We have an interview with Shaun Wright-Phillips for our ‘Out of the Blue’ feature as he remembers his derby cracker from 2004.
City were 3-1 up over Sir Alex Ferguson’s Red Devils, featuring Ryan Giggs, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Paul Scholes, with the clock ticking down to full-time.
Wright-Phillips collected the ball on the right touchline before charging at Wes Brown and unleashing an unstoppable drive past Tim Howard.
SWP talks about that goal and the celebration afterwards!
We also highlight the 5-1 Maine Road victory over United from 1989, featuring a team of Youth Cup stars like Paul Lake, David White and Andy Hinchcliffe.
Moving more into the present day, columnist Alistair Mann takes us back to the 2023 FA Cup Final and explains how he nearly missed Ilkay Gundogan’s opener in the 2-1 triumph.
In other topics in this edition, we dedicate five pages to the 10th anniversary of the CFA opening and discuss why it’s been such a huge success over the past decade.
We have the usual favourites like Pep Guardiola’s manager notes, Mike Summerbee’s Buzzer column and a focus on the visitors, United.
We also bring you Six Degrees of Separation’ charting a course between stars of both teams while Dr Gary James takes a look at ‘One Moment in Time’ in matches between the two Manchester clubs.
We also feature a book review of Dr Gary’s latest publication focusing on the ground-breaking Manchester Corinthians team.
Kevin Cummins selects another one of his favourite 100 photos while there’s also a focus on what’s happening across our other teams - EDS, Under-18s and Women’s.
The cover design is wonderful, too, showing Josko Gvardiol looking out at fans lining the entrance to the Etihad to welcome their heroes while Savinho is the main interview as he chats about his delight at being a Manchester City player.
Make sure you get your hands on the official matchday programme, which costs £4, because it really is the perfect way to get you in the mood for the big game.
As well as being available for purchase at the ground, supporters who may not be able to attend the game can also order it online.
What’s more, fans will also be able to order a programme subscription, with three bundles opportunities available.
