Manchester United defender Jonny Evans believes they must close the chapter on their derby day misery.

The Red Devils were battered at home by Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday.

United lost by a 3-0 margin, which did flatter the home side, as City had numerous other chances to put the ball in the back of the net.

“It's never easy," veteran defender Evans told MUTV about the derby defeat.

“Everyone's disappointed. You wish you could turn back the clock, but you know we've got to move on now."

He added: “At this club that's what it's all about, you've got to [move on]. We'll be preparing for the next game now and making sure preparations are ready.

“I think we've been disrupted with a lot of injuries this season in terms of key personnel. Probably a lot of our starting players would be, you know, they're missing. I think the manager's found out difficulties having to sort of work on team, on tactics and having to change the personnel quite a lot with only two days in between games.

“So that's been difficult, hopefully we can get more players back and get a real sort of opportunity to create freshness within the playing squad."