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Article: De Jong predicts City reign
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 23, 2009
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Midfielder believes Tevez's arrival will spark power shift across
the Manchester divide
MANCHESTER CITYS Nigel de Jong, a midfielder who expressed
astonishment when he first arrived in Manchester seven months ago
that none of the local taxi drivers seemed to belong to the red
fraternity, has declared that Carlos Tevez's symbolic move from Old
Trafford demonstrates how his side can supplant United as the
dominant force in the city.
De Jong's manager, Mark Hughes, continues to conduct himself with
dignity here, in the face of the barbs Sir Alex Ferguson tosses his
way from United's travels through the Far East, and though the
audiences City are commanding in South Africa's Vodacom Challenge ...