Fergie: I've said all along that City would be contenders this season
Published 22:30 04/10/11 By David McDonnell
Manchester United and neighbours City are level on 19 points at the top of the Premier League, with Ferguson's side just ahead with a superior goal difference of plus one.
Both Manchester clubs remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season after six wins and a draw in their opening seven games.
The stakes could not be higher going into the first Manchester derby of the season, at Old Trafford on October 23, with Ferguson having acknowledged City as a genuine title threat.
"I've said all along that would happen," said Ferguson.
"They [City] are a good team and they were always going to be there or thereabouts.
"Sergio Aguero was bound to do well, coming into the Premier League, because he is such a goal threat around the penalty box. David Silva is also a very good player.
"We just have to make sure we are ready for City when we meet them."
Ferguson said City's emergence as title contenders, following the huge investment of wealthy owner Sheikh Mansour, had given the Manchester derby an even bigger edge.
"All derbies are big now, that is the nature of the landscape," said Ferguson.
"The impetus City now have - they have a huge squad of players and the financial power to attract some of the best footballers in the world - actually changes the focus of the derby these days.
"The talking point isn't so much the actual game but the dynamics of how Manchester City have changed football and what we do to compete with that."
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