MUTV...no class

Manchester City are not impressed with the in-house Old Trafford TV station encouraging Barcelona fans to mock City’s lack of history compared to United’s glittering back story.

An MUTV camera crew was outside Old Trafford talking to Barca supporters, who were visiting the stadium ahead of the Champions League game at the Etihad, with the questioning designed to be at City’s expense.

The staged answers included: ‘Manchester is known as Manchester United’ . . . ‘Apart from the last two years, Manchester City is not known in Spain’ . . . ‘The comparison is like between Barcelona and Espanyol’.

There is surprise at City that MUTV should resort to such small-minded ideas during a troubled period. City policy, since their Carlos Tevez ‘Welcome to Manchester’ poster after he switched clubs in 2009, has been to not rile the neighbours. And even at United, there is criticism with one official saying: ‘We take a dim view of this.’

MUTV’s TV listings are also open to ridicule, with Thursday’s schedule having All The Own Goals followed by Moyes: The first six months.

Who gives a shit....leave it to um.