MANCHESTER, England — A climate of crisis hangs over the first Manchester derby of the season. Four-time defending Premier League champion Manchester City is in freefall. Meanwhile, the great reset at Manchester United under British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has hit new lows on the field and major disruption off it.

It would have seemed inconceivable at the start of the Premier League season that by the time the Manchester derby rolled around it would be Pep Guardiola's City enduring a crisis so serious it has distracted attention from United's malaise.

Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, has claimed that Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has “no answers” for the “massive crisis” they find themselves in. City are staring at shock elimination from the Champions League following a 2-0 defeat to Juventus on Wednesday night.