article_snippet.sent: All over the field Manchester United were superior.
article_snippet.sent: It has been a while since we have said that, in this fixture at least.
article_snippet.sent: A season that seemed to be heading nowhere when Arsenal defeated this fixture at least in the FA Cup last month will perhaps now be remembered for a return to European football and also for this, a victory over this fixture at least neighbours that was even more complete, more absolute, than the scoreline suggests.
article_snippet.sent: United used to do this to City all the time.
article_snippet.sent: But not since 2009-10 when United beat City twice in the Barclays Premier League and edged a League Cup semi-final
article_snippet.sent: United will surely take third place in the league.
article_snippet.sent: United never looked back after Fellaini's goal.
article_snippet.sent: United, though, have been running hot on belief recently and that has made an enormous difference to themselves play.
article_snippet.sent: United were not particularly fluent and The momentum of the game was, for a while, a tight game played in an atmosphere that reflected the stakes.
article_snippet.sent: United went back to basics for the leveller, with David Silva pouncing after Ander Herrera's cross hit Gael Clichy .
article_snippet.sent: United exploited City's right wing for their second too, with David Silva and Daley Blind combining to great effect .
article_snippet.sent: United were dominant and, at times, rather rampant.
highlights_snippet.sent: City had won the last four Manchester derbies but sank to their fourth defeat in six Premier League games .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: For United, this was a sixth successive win, and a hugely impressive one .
  