Wayne Rooney's 100th club goal was enough for Manchester United to confirm local supremacy with a 1-0 win over City at Eastlands - but Cristiano Ronaldo did not help much with a needless red card.
Ronaldo's temper has been threatening to boil over for some time now but his decision to push his hands towards Rooney's corner midway through the second half seemed bizarre.
Already booked, referee Howard Webb duly produced a second yellow card, condemning United to a nervy finish in which Patrice Evra cleared off the line from Richard Dunne although Joe Hart also denied Rooney seconds later.
It meant Rooney's first goal for a month turned out to be the matchwinner, allowing United to record the third away win of the season in the league and kept City in their place, for now at least.
This is a different derby now, with City's vast wealth making this a fixture which is sure to be even more keenly fought in the future than it has been in the recent past, with British record signing Robinho the symbol of the new cash-rich Blues.
Not that the Brazilian was involved to any great extent during the opening period.
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