City skipper Vincent Kompany has explained just why the Manchester derby means so much to him and the team.
City skipper Vincent Kompany has explained just why the Manchester derby means so much to him and the team.
The 31-year-old has been involved in cross-city skirmishes for almost a decade now so knows better than most the fixture’s intensity and significance.
Ahead of Sunday’s Old Trafford showdown he said: “Not just to me but to every player it means more than any other game.
“I’m very honest about it. I do think in football people like to downplay the derbies, say it’s just another game, just another three points, but in reality it’s so much more than that.”
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