Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted head to head meetings with Manchester City have intensified, but Manchester United clashes with Liverpool remain the dominant fixture.
The two Manchester clubs face off on Wednesday at Eastlands, however the importance of the Premier League meeting has arguably received more build up than ever before.
"There is an incredible intensity in this derby game now, which was not there 10 or 15 years ago," Ferguson said according to BBC Sport.
The United boss considers that due to the fact City have huge amounts of money since being taken over by Sheikh Mansour in 2008, the media have propelled them into the spotlight.
True, We always look down at City, Liverpool match is always intense
Liverpool is more important due to being even on amount of trophies. City's will become more important soon though
Liverpool and United are the biggest rivals in the league since they were created City are second plan for united