Artig sammenligninger mellom Liverpool og City;
They both like to wind up Manchester United, from installing giant Carlos Tevez posters to quoting 'facts' about Sir Alex Ferguson.
But the reality for Manchester City and Liverpool as they lock horns tomorrow in a match of huge significance is that their biggest rivals are each other.
Barring any sudden and unforeseen demise of Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, there is only one place available in English football's elite top four, and both the 'kamikaze' spenders and penniless aristocrats want it.
City represent 'new money', and lots of it, with £1billion already invested by Abu Dhabi trying to make the club a major force.
Liverpool, despite a seemingly never-ending takeover saga, retain a worldwide cachet and loyalty that City can only dream about: 209 international fan clubs, more than two million Facebook friends and an estimated 150million who would call themselves Liverpool fans.
To their glee, those fans' favourite players, Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, will be in the away dressing room tomorrow night - two global names City wanted to buy to add glamour to their brand, but failed.
'It makes you wonder why the Abu Dhabi owners bought Manchester City rather than wait to buy Liverpool,' said one senior figure at Anfield.
'If they had spent the £1bn on Liverpool, they would be sitting back now with the best team in the world. 'When you look at the two clubs, it's King Kong versus Mickey Mouse.'
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