Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes admits the derbies against Manchester City have gone up a level this season.

United have to travel to City in April for the final clash between the two clubs this term.

Scholes told manutd.com: "That first one, the 4-3 at Old Trafford, was unbelievable. I think City only had three shots and scored three goals. Meanwhile, we had about 25 chances but only ended up winning the game in the last minute of injury time.

"That was an amazing game, and the Carling Cup semi-final wasn't too bad either. We all enjoyed that win a lot - when you're playing your local rivals it's always nice to win, but it was also the semi-final of the Carling Cup and there was a spot at Wembley up for grabs. As for the game in April, it's definitely going to be difficult, especially given we lost there in the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final, but we believe we're strong enough to go there and get all three points."