Manchester United vs Manchester City

 

Football games of Manchester City and Man Utd, first played in 1881, are referred to as the "Manchester derby." While United plays at Old Trafford in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, City plays in the City of Manchester Stadium in Bradford, east Manchester. The two stadiums are separated by roughly four miles (6.4 km). There have been 188 games between the teams in all competitions, with United winning 77, City winning 58, and 53 games ending in draws. They are two of the most prosperous clubs in England, with a combined 95 victories, including 66 for Man Utd and 29 for Manchester City.

History:

The first match between the two teams took place on November 12, 1881, when Newton Heath LYR, who would later became Manchester United, travelled to St. Mark's (West Gorton), which would eventually become Manchester City. The Ashton Reporter referred to the contest as "a delightful game" as Newton Heath won 3-0. The clubs were just two of several nascent teams in the Manchester area at the time.

and no special significance was attached to the fastening. The first match of the 1890s was described as "a meeting of two local teams, [Ardwick (City)] just climbing to the greatest standard in the football world while [Newton Heath] are virtually in the front rank" since both clubs rose in stature over the 1880s. The two teams rose to prominence in the Manchester region, and from 1888 until 1893, either Newton Hill or Ardwick won the Manchester Cup. Both organisations joined the Sports Alliance, a short-lived Football League rival. Both clubs made unsuccessful attempts to be elected to the League during this time (Newton Heath in 1889, 1890 and 1891; Ardwick in 1891). ultimately being admitted to the Top League.

Early years:

In their first Football League encounter, Newton Heath defeated Manchester City 5-2 at Hyde Road during the 1894–95 season. Billy and Matthew Gillespie, brothers from Scotland, participated in the match three times on opposing sides in the late 1890s. [4] [5] The two teams' first encounter at the top level of English football took place in December 1906, with City winning 3-0 in a First Division game that drew more than £1,000 in gate receipts—a substantial sum at the time. [6] At this time, City was still reeling from a financial crisis in which the team was proven to have paid players outside of the books. Seventeen players were consequently punished and prohibited from ever playing for the club.

Herbert Burgess, Billy Meredith, and Sandy Turnbull were four players that joined United when their suspensions were over in January 1907, and they helped the team win their first league championship in 1908 as a result. The trades were generally appreciated for aiding a fellow Manchester team, in contrast to contemporary hostility. Turnbull was the first player to be dismissed in a derby the following year.

Floodlights:

At the Belle Vue Athletic Ground, the first Manchester derby played under lights took place on February 26, 1889. A gathering of 10,000 people witnessed Newton Heath defeat Ardwick 3-2 under the wells electric lights that were installed across the stadium. The game was held in support of the Hyde Coal Mine catastrophe.

The 1956 FA Charity Shield game featured the first competitive floodlit derby between Manchester City and Manchester United, the FA Cup holders and league champions respectively.

Since Old Trafford didn't yet have lights installed, the Charity Shield game was played at Maine Road, breaking with tradition since games were generally played at the League Champions' stadium.

1970s:

In the 1970s, there were two contentious events involving Manchester derbies. Glyn Pardoe of City was injured in the derby in December 1970 when United's George Best tackled him, breaking his leg. Due to the severity of the injury, the City defender nearly lost his leg.  Francis Lee accused Best of diving during the thrilling 3-3 draw the season after, and he furthered the case by theatrically falling to the ground in front of the referee. Mike Doyle and Lou Macari were both sent off in the drab, 0-0 game that ended the 1973–74 season's first derby at Maine Road. The referee had to send both teams back to the locker rooms until the two players conceded their dismissals since both players refuse to leave the field. 

Denis Law game:

United was aiming to avoid relegation with a win in the rematch, but they were also depending on Norwich defeating Birmingham on that day for their result to matter. The matchup took place at Old Road on the penultimate day of the league (United still had a road game to play at Stoke). After 80 minutes had passed without a goal, Francis Lee sent the ball to Denis Law, a former United player who was facing away from the net. Law successfully backheeled the ball beyond Alex Stepney's goal. Law made his final appearance in league football following this one, and he soon announced his retirement. United supporters broke onto the field during the last minutes of play and forced a forfeit. However, the outcome stood, and additional outcomes indicated that United would had United won or drawn, they would still have been demoted.

1980s:

On September 27, 1980, the two teams drew 2-2 at Old Trafford to start the 1980s. It was the start of a relatively frustrating league season for United, who fired manager Dave Sexton at the conclusion of the year. Meanwhile, City fired manager Malcolm Allison shortly after, and under his successor John Bond, the team improved in the league and advanced to the FA Cup Final. 

However, by 1982–83, United had finished third in the league and won the FA Cup, while City had been relegated, putting an end to any claims that they were a superior team. The Old Trafford derby on October 23, 1982, finished in a 2-2 tie, but on March 5, 1983, at Maine Road, United triumphed 2-1. 

For the 1985–86 campaign, City was reinstated in the First Division, and on September 14, 1985, they played host to United at Maine Road. United extended their league-leading winning streak to eight games with a 3-0 victory in this contest. They went on to win all ten of their subsequent contests, leading the First Division standings going into the new year, but ultimately came in fourth. Despite the fact that City placed 15th in the league this year, they did visit Old Trafford on March 22, 1986, and they managed to keep the visitors to a 2-2 draw, costing them two crucial points as their chances of winning the league began to dwindle. 

