Manchester City

De Jong insists Manchester has more Man City fans than Man Utd

Manchester City are the true club of Manchester, insists midfielder Nigel de Jong.

Ahead of their clash at Manchester United, De Jong said: “You can see that in the city, a lot of local fans, more blue fans than red fans.

“If I take a cab, the driver is always a City fan.

“If I go to the shopping centre, all I see are City shirts. There are so many City fans. I was astonished when I first arrived because everyone was a blue fan.

“And I was like, ‘How does that work? United are the biggest club in the world, aren’t they?’

“People would explain to me, ‘That’s just a global thing, the real workers’ club is Manchester City’. And it’s true, it’s a working club.

“The people in Manchester can relate to this club because they are working people.

“They are very proud of it. That’s why Manchester City is so big locally, not worldwide, but definitely locally.”