All 14 players to have played for both Manchester United and Manchester City post-war

The Premier League returns this weekend and the 188th Manchester derby is undoubtedly the highlight of the weekend's offerings.

It pits together champions City against a resurgent United, who are riding high after four consecutive league wins. The visitors will be eyeing revenge after a sobering 4-1 loss on their last visit to the Etihad back in March.

Whilst the level of rivalry between the two teams cannot be questioned, there are a select band of players who have dared to cross the Manchester divide down the years. Here we cast our eyes over some of the more prominent names to have represented both City and United.

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Arguably the poster boy for this limited pool of players, Tevez caused more than a stir when he opted to move across Manchester in 2009.

He swapped Old Trafford for the Etihad and the 'Welcome to Manchester' billboard that City put up in Deansgate is an image that went down in English football folklore.

After winning the Premier League in 2012, Tevez left for Juventus after four years on the blue half of Manchester.

The only man to play for both clubs and also serve on their coaching staff, Kidd scored in the 1968 European Cup final for United.

Spent seven years at United and after a spell at Arsenal he returned north to join City, where he stayed between 1976 and 1979.

After moving into coaching he spent a decade at Old Trafford, most of that time as Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant before leaving in 1998. He then completed the full set by moving to City's coaching staff in 2009, where he would spend 12 successful years as a key part of the backroom staff.

Goalkeeper Schmeichel spent eight trophy-laden years at United where he