Ranked! The highest-scoring Premier League Manchester derbies

The scoreboard reads 6-3 as Manchester City beat Manchester United 6-3 in the Premier League on 2 October, 2022 at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, United Kingdom
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Manchester City put Manchester United to the sword on Sunday, winning the first Manchester derby of the season 6-3 at the Etihad Stadium.

Where does this result rank on the list of highest-scoring Manchester derbies in the Premier League, though?

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Tom Hancock

Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...