Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has grudgingly declared Manchester City as "sensational". Scholes wrote in the London Evening Standard: "Watching Manchester City on Monday night, the scale of the club's ambitions was clear for anyone to see.
"They do not just want to be champions of England; this is a squad built to win the Champions League, too.
"I hardly need to say that I am a Manchester United man to my bones. As a kid I was at Oldham Athletic before joining United but I can safely say that I am one of those Manchester footballers who has never had any affiliation to City: not a trial, not a training session, nothing. I am a United man and, as a result, there were moments watching City on Monday night when they were so good I felt like turning the telly off. But I can acknowledge a very good team when I see one.
"City were sensational at times against Liverpool."
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