Manchester United legend Paul Scholes sees standards falling at his old club.
He wrote in the London Evening Standard: "I am worried that the mood among the United players seems a bit low key. Preparing for the game in Madrid this week, I watched re-runs of last season and Angel di Maria smiling broadly as he celebrated goal after goal with Cristiano Ronaldo. He doesn't seem to be in the same happy mood at United. It feels downbeat among the team. All this, and yet the third and fourth places - with respect to the likes of Southampton and West Ham - really are there for the taking.
"There have been many different interpretations of the derby game. I saw it this way. City should have had three penalties. David De Gea made some fantastic saves, Smalling got sent off, and United lost.
"It concerns me that expectation levels have slipped so far that many supporters I know felt relieved at snatching a late draw with Chelsea and losing narrowly to City."
