Monday Dispatch: United tick another box in derby drama

Manchester City showed positives in the face of adversity, but Manchester United repeated a key trait which has kept them in the title battle one last time.

Hayley Ladd and Lucia Garcia sealed derby honours for Manchester United for the first time. Image: Sportimage

It was frantic. It was everything a derby should be. Under the setting sun, United and City went toe to toe, blow to blow, neither quite manging to land the knockout punch they should have, until Marc Skinner’s side did what they have done so wel…