Years ago, Manchester City were feared as guests of their one-city neighbors Manchester United at Old Trafford, but in recent years they have turned the city blue again by beating United 3-0 in their own city with ease to confirm their dominance.

After 10 matches of the English Premier League season, Norwegian striker Erling Holland scored a brace and set up Phil Foden for the third goal as Spain coach Pep Guardiola’s side moved nine points clear of United in third place with 24 points.

The “Red Devils” could not finish the “Premier League” as Manchester United was crowned the last league champion in its last season (2012-2013) under the supervision of its great coach Sir Alex Ferguson. Rivalries are ahead of their neighbors City and this is likely to continue this season, with a big difference between the two teams.

City fans in the Old Trafford stands on Sunday mocked themselves with chants expressing their hope that United’s owners, the Glazer family, would be around for “another 10 years”.

Optimism was at its peak when the Glazer family decided to sell the club in November 2022 after taking ownership in 2005, but this optimism was misplaced. British billionaire Jim Radcliffe plans to take a minority stake after a year of negotiations.

Glazers United’s decline coincided with the rise of Manchester City as a dominant force in English football, thanks to the patronage of Emirati Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed.

But money is not the only reason for the disparity in the performance of the two clubs. United have outspent City in the transfer market in recent years, but wasted millions in the process. United’s Dutch coach Erik ten Haag left Brazilian strikers Anthony and Mason Mount on the bench on Sunday, despite his side’s struggles to score goals this season.

In contrast, City have an impressive behind-the-scenes operation to go along with their spectacular football on the pitch.

He is in his eighth season with Manchester City and he said after his seventh win if Guardiola decides not to stay in charge of the technical staff of Barcelona, ​​Spain and Germany’s Bayern Munich for long. City coach at Old Trafford: “I know what we’ve done. I didn’t expect it. I’ve said it many times, we’re in the same direction, the chairman, the sporting director, the technical director and the players. We go there and when we lose or things don’t go well, we don’t let anyone down. We don’t blame, we try to make things better and find solutions.

Finding solutions to his depression before things get completely out of control seems to be Den Haag’s priority.

The Dutch coach rose to fame in his first season with United; Because he ended his title drought 6 years after winning the League Cup by beating Newcastle 2-0 in the final and winning the Champions League to take him to third place.

But after spending more than €200 million on signing new players, United’s form has fallen dangerously low and currently sits eighth in the league as the team have lost five of their first 10 league matches, their worst start since 1986. 1987 season. They face the risk of not qualifying for the knockout round of the Champions League after losing their first two matches before securing a hard-fought 1-0 win over Denmark’s Copenhagen.

Former United captain Roy Keane, who works as a commentator for Sky Sports, said: “The United players are suffering from deficiencies in all aspects, technically and tactically. The road back for this team will be long.”