Roberto Mancini has to accept the blame for Manchester City's decline | Daniel Taylor

The failure to sign Robin van Persie isn't the only reason City have been left behind by United this season It's the 20th anniversary on Wednesday of the day Manchester United, a quarter of a century without a league championship, knew everything had finally fallen into place. The cross from Gary Pallister, the little flick off the nearest Sheffield Wednesday player, Phil King, and that seminal header from Steve Bruce that led to one of the great Old Trafford celebrations: Alex Ferguson, his hai...