Michael Carrick and his staff had the right attacking ideas on Saturday — and it was the players' execution that brought it to life

Michael Carrick's return to the Old Trafford dugout was a triumphant one as United outplayed City in the derby.

There weren’t many positives to take from their 2-nil derby defeat to Manchester United for Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov and Gianluigi Donnarumma were the only two players who performed at

Erling Haaland was a bystander as Jérémy Doku huffed and puffed with little reward, while Phil Foden was crowded out against a compact United block. City’s best chance came from a set-piece, when Lammens denied young Max Alleyne, and they were fortunate to enter the interval all-square.

Michael Carrick got off to a flying start as Manchester United coach with a 2-0 win against Manchester City in the Premier League.

Michael Carrick has made five changes to his first Manchester United starting line-up, bringing back Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo following their return from the Africa Cup of Nations.