“Guys, I understand that and I accept, so it's not a record that you should have in Manchester United,” he said. “There are a lot of things \[where\] you have no idea what happened during these months, but I accept that.
“But I'm not going to change. When I want to change my philosophy, I will change. If not, you'll have to change the men. And we will talk about that every game that we lose. So I play my way, and I'm going to play my way until I want to change.”
City were led by a clinical Erling Haaland, who struck twice, and a resurgent Phil Foden, who scored in his first start of the season.
United had their moments. Bryan Mbeumo forced a world-class save from City's new goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the second half. But United's inability to convert chances and their defensive frailties were glaring.