It’s an old cliché but the ‘old uns’ are the best ‘un’s’.

That said, the first part of the latter cliché cannot be applied to either Manchester club right now. The proof is in the pudding. They are looking like a pair of cats who’ve been given an unlimited supply of cream. The clichés really need to stop now, because it’s becoming a bit of a tangled web (ironically, its been rumoured that is Howard’s middle name).

Anyway, back to the point that is being got to slower than it takes Arsene Wenger to sign a centre half. The season is only three games old, the transfer window is yet to slam shut but already it looks as if the title will be staying in Manchester come next May.

It was the City variety that got the ball rolling (literally and figuratively) on Super Sunday. They were playing Spurs, whom United had comfortably beaten a week before. Everyone predicted an open game, with a few goals. No-one could have predicted what followed.

Edin Džeko, looking every bit the player they signed from Wolfsburg in January, scored four goals. Sergio Agüero scored the fifth. David Silva, for me the best player to watch in the Premier League at the moment, and new boy Samir Nasri pulled all the strings; while Yaya Touré loped around in his usual elegant fashion. 5-1 against a side who, lest we forget, were beating Inter Milan last season. Defensively, Vincent Kompany and company look solid, though if there is a weak link to be found in the Man City team you’d point and say it was in defence. Based on their attacking form, it won’t be much of a problem.

On to Old Trafford, and it was the other Manchester side against another from North London in the form of Arsenal. For United, it was a case of anything City can do, they can do better.  Their fans sang ‘we do what we want’ – and to be fair, they were right.

Danny Welbeck continued his good form, before David De Gea proved his critics wrong by saving Robin van Persie’s penalty. Ashley Young scored a bit of a screamer; then De Gea proved his fans wrong by letting Walcott’s shot through his legs. A pair of sensational Wayne Rooney free kicks followed. Nani scored with a delicate finish. Park Ji-Sung got in on the act and then Rooney grabbed his hat-trick from the penalty spot. RVP did score somewhere in between all of this before Young then scored a goal that was almost a carbon copy of his first.

Thankfully, for Arsenal fans, Wenger, and arguably United, who were no doubt feeling at least a little embarrassed for their opposition, the game ended there. 8-2. If it were a team from the lower leagues you’d still raise an eyebrow at scoreline. For it to be against rivals Arsenal is unbelievable. Had I not witnessed it, I’d think someone was playing a stupidly early April Fool’s joke, or was very high/drunk depending on your preferred vice.

Paul Merson was furious in the Sky Sports studio at the end of the game. As it is, he could probably do a job in their midfield. Or defence. Or attack. Anywhere really.

As for the title, Chelsea are still warming up and will be there or thereabouts, but as stated at the start, it’s hard to see past either Manchester side right now. Before the games, it was just hunch. After watching them play North London off the pitch; it appears a certainty. The red half of Manchester have the edge and the know-how and are rightly favourites, but City won’t be far behind. It may be a two horse race, yet the Grand National has 40 entrants and isn’t anywhere near as exciting.