United and City had begun the 175th staging of this famous fixture by walking through billowing smoke into a darkened NRG Stadium lit up by a sea of supporters’ phones. Manchester United v Manchester City: pre-season friendly – live! The City captain’s pre-game stance was that there can be no friendlies where these two rivals are concerned. This was City’s opening tour match and United’s third. Considering this was City’s opening outing since the 5-0 thumping of Watford on 21 May they could be happy with their sharpness.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2017 04:06 UTC