Anxious Van Gaal lets anger show after derby defeat

Man Utd boss Louis Van Gaal will be looking over his shoulder after taking just 13 points from 10 matches

Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal
(Image credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Manchester City 1 Manchester United 0. A dramatic Manchester derby ended in victory for the Sky Blues and their fourth consecutive win over their neighbours – a winning streak they last achieved in 1970.

Sergio Aguero's second-half strike separated the two rivals at the end of an incident-packed 90 minutes. Factor in Chris Smalling's red card six minutes from half-time, a serious shoulder injury to Marcos Rojo and an allegation of spitting and it was an afternoon to remember at the Etihad.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.