Cristiano Ronaldo, Alexis Sanchez and the eight transfer bullets Manchester City dodged ultimately losing to Manchester United

In a parallel universe, Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish are excited ahead of the upcoming derby clash be opposed to Manchester City. Haaland followed his former coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to United from Molde, while Grealish moved to the Red Devils from Aston Villa in 2020.

Meanwhile, Manchester City’s defensive duo of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof, dressed in light blue tracksuits, discuss how to stop Haaland and Grealish and prepare for what they will do next. The Stretford Stand braced for abuse.

Maguire joined City in 2019, along with Brazilian winger Anthony, while Lindelof moved to the Etihad Stadium two years ago. Raphael Varane joins veteran Alexis Sanchez on the Manchester City bench after recovering from a minor injury.

Paul Pogba, who controversially moved from Manchester’s red half to the blue half as a free agent in 2022, will play in the midfield alongside Bruno Fernandes, who Fernandes chose Manchester City over Manchester United in 2019…

Well, let’s get back to reality, although it’s fun to think about what could have been. Because, were it not for some differences of opinion between sporting directors, chairman and agents, some of the players taking part in Sunday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford might be on the other side of the divide.

with city Looking to win fourth consecutive Premier League title Still dreaming after winning the Treble, while United have been mired in a string of horrific results coupled with off-field chaos, many players may have wished they had chosen a different destination. City fans will be thanking their lucky stars that they avoided a number of players who ended up failing at Old Trafford.

Target It goes through all the players who were about to move to Manchester City but ended up joining Manchester United and had a not-so-happy time as a result…