Man United troll angry Man City fans with a TikTok of their controversial equaliser in the derby

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Manchester United have taunted Manchester City fans by posting a TikTok of Marcus Rashford running alongside the ball in the build-up to Bruno Fernandes' controversial Manchester derby equaliser - with famous hit 'U Can't touch this' in the background.

United's TikTok account was quick to rub salt in the wound after their 2-1 victory at Old Trafford on Saturday against one of their biggest rivals, with Rashford also scoring the second for his side.

Fernandes' goal has created a rift among football fans, with the majority believing it should not have been awarded, with one City fan going as far as to edit footage of the goal to highlight the impact Rashford has on the visitors' defence.

The video features a nine-second clip of Rashford running near the ball but - as the backing track suggests to viewers - not laying a toe on it.

It is the fact that he did not make contact with the ball in the build-up to the goal that allowed it to stand - despite appearing to impact play and draw defenders out of position.

With a derby victory United have now moved within just a point of Pep Guardiola's side and many are suggesting that the Red Devils have announced themselves as contenders in the title race.

But United were clearly not satisfied with just the bragging rights in Manchester and have been quick to fan the flames amid the fallout of the goal.

Although he did not make any contact with the ball, Rashford drew the attention of both Manuel Akanji and Ederson, leaving both unaware of Fernandes' approach.

The referee's assistant, Darren Cann, had initially flagged Fernandes' strike for offside before a conversation with referee Stuart Attwell saw both officials agree that the England forward had made no impact.

Video assistant Michael Oliver was then consulted, and allowed the referees to stick with their on-field decision, sparking outrage from the visitors.

Following his role in the first goal, Rashford then latched onto the end of an Alejandro Garnacho cross inside the box to score United's second in four minutes.

It was his ninth successive goal at home in all competitions, and his 16th strike of the season, and Erik ten Hag will hope he can continue his fine form with leaders Arsenal next.

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