Manchester United legends Gary Neville and Paul Scholes disagree on whether Liverpool or Manchester City is the bigger game for the club.
United hold an intense rivalry with both sides, and they often produce fiery encounters when the teams meet. Both Scholes and Neville know just how much these games matter having spent their entire senior careers at Old Trafford.
Neville believes matches against Liverpool, which are often referred to as the biggest games in English football, are more significant. On the other hand, Scholes, who was born in Greater Manchester, feels the rivalry with City was more intense.
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"For me, City were never a problem," Neville said to Scholes on Sky Bet's The Overlap. "But City was always the biggest game for you, you didn't like them at all. For me, it was always Liverpool. I always found that dynamic because I think Nicky (Butt) was more City as well.
"Well we were more Manchester lads than you were," Scholes responded. "All I knew growing up was you're either a City fan or you're a United fan. So that was probably why. Liverpool was always a big game, but City was the one for me - even when they were in the second tier, whatever they were in.
"I have a lot of respect (for City now) because of how good they are and what they do. You'd like it the other way around but you have to admire a team like that with what they're doing."
This season, United secured a 2-1 victory over a struggling Liverpool side at Old Trafford despite losing both home and away to the Reds last term. Next up for Erik ten Hag's side after the international break is the Manchester derby at the Etihad.
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