(Watch) David Silva shows magnificent composure to hand Man City the lead in derby

David Silva opened the scoring in the Manchester Derby this afternoon, with the Blues leading 1-0 at the Etihad.

Make no mistake about it, City deserve their lead as United start yet another game slowly.

The goal came as Silva showed magnificent composure inside the box before placing the ball past fellow Spaniard David de Gea.

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However, City were handed some help from United’s schoolboy defending…

Pep Guardiola’s side are one of three teams (Chelsea & Liverpool) currently unbeaten in the Premier League and unless we up the gears, today could result in a cricket scoreline.

The Reds are well off the pace at the moment but should look the get the ball to Marcus Rashford’s feet more often. He looks like our main threat going forward thus far, though that’s not saying much as the others have been poor.

Watch Silva’s goal below:

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