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Abel Xavier, Ian Rush, Darius Vassell and Ryan Giggs in action in derbies.
Abel Xavier, Ian Rush, Darius Vassell and Ryan Giggs in action in derbies. Composite: Allsport; Getty Images; Manchester United via Getty Images; PA
Abel Xavier, Ian Rush, Darius Vassell and Ryan Giggs in action in derbies. Composite: Allsport; Getty Images; Manchester United via Getty Images; PA

Football quiz: how well do you know the Manchester and Merseyside derbies?

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Do you remember these all-time records, far-flung fixtures and short-lived leads?

  1. 1.Which one of these four has played for Manchester City and Manchester United, as well as Liverpool and Everton?
  2. 2.Ian Rush is Liverpool’s top scorer in Merseyside derbies. Who is Everton’s?
  3. 3.Who is the only player to have played for both Everton and Liverpool in Merseyside derbies in the same season?
  4. 4.What was the score in Roy Hodgson’s only Merseyside derby as Liverpool manager?
  5. 5.Who scored the first Merseyside derby goal in the Premier League, in December 1992, when Liverpool led for one minute before losing 2-1 at Goodison Park?
  6. 6.Ramiro Funes Mori was sent off for Everton in April 2016. Who was the last Liverpool player to be shown a red card in the derby?
  7. 7.How many Merseyside derbies have been played since Everton last won one?
  8. 8.Liverpool beat Everton in the 1984 League Cup final after a replay. Where was the match staged?
  9. 9.The first Manchester derby took place on 12 November 1881. What were the teams called?
  10. 10.The Manchester derby has been contested outside of the UK once. Where?
  11. 11.Which player has appeared in the most Manchester derbies?
  12. 12.How far apart are the Etihad and Old Trafford?
  13. 13.Wayne Rooney scored an overhead kick to secure a 2-1 victory for United over City at Old Trafford in February 2011. Who scored the other two goals in that game?
  14. 14.Manchester City won at Old Trafford for the first time in 34 years when they beat United 2-1 in February 2008. What else was unusual about that game?
  15. 15.All of these players represented both Manchester clubs. Which one played for City before he played for United?
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