MANCHESTER, England -- It has always irritated Manchester City and their supporters to be overshadowed by Manchester United and events at Old Trafford, where the two sides drew 0-0 on Saturday. Good, bad or indifferent, United's historical might and global popularity has tended to claim the headlines, even when City have been breaking records and winning trophies under Pep Guardiola.
City's successes in recent years have tended to be viewed through the lens of comparison to great United teams under Sir Alex Ferguson, rather than taken in isolation and credited as the outstanding achievements they have been.