For a bit there at half-time, it seemed as though Manchester City were effectively informing the rest of the football world that a changing of the guard was underway. There would be a new order in the City of Manchester, with the sky blues the power to usurp. United debutant keeper David de Gea looked anything like the sure pair of hands Sir Alex would have wanted by allowing Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko both to score in the first half.But then, United are United, and Sir Alex is, well, Sir Alex. The hairdryer would have been on full-blast at halftime. The team came out and did what it has always done under the Great Scot: win. Three goals, one from Chris Smalling and two from Nani, the second in the 94th minute of the game, reversed the blue tide and brought all present back down to earth. United are still the kings of the Premier League, and all the oil money in Abu Dhabi was not able to change that on this day. But just for a minute there it looked like something more significant than a glorified friendly was under way. Oh well, next year boys.
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