Why does everyone hate City? Here are the 12 reasons
While Manchester United is England's most popular club and one of the most widely followed in the world, its 'archrival' Manchester City doesn't have a lot of sympathy.
The popular football platform 'FourFourTwo' has compiled the 12 reasons why Manchester City are a team everyone loves to hate. Sorry, Pep...
1. Pep Guardiola
His revolutionary ideas are not liked in England, a country famous for its traditional football.
2. Their hymn
The lyrics to Manchester City's hymn 'Blue Moon', a song performed by Liam Gallagher (former Oasis member), are famously disliked.
3. Thaksin Shinawatra
The former Prime Minister of Thailand owned the City before Mansour arrived. He is accused of violating human rights.
4. Economic hypocrisy
After a lifetime of being a modest club, they now have no problem spending billions of dollars.
5. Cheerless fans
The site points out that City's fans are lazy and do not give the imposing Etihad Stadium any atmosphere.
6. The Gallagher brothers
The former members of Oasis regularly generate controversy and charge against United out of the blue.
7. The Munich tragedy
United's squad suffered a tragic plane crash in '58, an event that has provoked derision from City fans.
8. Blue ketchup
City fans have their own blue ketchup, proving the pettiness with United goes quite far.
9. Mike Summerbee
The historic former City player is popular for his somewhat... surprising statements.
10. The inflatable bananas
It seems that the tradition of going to the stadium with inflatable bananas is not understood by other fans.
11. The attendance
They say in England that very few fans go to the Etihad Stadium.
12. The titles
In eight years of a lot of investment, City has only won two Premier Leagues and only once reached the Champions semi-finals.