Manchester derby refers to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United, first contested in 1881.
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14 Facts About Manchester derby
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Manchester derby City went on to do the double over United with a third consecutive win at Old Trafford on 25 March 2014, and won the Premier League for the second time in three seasons.
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However, their Manchester derby games continued to be competitive and mostly unpredictable.
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The largest attendance for a Manchester derby was 78,000 on 20 September 1947, a time when both clubs were playing at Maine Road, as Old Trafford was being repaired following bomb damage sustained in the Second World War.
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Large number of non-competitive Manchester derby derbies have taken place, including the first match between the two sides' precursors, Newton Heath and St Mark's, in November 1881.
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Matches between non-first-team sides representing the Manchester derby clubs have an element of rivalry, with occasions when the reserve teams meet sometimes referred to as "mini-derbies".
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Second FA Cup Manchester derby was a far more prestigious occasion – a semi-final at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane in 1926.
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Manchester derby United were in the Second Division, having been relegated the previous season.
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Immediately after the Second World War, Busby became Manchester derby United manager, completely transforming the club in a 24-year tenure.
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Manchester derby became City manager in 1996, but resigned after only 32 days, becoming the shortest serving manager in the club's history.
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Manchester derby oversaw United's first national trophy wins, gaining two league titles and one FA Cup.
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Manchester derby signed Billy Meredith for United from City in 1906, and did the same again in 1921, but in the opposite direction.
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Northern Ireland international Lynda Shepherd and England international Izzy Christiansen are two such examples of Manchester derby United academy products that departed when United did not have a women's team and subsequently played professionally for Manchester derby City.
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In preparation for their first WSL campaign, Manchester derby United signed two former-City players with no previous affiliation to United: Abbie McManus joined directly from City while Jane Ross joined from West Ham United where she had spent the previous season following her departure from City.
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