Manchester United hero Paul Ince felt the players were intimidated at Manchester City on Sunday.

Ince has laid into United's stars who he claims showed no desire to fight back from conceding an early goal.

"United never looked like they were going to win the derby. In fact, they never even looked like they wanted to," he told Paddy Power.

"They looked scared of Man City, and that's not the way it should be. In Jose Mourinho style, they were set up as though they were terrified of conceding any goals, and didn't want to try and outscore them either.

"Once City got the first goal, they didn't make any attempt whatsoever to get back to the game. And, even when they tried, they just weren't good enough. We've been bigging up Anthony Martial for weeks – myself included – but ultimately, he didn't perform in that game, and they're the ones that really count.

"Even after the penalty, you'd expect a United side to come out fighting, but in fact they were terrified of City. At no stage in the game, did I watch it and think United could win it – how sad is that?"