After the catastrophic 2011 Manchester derby loss at Old Trafford, in which Manchester City dismantled Manchester United 6-1, Sir Alex Ferguson referred to two first team players by their first names.

The Old Trafford hero referred to that tragic October afternoon as his "worst day ever" as United manager during the season in which the 'noisy neighbours' won their first Premier League title in the modern era. One of the perpetrators was Jonny Evans, then 23 years old, who was sent off for bringing down Mario Balotelli as he was through on goal with the score 1-0 in favor of the visitors.

Sir Alex said after the game that Evans' departure had been a huge setback for his team on the day. ""The way Jonny Evans was sent off was a killer for us," he stated.

"We kept attacking with 10 men - it was wild football that ended up being a disgrace." We should have just said, 'We've had enough of this day.'

"Bringing a man down on the brink of the box, in my opinion, is inappropriate. We should let Balotelli go through and see how good he can be, even though Evans is still quite young.

In the aftermath of the dismissal, Ferguson listed two players who he expected to play more defensively, but their failure to do so resulted in a "poor day." As the renowned manager went on to say, "I expected them to defend more given the expertise we've got in Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra, but we just kept attacking."

The result was Sir Alex's most humiliating Premier League defeat, but the following season, in his final season as United manager, he guided the team to their 13th - and final - Premier League title. The Red Devils have won ten of the 26 derbies they've hosted since October 2011.