Michael Carrick and his staff had the right attacking ideas on Saturday — and it was the players' execution that brought it to life

Sky Sports Premier League has been trying out a new gimmick called In The Box. Superfans of the teams in TV action are locked in a room for the duration of the match and are only told the score at full time by Dave Jones.

Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-0 in the Manchester derby on Saturday as Michael Carrick got off to a dream start as United's interim manager.

On days like this, when the empire strikes back, everything inside Old Trafford feels different. An air of defiance takes hold of Manchester United, players and supporters alike, and the effect — on the pitch, in the stands — can be overpowering.

Sky Sports requested a pre-match interview with Michael Carrick that would have involved Roy Keane, but Manchester United officials reportedly intervened

Carrick set up United to play direct with long balls forward and huge switches of play causing havoc for City. It worked a treat as Mbeumo, Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes and Patrick Dorgu were exceptional and City’s makeshift defense never looked comfortable as Pep Guardiola’s team played in to Carrick’s hands.

Michael Carrick got off to a flying start as Manchester United coach with a 2-0 win against Manchester City in the Premier League.

Manchester United confirmed over the weekend that Sam Mather had finally completed his long-awaited move to Kayserispor.Back in the summer, the midfielder had been on the verge of joining the Turkish

Manchester United find their breakthrough as Bryan Mbeumo finally gets the better of Gianluigi Donnarumma to give his side a 1-0 lead over Manchester City at Old Trafford. Gianluigi Donnarumma: 8 - Made plenty of fine saves to deny United but just couldn't keep doing it. Given very little protection and made another fine save to deny Amad late on.