Manchester City ace Kevin de Bruyne insists they let Manchester United off the hook after thumping them 6-3 on Sunday.

De Bruyne felt United were flattered by the 6-3 scoreline in their derby defeat by Manchester City on Sunday.

"We set up quite good," said De Bruyne. "We found the spaces in the first half and played a really good game.

"I feel like whenever we've played away at United we have played really well, and when we've been at home they've won more than we did.

"They had found a way to win some games. But here we played better. Unfortunately at the end they scored two goals because I think 6-1 was fully deserved."