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Manchester United: A blend of costly superstars, youth products and bargain buys such as Patrice Evra.

Manchester City: A blend of costly superstars, Stephen Ireland and Micah Richards.

Olver Kay, The Times (Saturday, 19th September)

"Sometimes you have a noisy neighbour. You cannot do anything about that. They will always be noisy, you just have to get on with your life, put your television on and turn it up a bit louder. Today the players showed their form. That is the best answer of all."

Sir Alex Ferguson (Sunday, 20th)

"It could have been one of the defining moments of a momentous match (Barry's goal; set-up by Tevez). Instead, this was probably the day that Owen's Manchester United career started in earnest and Tévez's contribution was consigned to the small print."

Daniel Taylor, The Guardian (Monday, 21st)

"At a rough estimate, there was probably £400million worth of talent on the Old Trafford pitch. Yet it was a man snatched from City at youth level for nothing (Giggs), and groomed to become a teenage star, who shone above the rest in his footballing twilight."

Neil Custis, The Sun (Monday, 21st)

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