SIX OF THE BEST

MARIO Balotelli and Edin Dzeko scored twice as Manchester City made a huge title statement against their fierce rivals Manchester United with a crushing 6-1 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday.Balotelli, who had found himself subject of more headlines after a fire at his home, put City into the lead after 22 minutes with aclinical low shot from the edge of the area.United's problems increased considerably as Jonny Evans was sent off within two minutes of the restart for denying Balotelli a goalscoring opportunity by pulling back his arm when clean through.City doubled their lead on the hour when David Silva caught the home defence with a brilliant ball for James Milner inside the area and Baloteli arrived unmarked to turn in the former Aston Villa man's cross from close range.The visitors were in complete control and claimed a third after 69 minutes as Milner played Richards into space on the right and he duly squared for Aguero to slide home from six yards.Darren Fletcher pulled one back in the 81st minute before City unleashed a sensational blitz of three goals in the closing stages, Dzeko getting two of them and Silva the other.Roberto Mancini's men are now five points clear of United at the top of the Barclays Premier League.
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