Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Manchester derby between City and United. We'll bring you all the action as it happens from the Etihad Stadium. Kick off is at 4.30pm.

Man City have started this second half with renewed intensity and tempo. United had brought them down towards the end of the first half, but Guardiola has clearly had something to say.

Mourinho has sent Sanchez, Lukaku and Mata to go warm up down the touchline. United need something different, particularly in the centre of the pitch. They are being overrun.

So is there any way back for Man Utd from here? Remember, they were 2-0 down to Man City last season, but this feels different. The Premier League champions are well on top.

A fantastic goal from Aguero, but the defensive play from United left much to be desired. De Gea, Lingard and Lindelof all contributed to that goal from the Argentinean. Very poor.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Manchester City 2 (48 mins - Sergio Aguero) Manchester United 0. A two-goal lead for the Premier League champions! De Gea's kick out was poor, Aguero played a one-two with Mahrez on the edge of the box and from a tight angle he smashes a finish through the United keeper!

No changes made by either manager at the interval. Delph was sent to warm up by Guardiola, but Mendy remains on the pitch. Mourinho resisted throwing Mata on.

The second half is under way! Manchester City have a 1-0 lead over Manchester United in the derby.

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HALF TIME: Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United. Silva's goal is the difference between the two teams after 45 minutes. City deserve their lead, but it has been a strange game so far.

Side netting! Bernardo drives forward and threads a pass through to Silva, but his shot from a tight angle only finds the side netting. De Gea wasn't worried about that effort.

Handball shouts! The Man City supporters believe that they should have had a penalty, with two shouts of 'HANDBALL' in quick succession. But neither were handball, replays show.

Shaw is the first Man Utd player to enter the book, felling Mahrez on the right side of the City attack.

United look relatively dangerous whenever they come forward on the counter attack. They have players committed forward, but the final pass has been missing from their play.

City look most dangerous when the likes of Bernardo, Silva and Sterling run at the United defenders. Besides that, the away side look quite comfortable sitting back and absorbing.

Martial opportunity! Rashford's run splits Laporte and Stones, he cuts the pass back to Martial, who just for a moment looked to have space for the shot. But his effort is charged down.

Rashford has a point there. Man Utd had a chance to get forward on the break, but Rashford was left isolated when Lingard and Martial were making their way into the box for a cross.

This has become a strange game since the opening goal. City have the lead, but United are succeeding in forcing the hosts to slow down the pace of the contest. Quite slow, now.