Lack of spark leaves Moyes' boys playing for their futures

Patrice Evra does not have fond memories of his first Manchester derby. “Before the game I was sick,” recalled Evra minutes before Manchester United’s 4-1 battering at the hands of cross-town rivals City. “I remember there was a corner kick. I was on the post thinking ‘what are you doing here? You should have stayed in Monaco nice and relaxed!”

At around 6pm last Sunday, David Moyes could be forgiven for thinking something similar. A second consecutive defeat away to a major rival, a 4-1 pummelling by the noisy neighbours, the biggest beating at City in nearly a quarter of a century. Moyes held his head in his hands. What am I doing here?

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