A stopped clock is right twice a day and Manchester United got it right ending last summer with Casemiro when they had started it by discussing Kalvin Phillips.
Phillips, the Jonathan Greening of City's Treble-winning squad, started four times out of a possible 61 games following his £45million transfer from Leeds.
Alexis Sanchez, Fred, Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo all had their heads turned and changed course from the Etihad to Old Trafford.
It has happened so often and ended so abruptly or acrimoniously for United you have to wonder if City did it strategically. City do not stand still.
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