they remain in contention for.

Hojlund had a paradoxical game in that he was United's most lively attacker by a mile, but when push came to shove - pun intended - he fell short.

The game was goalless when he grappled with Rodri in the box while defending a free-kick, hauling the Spaniard to the floor and conceding the penalty after a VAR review. The decision felt a little harsh, but also spoke of Hojlund's inexperience.

The striker also could have been more streetwise when he hared towards goal in the first half, with John Stones in close pursuit. There was contact from Stones, but Hojlund stayed on his feet, surrendering a potential penalty and red card for Stones. Even after staying on his feet, he could have tried to draw contact from Ederson, but instead teed up Fernandes.

Hojlund should not get too much blame though - it is astounding that a 20-year-old is being asked to carry an entire team on his back.

Manchester United came into this match knowing that they had to keep Bernardo Silva quiet. The Portugal international makes City tick from midfield, and stopping him from creating chances could have been the difference between a win or a loss.

We'll never know if it would have worked, though, as Bernardo made a mockery of United's man-marking scheme to absolutely boss yet another derby. Neither Christian Eriksen in the first half nor Scott McTominay in the second could get anywhere near the ex-Monaco man, and he ran the show as a result.

Those who didn't watch the game will see Bernardo only provided the assist for Haaland's second goal, but his game was about far more than that one cross. That said, this was the fifth assist against United of his career - no Premier League player has more since 2017.

It looked for a long time like Bernardo would be leaving the Etihad Stadium last summer, and there's a strong chance that this is his final campaign as a City player. But the fact that they were able to convince him to stay for one more go around could yet prove the difference between success and failure.

The saddest thing is that when Marcus Rashford missed the target from close range after Kyle Walker had fallen to the floor midway through the second half, there was an air of inevitability to it. There were no howls of exasperation from the Old Trafford faithful, instead the air was filled with resigned sighs.

Rashford cut a downtrodden figure throughout the game and barely created a hint of danger. He did not seem to be on the same page as Hojlund, which was summed up when the Denmark striker broke free in the first half and wanted to pass to Rashford, but his team-mate wasn't quick enough to give him a realistic passing option.
Rashford has played 13 games this season, every match in the Premier League and Champions League, but has just one goal and three assists. Perhaps it's time to take him out of the firing line.

In truth, this entry is mostly about Onana. After his heroic penalty save against Copenhagen on Tuesday, the new United goalkeeper looked to have carried some confidence through from that into his first derby as he pulled off a series of excellent saves.

Onana's best stop came right on the brink of half-time to deny Haaland from point-blank range by rushing across his goal and somehow clawing the ball out just as it looked to be crossing the line. He also made two more saves to deny City's No.9, and can't be blamed for either of Haaland's goals.

Others who were denied by Onana included Jack Grealish (twice) and Julian Alvarez, and if the Cameroonian can maintain this form while cutting out the errors with his distribution, then he can become an asset following a sloppy start to his United career.

Not to be denied, Ederson made a mind-blowing save of his own late in the first half, when he somehow managed to keep out a powerful drive from McTominay that looked destined to level the scores before half-time.

Both Sofyan Amrabat and Mason Mount were given 45 minutes to show what they could do against the best team in Europe, and they both fell miserably short.

Amrabat was given the runaround by Rodri, Foden and Bernardo, and picked up a needless booking for a confrontation with Foden. He was taken off at half-time, but Mount - who cost United £60m - was no better, creating nothing in attack and not helping wrest control back from City. In fact, it was while Mount was on the pitch that City truly found their groove.

Amrabat was one of the stars of the World Cup, but his time with United has felt like a huge let down, and he has felt nothing like the dynamic, tireless midfielder he was for Morocco. Mount, meanwhile, was one of the top players in the Premier League just two seasons ago, but he looks like being a hugely expensive mistake.

This was the second United home game since Sir Bobby Charlton's death and the club gave a second, touching tribute to their legendary former captain ahead of kick-off. Fans in the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand displayed a mosaic of Charlton's name, while a banner of the legendary attacking midfielder lifting the 1968 European Cup was surfed by the Stretford End.

City also played their part as Charlton's former City rivals Mike Summerbee and Tony Book joined his old team-mates Brian Kidd, Paddy Crerard and Alex Stepney on the pitch during the minute's applause, which City observed enthusiastically.

City were in the headlines for unfortunate reasons last week after a small number of fans were heard singing sick chants about Charlton, but the club acted swiftly to identify two individuals and banned them from matches, as well as passing their details on to police.

As with the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster in 2008, City fans behaved impeccably and showed their respect to a former United great. This was a city united in tribute to one of the greatest players of all time.

Ten Hag is running out of excuses for what is turning out to be a disastrous second season in charge. As he admitted: "Last year we had many highlights but not now."

United and City have never looked further apart, but Ten Hag was not able to offer any convincing explanation for the contrasting fortunes of the two neighbours. He even said, to much disbelief, that he thought the team were going in the right direction and all would be fine when injured players such as Luke Shaw and Aaron Wan Bissaka returned.

"The three games before we won and the spirit is very good so I think we are on the way up," Ten Hag said, through gritted teeth. "The start was difficult but we are on the way up. We have some injuries coming back and then our side will be stronger."

He may have inherited a dysfunctional team, but after he did so much to turn the team around, United look to be back in an even worse state than the one in which he found them.