Manchester derby is the name given to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United. As with any major football rivalry, gloating and banter between the two sets of fans is commonplace. The fixture – in the eyes of managers, players and media – has spiked in recent years due to the resurgence of Manchester City.
Despite the derby atmosphere which is often portrayed in the modern Manchester derby, both clubs were frequently just called Manchester (particularly in football commentary) prior to the 1960s, when football support became more widespread and less localised, and both have a unique bond, with past events uniting the city. Both have commemorated past events such as the death of 23 miners in 1889 with Ardwick F.C. and Newton Heath F.C. playing a friendly match to raise disaster funds and more recently both sides came together to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster, in which both clubs lost past and present players. Furthermore, during World War II, axis bombardment left Old Trafford partially damaged and so United played at Maine Road whilst reconstruction took place.
Both have the two highest record home attendances in the history of English football – City in 1934 with 84,569 and United with 83,260 in 1948, ironically at Maine Road due to damage to Old Trafford during the Second World War. Financially, both clubs combined 2010 revenue of £410 million (City – £125 million and United – £286 million) makes Manchester one of the richest footballing cities by revenue and makes up nearly a quarter of the Premier League's combined £2 billion club revenues.The derby is also popular outside Manchester, with 8.3 million people watching Manchester City's 2–1 victory in the first leg of the 2010 Carling Cup semi-final.
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