Vincent Kompany believes that if Manchester City are able to pick up a valuable three points away to rivals Manchester United , then they can help 'rectify ' a disappointing season . Manuel Pellegrini 's side were given a torrid time by Crystal Palace on Monday night , as their Premier League title hopes were all but dashed and a place in the top two is all they have left to fight for . The City captain admits that the derby game is crucial and believes being the underdogs suits his side . Vincent Kompany ( left ) believes that a win against rivals Manchester United will help rectify their season . Manuel Pellegrini is under pressure after a disappointing season and could be replaced in the summer . He said : ' A derby is a derby . It does n't matter what place you are in the league , it 's a derby . If anything , it 's a good moment to go into a derby . I guess the momentum is a little bit with our neighbours at the moment , but it 's the perfect place for us to go and try to rectify what we 've had . ' With speculation surrounding their manager Pellegrini , it remains to be seen if he 'll still be in charge in the summer but Kompany says that a strong finish will be key for them next season . 'My only concern is we get back to our best form , ' he added . ' I think it 's our general form that we have to improve . I 've learnt from the past seasons as well that finishing a season strongly can have an impact on your next season as well . In some funny way , it was n't even a bad game [ against Palace ] . Glenn Murray terrorised the Manchester City defence and opened the scoring despite being offside . Kompany and his team-mates talk to referee Michael Oliver after the clearly offside goal was awarded . 'We are demanding with ourselves because we have to win , but you guys saw it . Did they have a shot on goal except for set-pieces ? They are definitely a solid team . They are definitely a team who knows how to defend . 'They had a game plan so credit to them but , for us , it was n't a bad game in comparison with other games that we might have lost . It has a bit of a different feel to it maybe than the result at Burnley . But a team like us needs results . '
Vincent Kompany says beating Manchester United can 'rectify ' the season . Manchester City were beaten 2-1 away to in-form Crystal Palace . Kompany reckons that being underdogs suits his side at Old Trafford . READ : Sportsmail identifies five problems that need sorting at the Etihad . CLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester City news .