Manchester United gave Michael Carrick the dream start to his interim tenure as manager on Saturday, beating Manchester City 2-0 to deal a huge blow to their local rivals’s English Premier League title aspirations.

The Red Devils dominated at Old Trafford and were only made to wait until the final 25 minutes to seal victory by the inspired Gianluigi Donnarumma and because they had three goals ruled out for offside. Bryan Mbeumo marked his return from the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) by firing home the opening goal (65th min) before Patrick Dorgu (76th min) sealed just a second win in eight games for United.