Pogba next? The 6 players to play for Man Utd and Man City in the PL era

With City’s period of dominance having occurred only recently, they’ve had a history of signing former United players. While this hasn’t happened for a number of years, the ones that have crossed the city have had mixed success.

Paul Pogba has been the latest player to be tipped to make the controversial switch, on a free transfer at the end of the season after his contract expires at Old Trafford. That would see the World Cup winner become the first player since Carlos Tevez to cross the Manchester divide.

However, we’ll have to wait and see whether anything comes of the transfer links in the Guardian and Daily Mail. Last summer, United legend Cristiano Ronaldo was strongly linked with Pep Guardiola’s side before a dramatic last-minute turnaround saw him rejoin his former side.

We’ve identified those six players to play for both Manchester clubs in the Premier League era. Here’s how they fared.

It’s worth remembering that Hargreaves’ reputation with English football fans was in the mud before the 2006 World Cup.

But, after being booed during the opening win over Paraguay, Hargreaves emerged as England’s player of the tournament and the Bayern Munich midfielder became a hot property for the Premier League elite.

The Canadian-born Hargreaves secured a £17 million move to Old Trafford in 2007 and impressed during his debut season – securing both the league title and Champions League title with some classy displays. 

But injuries plagued his spell at the club and he was released in the summer of 2011. City picked him up but Hargreaves didn’t make enough appearances to qualify for a Premier League winners medal for the new champions.

READ: Owen Hargreaves: Man Utd’s cursed yet brilliant midfield maestro

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