The Manchester derby: how the teams compare In a special four-part series on the tussle for Premier League supremacy between the two Manchester giants, Daniel Taylor compares the Manchester United and Manchester City squads in four key areas: goalkeeping, defence, midfield and attack
Manchester's embarrassment of striking riches but City have the edge Daniel Taylor Daniel Taylor: Manchester City have marginally edged Manchester United this season as the most attacking side in the country
The Manchester derby – how United and City compare: midfield Daniel Taylor: Manchester City's David Silva is the midfielder most likely to create danger in the derby with Manchester United
The Manchester derby – how United and City compare: defence Daniel Taylor Daniel Taylor: Sir Alex Ferguson and Roberto Mancini take radically different approaches to stopping goals – and it shows in the figures
Hart is a safer pair of hands but De Gea has ditched his dodgy keeper tag Daniel Taylor Daniel Taylor: In the first of a four-part series ahead of the Manchester derby, we take a look at United and City's men between the sticks