Manchester City underlined their status as kings of Manchester after United's Chris Smalling handed them three points on a plate with two moments of madness at the Etihad Stadium.
Sergio Aguero scored his 12th goal of the season to hand City a 1-0 victory over their bitter rivals, but their task was made a lot easier thanks to Smalling's dismissal for two silly fouls.
The England defender earned his first booking on the half hour for blocking Joe Hart's attempted clearance from point-blank range and less than 10 minutes later he was shown yellow again for a reckless foul on James Milner.
David De Gea, despite the result, was on fine form for United but the same can't be said for the defence in front of him.
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Next up for City is CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, United face Crystal Palace on Saturday.
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