Wayne Rooney has said Manchester United lacked threat in the final third following a ‘toothless’ derby defeat to Manchester City.Michael Carrick’s side suffered a setback after losing 1-0 to the Cityzens at Old Trafford. United started brightly in the contest, and momentum appeared with the Red Devils when Phil Foden was sent off on 23 minutes, following a kick at Bruno Fernandes.However, City clawed their way back into the game despite playing with a man less, and took the lead on 60 minutes through Erling Haaland. VAR overturned the decision to disallow the goal for offside in a contentious decision that Rooney insisted was wrong.United could not find a route back into the game and now have just four points from their opening four games. Speaking to BBC Sport, Rooney said he feels United lack attacking options to change a game.“I thought Manchester United were the better team and dominated City up until half-time, but they gave away too many free-kicks and allowed the game to be slowed down which suited City perfectly. Once City got their goal they managed the game brilliantly and United just couldn’t find enough quality, especially in the final third.“Haaland’s goal should not have stood, it was offside, but as soon as City went ahead they used all their nous and game management to frustrate United. They restricted them to pretty much one chance and didn’t look in any danger at all.“United are already eight points behind City and Michael Carrick will be disappointed how they’ve started no doubt about that. There have been some good moments but one win from four league matches tells its own story.“When the transfer window closed I felt United still needed better players, to not only to provide competition for places and cover across all competitions, but to come on in games and provide that extra quality and change games. You were just waiting for someone to be brought on and make an impact today, but you looked at the bench and there weren’t many attacking threats to call on. It was all a bit toothless.”Read – Arteta responds to ‘surprising’ Ian Wright and Gabriel Jesus claimsSee Also – Arteta backs Odegaard to keep deciding games for ArsenalFollow the Football Faithful on Social Media:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTokThe post Rooney says ‘toothless’ Man United lack options after derby defeat appeared first on The Football Faithful.