16 Nov 2025 11:34:32
One of my oldest friends put together his best City team from. the Premier League era. I did the same for United.

City
Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Stones, De Brune, Toure, Rodri, David Silva, Foden, Aguero, Haaland


United
Schmeichel, Neville, Jaap, Rio, Irwin, Giggs, Keane, Scholes, Ronaldo, Rooney, Ruud

Which team would win, and who would you swap out of my United 11? I had to leave out VDS, Vidic, Beckham, and RVP.

1.) 16 Nov 2025
16 Nov 2025 13:05:40
I suppose you could name 50 different teams and it would be hard to argue against any of them.
Big pete
Irvine rb
Evra lb
Rio
Stam
Keane scholes
Becks
Rooney
Giggs
Ronaldo.
Never mind city 11 could that team beat
Vds
Neville
Vidic
Pallister
Oshea
Robson
Carrick
Sharpe
Mbeumo
Teves
Ruud.

2.) 16 Nov 2025
16 Nov 2025 13:08:51
You missed Yorke and Cole, Evra but I think you got the team right. The Utd 2008 side was the best I have seen. Any side with peak Rio and Stam, Ronaldo and Rooney wins.

3.) 16 Nov 2025
16 Nov 2025 13:14:41
Wouldnt swap any city for utd but the 3 who would have a chance are Kdb silva and haaland forget the rest.

4.) 16 Nov 2025
16 Nov 2025 13:31:51
I considered Robson, a truly great player who had the misfortune of playing in average United sides, by the time the Premier League arrived he was in the twilight of his career.

Not sure O'Shea gets in ken!

I thought about Cole and Yorke Red Man, but Rooney and RVN trump them for me.

5.) 16 Nov 2025
16 Nov 2025 15:18:14
For a 2nd 11 he gets in ahead of phil nev silvestre and heinze imo AJH. Super reliable and versatile.

6.) 16 Nov 2025
16 Nov 2025 17:40:49
Schmeichel; Irwin, Rio, Stam, Evra; Beckham, Keane, Scholes, Giggs; Ronaldo, Rooney

Van Der Sar; Neville, Vidic, Pallister, Heinze; Kanchelskis, Robson, Ince; Tevez, Van Persie, RVN

De Gea; Hargreaves, Pallister, Varane, Shaw; OGS, Fletcher, Carrick, Cantona; Yorke, Cole

Stretching a bit with the 3rd line up but Hargreaves in the 2007/08 season was really good at RB and OGS had a really good stint at right wing which pushed him above Park for me.

7.) 16 Nov 2025
16 Nov 2025 19:59:35
Peak Beckham, Scholes, Keane and Giggs is the greatest functioning midfield this club will ever see.

8.) 16 Nov 2025
16 Nov 2025 21:18:50
Am I missing something here? What about Cantona?

9.) 17 Nov 2025
17 Nov 2025 03:49:55
Who's playing left back for city, toure? Sounds about right for pep.

10.) 17 Nov 2025
17 Nov 2025 11:17:41
De Gea,
Neville, Vidic, Rio, Irwin
Keane, Scholes, Rooney
Ronaldo, Cantona, Giggs

Schmeichel and VDS are obviously the easy picks, and I don't disagree with anyone that has rightly named them. However, they were playing with arguably the best defenders of their era in front of them. DDG was a standout player for us post Fergie. I don't think we can overlook his four Player of the Year awards and being named in the FIFA World XI.

Stam or Vidic? I would be happy to have either in my team. Again, Vidic edges it for me with his two PL Player of the Year Awards.

11.) 17 Nov 2025
17 Nov 2025 14:24:53
Not biased at all is it, but let’s be fair KDB walks into even our best midfield, in fact he walks into any midfield in premiership era as does Rodri.

Shocked Tevez don’t get a mention….