City show there is more to their advantage than pure maths

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United vs Manchester City - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - December 10, 2017 Manchester City's Fabian Delph, Eliaquim Mangala, Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne attempt to block a free kick REUTERS/Darren Staples

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City now have an 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League, after a record 14th straight win in a single season, but Sunday's derby showed the numbers cannot do full justice to the superiority of Pep Guardiola's side.

The precision of their passing was perhaps not at its optimum at a freezing, snowy Old Trafford but City came to the home of their biggest rivals -- in the title race and in terms of local pride -- and did it the Guardiola way.