Manchester derbies are never enjoyable occasions.
While it's obviously a lovely feeling supporting the best club in the city, the weight of expectation that comes with such a tag when Manchester City and Manchester United go head to head means the stomach churning starts even earlier than usual.
City need to pick up all three points when they visit Old Trafford on Saturday, though their recent record against the old enemy isn't great.
To make matters worse, the departure of Sergio Aguero in the summer means Pep Guardiola is unable to call upon one of the players you could almost guarantee would put in a stellar showing on derby day.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss seeing Aguero in a City shirt every single team we play, but he'll be especially missed this weekend given his unbelievable record against United.
In the latest City Is Ours Facebook Live, Dom Farrell was joined by Alex Brotherton as they reminisced over the little Argentinian's exploits against City's fiercest rivals.
AB: "I don't know what it was but he just always turned up. He was one of the players you could always rely on to turn up on derby day.
"He didn't need to do anything else really after the Queens Park Rangers goal to endear himself to the Manchester City fans but the fact he had this knack of scoring goals against Manchester United made it all the sweeter."
DF: "He did a promotional interview before a derby a few years ago and he got asked which United player would he like in the City team and he replied "I prefer none" which is really funny. He definitely 'got' derby day."
Aguero scored no fewer than nine goals against United in his 13 derby day appearances, yet Alex had no hesitation when asked which of the nine strikes was his favourite.
AB: "They were all very important goals but some of them were absolutely fantastic goals as well.
"I think everyone would agree that the best goal he scored against United was the one in [Roberto] Mancini's last season where United ended up winning the league by quite a distance with Robin van Persie, but City actually won the derby at Old Trafford in April.
"Aguero just dribbled past the whole United defence from one side of the box to the other, beating everyone like Jonny Evans and Phil Jones. You're almost thinking he's taken it too far like he can't possibly put it in the net.
"He's got David de Gea in front of him who, by this point, had actually turned into a very good goalkeeper after a dodgy first season, and then he gets on this angle and rifles it into the roof of the net.
"It couldn't have been any more perfect. Any further out of De Gea's reach and it probably would have hit the post or the crossbar and any closer to him and he probably saves it.
"Obviously the goal is brilliant but perhaps the best bit of it is it gave us one of the famous Phil Jones photos as he watched the ball go past him. He made a bit of a mockery of Phil Jones with that one."
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