Played for both: Five stars who crossed the Manchester divide

Argentina’s ferocious forward switched allegiances in 2009, the first player to directly cross the divide at the time since Terry Cooke in 1999. Tevez went on help secure a famous Premier League coup in 2012 and, also lifted the FA Cup the previous season.

Watch highlights of the 2010 Manchester derby, including Tevez’s dispatched penalty.

Denis Law
Simply a scoring hero for United during 11 highly successful seasons, as the superb Scot struck an incredible 171 league goals in 309 appearances in red.

A clinical finisher that former Old Trafford boss Ferguson described as his favourite ever player, Law actually featured in blue first before switching to United in 1962, then returned to City in 1973. The prolific poacher famously netted the goal that seemingly relegated his former employers United from the top division, with the 1964 Ballon d’Or winner refusing to celebrate.

Watch Law score a back-heel which he thought had demoted his former club, with United having already gone down regardless.

Andy Cole
The deadly striker arrived at Old Trafford following a rampant rise to prominence at Newcastle United, as he went on to notch up an impressive tally of 121 strikes.

Cole enjoyed his best years at United, eventually joining City in 2005, where he netted 10 goals in just a single season.

Watch Cole linked up with former strike partner Dwight Yorke to strike against Barcelona.

Brian Kidd
With Manchester embedded deep in his history, Kidd played and managed both of the city’s two big clubs during his career.

The former forward fired in 52 league goals in over 200 domestic appearances in red, before slotting home 44 times in 98 outings in blue.

Watch Kidd clinically slot home United’s third goal in the 1968 European Cup final victory over Benfica.