Mary Earps stitched up as Chloe Kelly silences Old Trafford! Winners & Losers from Man City's statement WSL derby win over Man Utd

Even when Man Utd underwhelm, it's rare that Le Tissier does. Seemingly always a player that you can expect a 7/10 performance from, perhaps Sunday was a reminder of the fact that she is still a very young player who is still learning and lacking in experience.

She got on the ball plenty, as usual, but lost possession 15 times at Old Trafford, which was quite unlike her. It was a number only five players ranked worse in, two of them attackers. The long, defence-splitting passes that have become a key feature of her impressive performances were not as prominent on this occasion and it was all compounded by City's third goal.

Le Tissier's pass back to Earps was short, even if the goalkeeper seemed to be surprisingly slow to meet it, and the resulting clearance cannoned off Shaw and into the back of the United net. Still 21 years old, and so talented, this was a day for her to learn from.

Kelly has made quite a start to this new season and that continued in Sunday's huge win at Old Trafford. She was electric in this derby, creating four chances, more than any other player on the pitch.

One of those was particularly huge, as she beat Lisa Naalsund brilliantly to drive into the box and cut the ball back to Roord, who found the bottom corner with a fantastic strike. Man Utd just didn't know how to deal with her.

England boss Sarina Wiegman was in the stands to watch Kelly light the game up and she certainly staked her claim to continue to be a key player for the Lionesses, who have a huge international break in December that will decide their Olympic and Nations League fates. Arsenal star Beth Mead will be coming back into contention for her country soon after recovering from an ACL injury, which will increase the competition for a place out wide, but Kelly continues to prove that she can be a game-changer even in the biggest matches.

After a tough year, there have been glimpses that Ella Toone is getting back to the level that made her such a star for England and Man Utd but Sunday was a difficult one for the playmaking midfielder.

Toone didn't struggle to get involved in the first half, she actually took up excellent positions and her runs were often found on the counter, but her decision making let her down. There was a huge moment in the first half where she went for a pass rather than taking on the shot herself and it was one that was mis-hit and cleared by the City defence. It was a clear sign of a player lacking confidence.

In the second half, Toone's involvement faded somewhat. In fact, she had as many touches in the game as substitute Lucia Garcia, who entered the match in the 68th minute, and only Nikita Parris, hauled off at half time, had fewer touches of any starter.

It's still early days in this WSL season but a loss at Old Trafford on Sunday would've put Man City at a serious disadvantage in the title race. Coming into the match having suffered back-to-back defeats, a disappointing loss at Arsenal followed up by a shock at the hands of Brighton, a third in a row would've left them not only low on confidence but also nine points off table-topping Chelsea with only seven games played.

When they went 1-0 down thanks to Zelem's penalty, then, head coach Gareth Taylor must've been fearing the worst. City had dominated the opening exchanges but hadn't made them count. It was a familiar tale that was unfolding - but his team ensured that they changed the way it was going.

A fantastic response to that opening goal saved this game and City did brilliantly to see the game out when they went down to 10, too, to secure a huge three points that puts them right back amongst it in these early stages of the title race.

Nikita Parris has had a strong start to this new season, scoring six goals in her last three games coming into this derby, but Sunday was a day to forget for her. Given the nod in a huge match, the England international struggled to get involved, with her nine touches the fewest of any player on the Old Trafford pitch in the first 45 minutes.

That wasn't for a lack of effort. After all, despite that limited involvement, Parris still managed to win the ball back for her team three times and she really should've had a goal. When Geyse broke down the right just past the half hour mark, she should've teed up Parris right away for a tap in but instead held onto the ball for too long, meaning Alanna Kennedy was able to intercept the eventual pass when it did come.

In the end, the 29-year-old was hauled off at half time. Having come into the game in such great form, it wasn't how she would've liked the afternoon to play out at all, especially not with England boss Sarina Wiegman, whose squads she's been left out of recently, in attendance.

There were some eyebrows raised in the summer when Man City paid a fee of around £300,000 ($373,000) for Jill Roord, not far off the world-record fee paid of around £350,000 ($400,000) for Keira Walsh by Barcelona two years ago. She was City's only signing of the transfer window, too, so it felt like there was added pressure on her to perform and help elevate this team into a stronger title challenger in the WSL.

But she has made a mockery of anyone who doubted her ability to make such an sizeable impact in her first handful of appearances for the club. The Netherlands star has put in a flurry of good performances in these first two months in Manchester and she justified her price tag even more with her huge equaliser on Sunday.

It was the midfielder's fourth goal in just her seven league game for City and it was the one that sparked her team's excellent comeback. It was quite the finish, too.

There was a time when Ellie Roebuck was competing fiercely with Man Utd's Earps for the No.1 shirt with England but those days seem a distant memory at the moment, with Roebuck continuing to struggle to even make Man City's matchday squad.

The 24-year-old was once again an omission on Sunday at Old Trafford, with teenager Khiara Keating remaining first choice under Taylor while Sandy MacIver, who recently switched international allegiances from England to Scotland, was the goalkeeper on the City bench.

Roebuck was included in England's latest squad but, while she struggles to get any game time at club level, her place with the Lionesses will be in jeopardy. Taylor has insisted that all three of the goalkeepers in his squad are highly valued and talented but with no appearances made this season in any competition, could Roebuck move on in January?