Pep Guardiola speaking ahead of today's Manchester derby reflected on his side's dominance since his arrival in 2016, insisting City have consistently been the better team compared to Manchester United in English football.
The headline fixture of the Premier League's return following the first international break of the season sees the two rivals collide at a time when both could really use a positive result after disappointing respective starts to the new campaign.
Softfootball understands that the recently de-throned Premier League champions of four successive seasons have a fight on their hands to return to their former dominance, and enter into a difficult run of fixtures with a handful of injury problems on their hands.