Man City on course to embarrass Utd even more with record 25-point lead over rivals

MANCHESTER CITY are well on course to embarrass United even more - currently holding a record 25-point lead over their rivals.

Pep Guardiola and Co still have three more games to extend their lead and could finish the season 34 points above Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's disillusioned squad.

Man Utd have lost seven of their last nine matches in all competitions, crashing out of the Champions League and losing ground in their race for the top four.

If those stats aren't tough enough to swallow for Red Devils fans, then a closer look at their decline this season will be.

Last season, United managed to finish the season just 19 points behind City - in a year they reached the 100-point mark for the first time in Premier League history.

Jose Mourinho led the Old Trafford side to a very strong 81-point tally in 2017-18 - but was sacked in December amidst a horror start to the season.

STILL A WAY TO GO

Solskjaer had United cruising back to the big-time while caretaker boss but has since embarked on a horror slide.

Sat on just 64 points, United look almost certain to slip back into the Europa League next season.

But the biggest embarrassment of all, on the back of their 2-0 derby defeat on Wednesday, comes in the gap between themselves and City.

After all, Guardiola's squad sit 25 points above United - their record tally ever, beating the 22-mark in their 2013-14 title-winning year.

However, the "noisy neighbours" have a way to go to break United's record over City.

On five occasions, Man Utd have sat 40 points or more above their rivals, including two 47 points leads - in 1993-94 and 2006-07.

Incredibly, twice in Premier League history, the two rivals have finished level pegging - including in 2011-12, when City won their first crown on goal difference.

For now, United have even more problems to contend with though, thanks to Paul Pogba...