This is the inside story into one of sports greatest rivalries...how Manchester City, once Manchester United's poor relation in the English Premier League, reinvented itself as a football powerhouse and toppled the Manchester United dynasty built by Sir Alex Ferguson. With a rivalry stretching back more than a hundred years, "The Battle for Manchester" brings the history of the "The Blues" and "The Red Devils" up to the present date. You can learn what divides and unites the City of Manchester...The love of a team, the love of a sport and the many clashes that have contributed to this intense inner-city rivalry. With many anecdotes from past champions, "The Battle for Manchester" takes the reader through the decades right up to Sergio Aguero's Premier League winning goal in the 2011/2012 league season.