In the heroic match at Wembley in May 2024, MU defeated Man City 2-1 to win the championship cup.
Since then, through three transfer windows, the two teams have undergone a drastic cleanup. Detailed statistics show that 21/40 players registered for the Wembley match no longer play in Manchester.
Starting from the winning team MU, 13/20 players in the squad along with head coach Erik ten Hag packed their bags and left Old Trafford.
Goalkeeper Andre Onana has just left the Red Devils to join Trabzonspor, after losing his position and disagreeing with coach Ruben Amorim.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Raphael Varane both left United after lifting the trophy, with the right-winger moving to West Ham and the French centre-back joining Como before retiring due to a knee injury.
The loan of Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina was not made permanent, while the midfielder who scored for United that day - Kobbie Mainoo - is pushing for a move away from Old Trafford due to a lack of playing time.
Another key player was Alejandro Garnacho, who joined Chelsea after falling out with Amorim over not starting in last season's Europa League final.
Two academy graduates, Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay, also left, leaving only three bench players, Altay Bayindir, Amad Diallo and Mason Mount, remaining at the club.
Jonny Evans, Victor Lindelof and Christian Eriksen left MU when their contracts expired. While Rasmus Hojlund, Willy Kambwala and Antony were sold to make room for new players.
On the other side of the battle line, Pep Guardiola is still in charge. However, he has witnessed a significant decline of Man City in the context of an aging squad and lack of motivation to compete.
Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne are the two most notable veterans to leave the Etihad Stadium. Reserve goalkeeper Scott Carson also had his contract terminated.
Manuel Akanji and Jack Grealish were loaned to Inter Milan and Everton, while Julian Alvarez moved to Atletico Madrid for more than £80 million.
In fact, in the last 3 transfer periods, MU and Man City have carried out a thorough "blood transfusion" of their squad, spending 819 million pounds to bring in new players.
This Sunday, the two Manchester giants need to prove themselves with results on the field, as they try to rebuild the team with new players.
| Match schedule | |
| Round 4 | |
| September 13, 2025 18:30:00 |   |
| September 13, 2025 21:00:00 |   |
| September 13, 2025 21:00:00 |   |
| September 13, 2025 21:00:00 |   |
| September 13, 2025 21:00:00 |   |
| September 13, 2025 21:00:00 |   |
| September 13, 2025 11:30:00 PM |   |
| September 14, 2025 02:00:00 |   |
| September 14, 2025 20:00:00 |   |
| September 14, 2025 10:30:00 PM |   |
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tin-bong-da-1-2441716.html
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