Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his team planned to make Cristiano Ronaldo suffer in the Manchester derby.
City dominated the Red Devils in the game on Saturday, despite it taking place at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo and United were unable to gain any traction in the game, as manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 3-5-2 formation failed to pay any dividends.
City ran away 2-0 winners, and spurned several good opportunities to add to their tally.
Asked about the tactical battle between the two coaches, Guardiola told reporters: "Let me be gentle. I can never analyse or judge the opponents and what they have done.
"The games have been quite similar in previous seasons when they beat us.
"They wait behind and ambush us on counter attack – they did not control those games.
"They waited, maybe because they respect us, which is a big compliment for us.
"But we did a good game. Rodri was excellent as were [Ilkay] Gundogan and Bernardo [Silva], and we wanted the ball.
"That's the only way to control the transitions. I know how big talented players like Cristiano are, they suffer when they don't have the ball. We wanted that."
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