Premier League: Manchester United stuns Manchester City

Manchester United's latest reboot is off to a flying start. In Michael Carrick's first game as coach, United pulled off a stunning 2-0 win against Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday and lifted the gloom hanging over Old Trafford. "It's a great start," Carrick said.

Goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu sealed victory in the 198th Manchester derby. "It was a very special day but I'm not getting carried away," said Carrick, four days after his appointment.

"It needs to be a regular feeling, that level of performance needs to be consistently what we're getting." The former United midfielder is contracted only to the end of the season and has 17 games to convince the club hierarchy to give him the job permanently after Ruben Amorim became the sixth permanent manager to be dismissed since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

He could not have made a better first impression as United dominated all-conquering City. Manager Pep Guardiola acknowledged it. "The better team won," Guardiola said.

"When a team is better you have to accept it. They had an energy we didn't have. Congratulations." League leader Arsenal could not take full advantage of defeat for second-place City, drawing 0-0 at Nottingham Forest.

United was fifth in the standings, one point behind defending champion Liverpool, which extended its winless run to four games after drawing with relegation-fighting Burnley 1-1 at Anfield.