Having played for both Manchester teams and the man who scored a goal for City against United on the day the Old Trafford club were relegated from the old First Division in 1974, Law remains one of the most famous players in derby history.
Iwas inconsolable. I didn’t want it to happen. How long did the feeling last? How long ago was the game? Thirty-odd years. There is your answer.
The subject always crops up. It’s one of those things. It’s always there and I am always remembered for it. That’s a shame.
I played with all those guys. They were pals. I didn’t want them down. It was the last thing in the world that I wanted. It didn’t feel good, no. We weren’t friends on the field. We would kick each other. But once the whistle went and it was over, things changed.
There was a bar in those days so we would have a cup of tea or coffee or a beer and then we might meet up later. It was just normal in those days. I was a bit different as I had been at both clubs and I knew guys who were still playing.
I knew the trainers and the guys behind the scenes. As the years have gone on it has changed, I guess.
It’s the biggest derby for many years. City want to get in the top four and Manchester United are still going for the league. I can’t remember when it was so important to both teams.
It’s nice to see Manchester City doing well. It’s good for the town for both teams to be up there.
It’s not easy to buy players and make them gel, no matter how much money you have. You need the blend. Sometimes it doesn’t work. It seems to be working at City right now.
I have mixed feelings about the Champions League. It’s odd that you get four teams qualifying from a country and they haven’t even won the league.
How can you call it the Champions League? You just wonder what that is all about.
Has Europe taken over British football? Maybe it has. But I have to admit that if I was playing at City now I would be desperate to get into that top four. It’s almost like winning the championship, isn’t it?
That’s what it must feel like. But you know as well as I do that the Champions League should be for the winners of the league title. It’s not right.
