Man City turned down a request from Manchester United that involved two important players.

One of the most famous and long-lasting rivalries in English football is between Manchester City and Manchester United.

Since the start of the Premier League, City has played Manchester United 54 times, winning 20, drawing nine, and losing 25.

Just Chelsea and Arsenal have played the Blues 55 times more in the Premier League than their Manchester foes.

Last season, Pep Guardiola’s team beat United twice in the league, becoming the first team to win four straight league titles. However, Erik ten Hag’s team beat them in the FA Cup final.

According to reports, Manchester United has asked City for a favor regarding two of their star players after a few months of the 2024–25 season.

United wants to go to the Ballon d’Or celebration, but Man City says no.
These facts about the situation were found in a recent story from the Daily Mail.

It read, “Manchester United asked City if Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo could get a ride with their eight Ballon d’Or nominees, but they were told the flight was full.”

The Premier League winners are thought to have hired a private jet to take a large group of people to Paris for the awards event on Monday night.

“United asked their neighbors if they had any room for their two hopefuls, which may have raised some eyebrows,” the report said.

We’re sorry to say that the Old Trafford club was told there was no room on the flight and that they would have to make other plans.

When Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS group joined United earlier this year, they started a series of cost-cutting moves.

Who among the City players is up for the Ballon d’Or in 2024?

Numerous City players have been nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony, as this story states.

For example, 11 players for City are up for awards, with four of them competing for the Ballon d’Or.

Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, and Rodri are the four football players from City’s senior team. Rodri said this about his chances of getting the Ballon d’Or back in September.

Saying, “Yes, of course, that would be my dream,”

“Someone I respect says I’m going to fight Vinicius Junior.” Personally, I believe he is a superb player. Being a part of the conversation makes me proud of the work I’ve done.

“When people vote, it will depend on what they value and believe. To be honest, there are a lot of players who deserve to win, so we’ll see what the decision is.”

“But picture being in a conversation where people tell me, ‘You deserve to win the Ballon d’Or,’ every time I walk down the street. Therefore, I am already a winner in this case.

It is very rude for United to ask their Manchester rivals to let two players who helped stop City from winning the FA Cup last season go to Paris with them for the Ballon d’Or event.

Because United is so important to the club’s finances, asking their biggest enemies to take two players on their plane as a way to save money makes the club look very small.

It’s likely that City fans will be happy to hear that their club turned down this request from the fans’ point of view.