Sir Alex: derby defeat our worst ever day

Sir Alex Ferguson was left reeling a shock 6-1 defeat to Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday evening, and shocked reporters by claiming the defeat was "my worst ever day".

It was United's heaviest derby defeat since 1926, and leaves them five points off of their city rivals already.

Fergie said: "It was our worst ever day. It's the worst result in my history, ever. Even as a player I don't think I ever lost 6-1. That's a challenge for me too.

"I can't believe the scoreline. The first goal was a blow for sure but it was retrievable at 1-0.

"The sending off was a killer for us. We kept attacking when we went 4-1 down and we should have just said, 'We've had our day'."