Gary Neville: Manchester City have set the standard after beating Manchester United 4-1
Vincent Kompany: Challenges Danny Welbeck in derby
City were magnificent as they totally
outplayed the reigning Premier league Champions at the Etihad Stadium.
Sergio Aguero scored twice, with Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri also getting
on the score sheet.
Wayne Rooney became the top scorer in Manchester derbies with 11 goals with his free kick in the 87th minute, but it was scant consolation for United.
The win takes City to second on the table are two points behind Arsenal, while United languish in eighth.
"I think generally the quality so far this season has been poor," said Gary Neville on Sky Sports.
"What we have seen today is a performance worthy of the Premier League and to be fair, I think Manchester City have set the standard for everybody else.
"I don't think you can even say that United were bad - they just got driven back by Toure, by Vincent Kompany. It was just a brilliant performance from City."
Jamie Carragher was also impressed with City's performance and was left stunned by the performance of their skipper Vincent Kompany.
"City have made a massive statement today," said Carragher. "We have been talking all season about the big teams at the top and what is expected of them. No one has really set down a marker and this is the first performance where everyone is going to take notice - they have totally destroyed the champions.
"We shall see at the end of the season how much this type of results matter but it is a massive statement to make this early.
"As a centre-back myself, watching that performance I was just in awe. Kompany gave a performance defensively and attackingly - he was involved in some of the goals. I don't think I have seen a centre-back perform like that. He was not playing against Mickey Mouse players - that was England's front two."
Kompany was certainly impressive, but Neville explains why he decided to give the man-of-the-match award to Yaya Toure.
"I went with Toure as man of the match because when the game was really tough in that first 30 minutes, he took the game away from United," added the Sky Sports pundit.
"I thought in the first half he was the best player on the pitch for me. Vincent Kompany grew and grew in the game - the more United got possession the better he got but Toure's performance in the first half was sensational."
Neville was also surprised that United manager David Moyes did not make any changes at half-time.
"I thought he would have done something at half-time to change the impetus of the game," added Neville.
"Maybe see Valencia go to right back and Nani go on the outside, or even Kagawa coming in off the front and changing either one of the front players or the wide left. It warranted a change."
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