Manchester United produced a performance of spirit and endeavour to drag themselves back from 2-0 behind against Manchester City and deny their bitter rivals a rare opportunity to win the Premier League title there and then at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening.

Jose Mourinho's men looked set to play the role of clowns after 45 minutes but recovered to give their travelling fans a result to remember.

One man who wasn't present in the squad as United finally showed some backbone was Marouane Fellaini. The Belgian - valued at £10.8m by Transfermarkt - will see his contract run out at the end of the season and one journalist moved to say that his absence from the 18 means he is closer to the exit door at Old Trafford than ever before.

The former Everton midfielder has been a divisive figure since his arrival at Old Trafford in 2013 and we've taken a closer look at the reaction from some happy United fans...

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