NICK CALLOW: Manchester heavys fail to pack a punch

Football fans and media alike can be guilty of getting carried away in the build-up to derby games, featuring huge personalties, writes Nick Callow.

The latest battle of Manchester between City and United, the two greatest managers in the world and some of the game’s most expensive players proved to be one of those occasions when the hype was not justified.

But didn’t we always know deep down there was a high probability this would be a bore draw? The simple truth is that these two clubs do not even boast the best two teams in England anymore, let alone Europe and remain in transition – wherever that is. Their feted and much decorated managers boringly seem to have called an uneasy truce too.