Messiah one minute, Judas the next. The opinion of a football fan can drastically change in the blink of an eye. Manchester, renown for it’s fierce rivalry between that of City and United, is a war zone when the two tribes go the war - no Frankie Goes to Hollywood pun intended…honest.
Whenever the two sides meet in their regular Premier League fixture, the main focus of the weekend becomes that of the North West of England, with City and United fans ’strangely’ coming out the woodwork.
Peter Schmeichel, Andy Cole and the great Dennis Law are all part of an unique group that have had the privilege of playing football for both sides of Manchester.
Carlos Tevez, after a frustrating season at Old Trafford past year, will become the newest member of that unique clan who have all experienced the famous Manchester derby from both sides.
After rejecting a deal to turn his loan spell into a permanent move, City showed no hesitation in prizing the underrated Argentinean away from underneath Sir Alex Ferguson for a believed £25.5 million.
Although the 25 year olds exit from Old Trafford came as no surprise to many, it will no doubt come as a major loss to United, who didn’t use the attacking forward to his full potential during his two year spell with the Red Devils.
Tevez, might not have single handily won games like Ronaldo did, but his presence gave United that lift they needed to secure crucial points for the Premier League Champions.
Robinho’s capture last year was seen as a spectacular stand of what the Abu Dhabi United Group were capable of and as the season progressed they showed new era that is apporaching at the City of Manchester.
Fergie openly admits he regrets signing Gazza over a decade ago and many years down the line we could hear the same thing said about Tevez as United’s loss becomes City’s gain.
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