A City divided: United's new rivals are on the doorstep

14 August 2009 10:18
At Waterstone's bookshop on Manchester's Deansgate, it would appear that little has changed when it comes to traditional notions of football supremacy.[LNB]Manchester United books occupy two shelves. Manchester City have just one. Slowly, though, attitudes are shifting just a little.[LNB]Outside, high up above the street, is one of City's much discussed billboard ads.[LNB] 'Welcome to Manchester,' it proclaims beneath an image of Carlos Tevez, the player who moved from Old Trafford to Eastlands this summer.[LNB] Suits two, sir: Best and Summerbee were Manchester rivals who owned a fashion shop together[LNB]United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has already expressed his displeasure at City's brilliant impertinence and so, too - in their own way - have his club's fans. The poster is now dotted with red paint.[LNB] [LNB] [LNB]Rivalry between City and United is not new, of course. But, as City have thrown Arab money at their squad, there has been a new edge.[LNB] Tevez has united Manchester City's dressing room, claims pal ZabaletaPICTURE SPECIAL: Lend us a tenner, Anderson? Manchester United ace leaves bank... with £1,000 in cashMANCHESTER CITY FC

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