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Manchester United v Manchester City, Celtic v Rangers and the biggest local football derbies ranked

With Celtic and Rangers set to do battle again in the top flight (never been there blah, blah), talkSPORT looks at the biggest LOCAL derbies, beginning in northern Greece. Aris, formed in 1914 were the local’s side, with PAOK coming in 1926 born thanks to Greek refugees who were expelled from Istanbul. In recent years, PAOK have been the bigger team, with Aris out of the top flight, however, they have three league titles to their rivals’ two.

17. CSKA Moscow v Spartak Moscow: Famous for political undertones
17. CSKA Moscow v Spartak Moscow: Famous for political undertones

Spartak are the people’s club.