City host United in Manchester derby on crest of rivalry rollercoaster
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By Brian Sears 31 October 2014 The Manchester derby on Sunday reminds us how the pendulum has swung to the blue side of the city in recent years, and the graphic below charts the dramatic change over time. Manchester City have only been in the same division as United for 17 of the past 22 years of course - because in the other five years they were playing below the Premier League. But all the league meetings in those 17 years are mapped below, and we have created the chart on the right-hand side of the graphic to show the roller-coaster of respective dominance. The team winning the fixture at each venue is depicted for each season, and the points won in the league derbies each season are noted, and then a three-year 'rolling' total of derby points has been graphed. Some observations from this data:
City host United in Manchester derby on crest of rivalry rollercoaster
City host United in Manchester derby on crest…
City host United in Manchester derby on crest of rivalry rollercoaster
By Brian Sears 31 October 2014 The Manchester derby on Sunday reminds us how the pendulum has swung to the blue side of the city in recent years, and the graphic below charts the dramatic change over time. Manchester City have only been in the same division as United for 17 of the past 22 years of course - because in the other five years they were playing below the Premier League. But all the league meetings in those 17 years are mapped below, and we have created the chart on the right-hand side of the graphic to show the roller-coaster of respective dominance. The team winning the fixture at each venue is depicted for each season, and the points won in the league derbies each season are noted, and then a three-year 'rolling' total of derby points has been graphed. Some observations from this data: