Why always us?

MANCHESTER UNITED 1-6 MANCHESTER CITY
I'm not too sure how that happened. United dominated the opening twenty minutes and looked to be the team making all the right moves... that was until Super Mario finished brilliantly to give us an (at the time) undeserved lead.

After that, I have to say that there was only a tiny bit of doubt in my mind. Balotelli volleyed in the second from close range and that was that. And by the time Aguero  hadknocked in the third I was sat on the floor outside the Etihad Stadium, struggling to comprehend exactly what I'd just seen - Manchester City scoring three goals at Old Trafford.

When Dzeko was introduced for the man of the moment Balotelli I thought that we'd see the game out and maybe come away with a 3-1/4-1 win. A great result nonetheless but nothing compared to what actually happened.

Fletcher's goal actually turned out to be the best goal of the game even though it meant nothing at all. But that goal opened United up as they came looking for a second strike. A mistake at the back gave us a corner, and from the resulting cross Lescott found Dzeko in acres space to knee in from 2 yards. Silva weaved his magic, first by nutmegging De Gea, and then by sending Edin Dzeko away for his second and City's 6th with the pass of the season so far.

Special mentions go to Mad Mario, David Silva and Micah Richards for their performances at Old Trafford but James Milner was once again the outstanding contributor. He hasn't put a foot wrong this season, has our James, and today was no exception. He provided cover, provided the assist for the first goal and pretty much popped up everywhere in a very Silva-like performance.

I've never been more happy as a City fan before, and I even think we're good enough to go all the way but we came up against a shellshocked United today. Whether we like it or not United are going to be our closest rivals this season, both domestically and geographically.

Is the gap between City and United shortening? Yes. But United will bounce back soon enough in this long rollercoaster ride that is the English Premier League season. It's been a great start to but whether we can continue it awaits to be seen.

Manchester United 1-6 Manchester City player ratings.
Joe Hart - 8
Micah Richards - 9
Vincent Kompany - 7
Joleon Lescott - 7
Gael Clichy - 8
Gareth Barry - 7
Yaya Toure - 8
David Silva - 9
James Milner - 10
Sergio Aguero - 7
Mario Balotelli - 8
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Edin Dzeko - 7
Samir Nasri - 6
Aleksandar Kolarov - N/A