It has been a gradual process, but there is no doubt that Pep Guardiola’s team are the leading force in the city and across England.
“Sometimes you have a noisy neighbor,” sir Alex Ferguson about him Manchester city. “You can’t do anything about it. There will always be noise. You just have to go on with your life, turn on the TV and turn up the volume.”
Ferguson uttered these immortal words in 2009 after Michael Owen’s stoppage-time winner secured a spectacular 4-3 victory for Manchester United in the derby at Old Trafford. But since then, no sound system has been able to drown out the noise from the house next door.
And it is no longer just noise. Over the past fourteen years, City have won far more trophies than United, made more astute signings and made far better moves off the pitch. As much as the Reds would like to deny it, City have overtaken their local rivals as the dominant force in Manchester and indeed English football.
GOAL analyzes the twelve moments that led to this extraordinary change of power…
Source: Goal