Manchester City v Manchester United: 5 Facts You Need to Know About the Manchester derby

Bumper Crowds

Despite the match-up becoming more popular around the world since City started to challenge for major honours on a regular basis, the derby has always attracted big crowds.

In fact, in the previous 178 meetings between the two sides a combined 9,138,824 supporters have come through the gates.

It’s predicted that this weekend’s encounter could attract 1 billion tv viewers worldwide!