Manchester United vs Manchester City Tickets

How to get tickets for the Manchester Derby

Price guide (home vs away)

Home Fans (Manchester United Supporters)

Away Fans (Manchester City Supporters)

Why Book Tickets to Manchester United vs Manchester City at Old Trafford with 1BoxOffice?

When the Manchester Derby lands at Old Trafford, tickets are among the hardest to secure in English football. If official allocations are limited, sold out, or tied to memberships/ballots, 1BoxOffice gives fans a clear, straightforward way to lock in seats without the long wait.

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City vs United in the last five seasons at Old Trafford

Form summary at Old Trafford (last five seasons):

Match-by-match at Old Trafford (last five seasons):

Squad Comparison of Manchester United and Manchester City

A United City Divided: The History of Manchester Derby

This rivalry didn’t start as a global broadcast event. It started as a local bragging-rights match, then kept upgrading itself with every decade. Born in the 1880s, the Manchester Derby grew from a neighbourhood feud into English football’s fiercest city rivalry: Manchester United vs Manchester City. It’s red vs blue, Old Trafford vs the Etihad, pride on the line and bragging rights that last all season. Title races, last-minute winners, iconic goals, and heated moments have shaped derby folklore for generations. Whether it’s Premier League pressure, Champion League battle or cup-night chaos, the Manchester Derby is where the city’s identity gets decided in 90 minutes.

• It began before the clubs were ‘United’ and ‘City’

The first derby (1881) was played under their original names, when the fixture barely registered beyond the local paper.

• A century of “my side of Manchester” identity

United became a worldwide brand; City became the local constant, then modern City flipped the script.

• The words that poured petrol on it

Sir Alex Ferguson’s “noisy neighbours” line (2009) became a derby meme that still gets recycled every time City win a big one.

Iconic moments that changed the temperature:

• Denis Law’s backheel in 1974 at Old Trafford is football folklore even now.
• City’s 6-1 at Old Trafford (2011)-a symbolic power shift moment in the modern era.
• The derby became a “world event” without losing its local edge-fans still treat it like a family argument that happens to be televised.

Historical Head-to-Head (competitive matches)

As of the most recently recorded totals on 11v11:

(The January 2026 meeting is billed as the 198th derby.)

Players who played for Both Clubs

1. Carlos Tevez (United → City)

He didn’t just change clubs-he changed the tone of the rivalry. After leaving United, he joined City in 2009 and instantly became a symbol of City’s ambition in the modern era.

2. Owen Hargreaves (United → City)

More “career rescue” than rivalry theatre: he joined City on a one-year deal in 2011 after leaving United, looking for fitness, minutes, and a restart.

3. Andy Cole (United → City)

Late-career pragmatism. By the time he played for City, his United legacy was already written. City offered a new chapter and a new role.

4. Peter Schmeichel (United → City)

It was brief, but unforgettable: a legendary United icon wearing City colours because football careers don’t always end neatly.

5. Denis Law (City ↔ United ↔ City)

The most poetic (and painful) “both sides” story: he’s celebrated at Old Trafford, yet also part of derby lore in City colours.

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