There was little doubt that Jose Mourinho was going to flavour Manchester United's loss to their city rivals in a manner that best suited his narrative.
Thoroughly outplayed throughout, it was nonetheless curious that City's two goals came as a result of two poor defensive errors from United.
Conceding that City were a great side, he refused just yet to admit that the Premier League title may already be beyond 2nd placed United - in early December.
However, one incident that was always going to be to the forefront of Mourinho's agenda was the booking of Ander Herrera for a second-half dive in the City box.
Naturally, Mourinho saw it differently from referee Michael Oliver, and, while pledging his sadness for Oliver after such a high-profile mistake, it is fair to say that the Portuguese is in the minority over this one.
Having criticised City for their own tendencies toward simulation earlier this week, Sky's guest pundit and Manchester City fan, Noel Gallagher, lambasted the "hypocrisy of the man".
You can see Mourinho's tense, typical interview below.
