Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has stated that the Red Devils are still a bigger club than two-time reigning Premier League champions Manchester City ahead of the crunch derby this weekend.
The red side of Manchester is 20-time English champions but they have not won the title since 2012-13, as local neighbors Manchester City have taken center stage since the owners from the Middle East took charge of the club.
Ever since the blue side of Manchester has managed to win three Premier League titles and Pep Guardiola’s men are trying to catch league leaders Liverpool but at the same time, heap more misery this season on United struggles.
However, Solskjaer’s side is already 11 points behind their local rivals Manchester City has taken a big shot at the noisy neighbors by talking up United ahead of the crunch Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium this Saturday.
Solskjaer was a six-time Premier League winner with United when he joined the club back in 1996, following Manchester City’s relegation. And in a pre-match press conference, reporters asked the 46-year-old whether United remain a bigger club than City, Solskjaer’s reply was, “Yeah. At least we play every year now! It took many years before I played a Manchester derby myself.
But Solskjaer acknowledged that Manchester City have changed off late and they are a better time at the moment, “But it’s changed in a way. Of course, Man City are a better team now than when I was playing. I think football has changed quite a lot. I think it allowed a few more proper tackles – with every little angle, everything being scrutinized now, it’s more of a technical, tactical game than a physical and mental one. “
