There’s been a bit of a power shift in Manchester, with the Citizens looking ready to take on Europe and United literally not capable of beating the Danish champions with the weirdest name in football.
It’s certainly a bleak time to be a United fan, as it has been since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, but it should improve soon. Whatever happens though, it’s going to take a massive change of fortunes for United not to be the biggest side in Manchester.
The Citizens may have the better of the past few years but United are the better since in the last century and our landlord can’t see that changing anytime soon. He got fed up with the City fans in the bar mocking their United counterparts, so he stepped in and put them in their place.
According to him, United are the bigger side and will continue to be so for a long, long time- and he’s even detailed five reasons why that is the case, as you can read here.
Hit the image below to see FIVE reasons why United are bigger than City!
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History
Manchester United’s history is comfortably more successful than those across the City, with United having won a wealth of honours domestically and in Europe, with the latter being City’s downfall in whats been a tremendous few years.
With twenty league titles, the most of any club in England, the second-most FA Cups behind Arsenal and a collection of other honours, United have a massive advantage over City and their history speaks for itself.
Ask any City fan, they can’t deny this is God’s honest truth.
Financial stability
Manchester City may boast an owner that’s a billionaire, with money to spend here, there and everywhere, but if UEFA clamp down on their Financial Fair Play regulations the Citizens may find things difficult. Even if they don’t, United’s model is more lucrative.
United don’t have a billionaire Arab owner but they do have money to spend, whilst their turnover from ticket sales, replica kits and everything else is second to none. Even in the troubles that they’ve had in recent years, with account balances taking a hit, United still have more than enough money to spend on star players.
It means that even in times of darkness like now, United are still strong for the long-term.
Sir Alex Ferguson
When comparing two clubs, it’s perhaps strange to identify just one person but when that person spent twenty years in charge at Old Trafford and became the most successful manager in English football history, you simply can’t look past it.
Ferguson made United into the club they are today and the Scotsman has more honours to his name than Manchester City over the course of history boast. Ferguson battled the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea in their prime, whilst he also went toe-to-toe with Manchester City when they emerged as a power.
On top of that, he also defeated the best sides in Europe and is the only manager to win the real treble- the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
Consistency
United have dipped in recent years, there’s no doubt about that, but they’re always there or there a-bouts. They sit fifth in the Premier League currently, above the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea, which shows they can challenge when they’re not at their best.
It’s a symbol of what Manchester United have been for the past few decades. Sure, they may not win something every year but they will always compete- but you can’t say the same about Manchester City, who have only recently emerged as a genuine player in the English game.
City have also been relegated and it wasn’t as long ago as you may believe- and United have never experienced that.
Global appeal
Manchester United fans are like ants, wherever you go in the world you fill find some. America, Asia, Africa, Europe, everyone knows Manchester United- even people that aren’t football fans recognise the name and the brand.
Manchester City dream of a similar stature and they’re working hard to get exactly that with ties to the United Arab Emirates, Australia and the United States. However, there’s still a long way to go and they may never be able to boast the same appeal.
The majority of fans across the world would associate ‘United’ with Manchester more than ‘City’, which says a lot for the whole debate.
