An honest Bruno Fernandes candidly dissected the Manchester United problems that led to Manchester City scoring the first goal during Sunday's derby at the Etihad.

Fernandes was criticised in some quarters for allowing Phil Foden to run off him and head home the opener for City.

Erling Haaland's second half brace secured an ultimately comfortable victory for Pep Guardiola's side and leaves United with four points from four games heading into the clash with Chelsea .

And Fernandes, who was again deployed in a deeper midfield role rather than in an advanced No.10 position, spoke honestly after the game, admitting the result was not good enough while also explaining the United tactical approach and what went wrong for City's opener.

"I was trying to press Rodri because the aim for the

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