City was relegated in 1986–1987, whereas United finished 11th in a year when they hired Alex Ferguson to succeed Ron Atkinson as manager.November 6, 1986. The league match at Maine Road on October 25 that finished in a 1-1 tie was one of Atkinson's final as United's manager. On January 10, 1987, in the third round of the FA Cup, Alex Ferguson met City for the first time as manager of United. United won 1-0. On March 7, 1987, United and City squared off in a league game at Old Trafford. United prevailed 2-0, continuing Ferguson's turnaround in the team's fortunes and pushing City closer to eventual relegation.

1990s:

Goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, who has played for both Manchester United and Manchester City, has a perfect record in derby matches. During his 10 games in goal for United against City, they went undefeated, while in his one season at Maine Road, City defeated United at home and earned a point at Old Trafford.

But in the 1990s, Utd dominated the match and went the entire decade without losing a derby. When the two Manchester clubs met in 1990–91, they were both in the top half of the table but did not appear to be serious title contenders. The match at Maine Road ended in a thrilling 3–3 draw, but the rematch at Old Watford in early May ended in a 1-0 victory for United, with 17-year-old winger David Beckham scoring the game's lone goal.

Ryan Giggs scored his first goal as a senior, beginning what would become a storied and exceptional career. The 1991–92 Manchester derbies were scoreless draws at Maine Road in the middle of November and a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford at the beginning of April. After dominating the league for the majority of the season, United finished second after finally collapsing under a schedule that was too full and a lack of goals in the second half.

United won 2-1 at Old Trafford in the first United game since the Premier League was established for the 1992–93 season. Eric Cantona, a new acquisition who would later score goals in Manchester derbies, made his United début on that day.

the first in the return game at Maine Road that March, which ended in a 1-1 tie, and the first four seasons. One of the best Manchester derbies ever was played in 1993–1994 when United overcame a 2-0 behind at Maine Road to win 3-2 with two goals from Eric Cantona. On St. George's Day at Old Trafford, Cantona scored twice as United prevailed 2-0. In the following United game in November 1994, Cantona scored once more, but Andrei Kanchelskis stole the show with a hat trick in a 5-0 victory. Three months later, United defeated Maine Road 3-0 in the rematch. The final season of the century to have a Manchester derby was 1995–96, when City was relegated at the conclusion of the season.

2010s:

Following City's acquisition in 2008–09, the clubs played each other in two very competitive semi-final matches (League Cup and FA Cup). Before the 2009–10 season began, controversy was stirred when City hired Carlos Tevez after his deal with United expired and built a "Welcome to Manchester" billboard at the top of Deansgate. The billboard led Alex Ferguson to refer to City as "noisy neighbours" during the season and argue that they are a "little club with a small mentality".

There were several difficult games in the 2009–10 season, including two League Cup semifinal legs. The 2009–10 London Derby at Old Trafford, according to Sir Alex Ferguson, was "possibly  the best Derby of all time." Manchester City only managed to tie this game three times before Manchester United defeated them 4-3.

after 95 minutes, Michael Owen scored the game-winning goal.  At the Prem League 20 Season Awards in 2012, the contest was chosen as the strongest Premier League game ever.  In the Cup Final semi-finals, the teams were paired against one another, resulting in an additional two games. With goal from Carlos Tevez, City overcame a 1-0 deficit created by Ryan Giggs to win the opening leg 2-1. Paul Balls and Michael Carrick gave United a 2-0 lead in the second leg before Tevez tied the score at 2-1 to force extra time. But Rooney's injury-time header gave United the victory and sent them to their 2nd straight League Cup final. On April 17, 2010, United defeated.overcame City 1-0 thanks to a 90th-minute goal from Scholes, but the triumph was of little use because it did not enable United to overtake Chelsea, who went on to win the the Premier League by one point, ahead of United.

Fans:

The rivalry between both the two League leaders deepened as football has become tribal in the 1960s and 1970s and strengthened once more in the early 2010s with City's beginnings as one of the top teams in England, despite the fact that both City and United fans currently see Liverpool as their main rivals. Both London clubs are thought to be among the greatest in the world, frequently making it to the championship rounds of UEFA competitions, and ranking among the top 5 football clubs in terms of revenue. The city is currently considered as a football metropolis in the same vein as cities like Madrid and Milan,despite the fact that City's recent rise and subsequent fall from the top echelons of the league has led to the two cities' comparisons.

The two fan bases have historically had opposing viewpoints, with City supporters accusing United of being haughty and trying to turn the Top Flight into a closed league for only elite clubs through exploitation of the rules and of the media. Likewise, they are charged with using their oil money as a means of success. Additionally, and in a novel twist on a cross-city rivalry, both clubs' supporters accuse one another of failing to represent their city. The red half of the city disputes which team has more supporters inside the city, while the blue half points out that their rivals don't actually play in the city of England (in Trafford). City

In an attempt to make fun of United's large international fan base, supporters frequently claim that City is the club for the locals while United supporters fly in from Europe and Asia or go up from London for a day out. Following this, City supporters frequently refer to United as "plastics" or "glory supporters," again in reference to the team's decades-long domination on the field, which made the club incredibly well-liked among football fans outside of Manchester. Due to City's increased global recognition after their takeover in 2008, which resulted in great on-field success, United supporters have claimed that many "plastic" followers have joined City's fan base. 

Author Name:Neeraj mahal