Manchester United take more points from 2016 than City!

A win for the Red Devils coupled with Liverpool's victory over Pep Guardiola's team meant United outperformed their rivals this last year.

With the sheer volume of negative publicity and crisis talk that surrounds Manchester United, one could be forgiven for thinking 2016 has been a total washout.

But the team now managed by Jose Mourinho in fact enjoyed a wholly respectable year in the Premier League - better, in fact, than their much-vaunted neighbours!

Overall in their 38 league matches in 2016 the Red Devils took a total of 72 points, winning 21 games, drawing nine and losing eight.

That record sees the club sit in third place overall for the calendar year, behind runaway leaders Chelsea and Liverpool, who leapfrogged United thanks to their win over Pep Guardiola's men.