Manchester is red as United win

And Chelsea run riot against Everton, ruining Ancelotti’s return to Stamford Bridge

MANCHESTER United completed their first home and away Premier League double over Manchester City since the Alex Ferguson era with a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford yesterday.

The win moves United up to fifth and leaves Pep Guardiola’s secondplaced City trailing leaders Liverpool by 25 points.

United’s opening goal was straight off the training ground with Bruno Fernandes surprising City’s defence with a sharply-taken chipped free-kick over the top to Anthony Martial whose volley sneaked under the arm of the diving Ederson.

City had a Sergio Aguero effort ruled out for offside after the break but without the injured Kevin de

Bruyne, the champions lacked their trademark midfield dominance.

United substitute Scott McTominay made sure of the points in stoppage time after a dreadful throw-out from Ederson straight to the Scotland midfielder who superbly drove the ball into the unguarded net from over 25 metres out.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United are now unbeaten in 10 games in all competitions. The last time United completed the league double over City was in the 2009/10 season.

Chelsea, meanwhile, closed the gap between third and fourth in the Premier League yesterday with a commanding 4-0 win against Everton as former Blues boss Carlo

Ancelotti made a losing return to Stamford Bridge.

The hosts, now managed by Frank Lampard, were 2-0 up before half-time after Mason Mount struck the first goal on 14 minutes and Spanish forward Pedro slotted in a second seven minutes later.

Everton coach Ancelotti, who managed Chelsea between 2009 and 2011, saw his old club dominate the second half as goals from Willian and Olivier Giroud completed the rout.

“It showed the team character and confidence,” Giroud said of the win. “It was good to get a goal.”

Mount could have got his name on the scoresheet in the seventh minute when he darted into the box to catch Willian’s cross but Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was equal to the 21-year-old’s blasted effort.

Pickford could do nothing about Mount’s next shot as he collected a pass on the left, turned and whipped the ball into the bottom corner. Everton were simply overwhelmed by Chelsea’s relentless attack and that showed when Pedro stormed through off Ross Barkley’s weighted assist to slot in the second goal.

Ancelotti had his head in his hands when Dominic CalvertLewin missed a chance to make the Italian’s return to Stamford Bridge a little less one-sided.

Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma lost the ball to Everton’s Brazilian playmaker Richarlison, who picked out a pass to Calvert-Lewin on the left, only to see his teammate stroke the final touch wide of the goal.

It was Everton’s biggest opportunity for a goal as Chelsea dominated and opened the floodgates in the second half.

Chelsea have not lost to Everton at their home ground for the past 25 league meetings.

Willian added a third goal to Chelsea’s tally on 51 minutes when the Brazilian tucked an unchallenged long range effort into the bottom corner.

French striker Giroud put the game to bed three minutes later when he fired in the fourth.