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When their club was taken over by Sheikh Mansour in September 2008, Manchester City fans dreamt about rising out of the doldrums. For decades they had suffered the humiliation of relegations and underperformance, while their closest rivals won titles and acclaim.
When United toured Manchester's streets showing off their trophies after winning the treble in 1999, City turned down an open-top bus tour having won the Division Two Playoff final to successfully escape English football's third tier.