Sunday’s Manchester derby rivals are heading for a close-season of change – a different manager or two followed by a major overhaul in the playing department. Who will accept it suitable?The winners of Sunday afternoon’s 171st Manchester derby will bolster their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League and improve prospects of attracting elite talent in the summer transfer window. Manchester City lead Manchester United by four points so know victory may all but kill off the hopes of their cross-town rivals.
Eight matches will remain after the latest edition of the always fiercely contested local squabble. But,in a league campaign of disappointment for Mancunians of both a blue and red hue, thoughts are already turning to strengthening at each club to ensure next season’s challenge is far more convincing. Both squads require major surgery.
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Source: theguardian.com